Monday, July 7

UCLA Health program supporting post-9/11 veterans awarded $20.1M grant

A UCLA program that supports veterans received $20.1 million to expand treatment for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder and brain injuries. UCLA Health Operation Mend, which provides medical treatment for individuals injured during combat after 9/11, received the five-year grant from Wounded Warrior Project on Tuesday. Read more...

Photo: UCLA Health Operation Mend, which provides medical treatment for individuals injured during combat after 9/11, will double the number of veterans it is able to take into care following a grant from Wounded Warrior Project on Tuesday. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Morton La Kretz awarded UCLA Medal, university’s highest honor

A UCLA alumnus was awarded the UCLA Medal at Chancellor Gene Block’s residence Wednesday. Morton La Kretz, who graduated from UCLA in 1948, has made many charitable donations to UCLA. Read more...

Photo: Morton La Kretz, who graduated from UCLA in 1948, has made many charitable donations to UCLA. He most recently donated $15 million to the renovation of the La Kretz Botany Building, formerly known as the UCLA Botany Building. (Courtesy of UCLA Newsroom)


Civil rights lawyer discusses future of DACA, immigrants’ rights

A civil rights attorney said he thinks the Trump administration is the most anti-Latino administration in the country’s history. Thomas Saenz, president of the Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund, spoke about immigration policies at a forum at UCLA Law School on Thursday. Read more...

Photo: Thomas Saenz, president of the Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund, spoke about immigration policies at a forum at the UCLA Law School on Thursday. (Axel Lopex/Assistant Photo editor)


AFSCME strike comes to a close with hopes of new deal for UC employees

A University of California employee union ended its three-day strike Thursday with hopes the UC will return to bargaining with better offers of health care benefits, retirement benefits and job security. Read more...

Photo: A University of California employee union ended its three-day strike Thursday with hopes the UC will return to bargaining with better offers of health care benefits, retirement benefits and job security. (MacKenzie Coffman/Assistant Photo editor)


School of Management cancels event featuring controversial businessman

The UCLA Anderson School of Management indefinitely rescheduled an event with a controversial invited speaker. Sam Zell, a billionaire businessman and founder of Equity International, was originally scheduled to speak Thursday from 6 p.m. Read more...

Photo: Journalists expressed concern about Zell’s attendance on social media platforms like Twitter due to his lewd comments on the subject of hiring female colleagues. (Daily Bruin file photo)


’10 Questions’ dives into different perspectives on freedom

The “10 Questions” lecture series, which will address a different question each week, doubles as a course for students and a panel open to the public. Read more...

Photo: In one of her projects, Lauren McCarthy, a design media arts assistant professor, mimicked the Amazon Echo, a smart speaker, by personally automating the participants’ homes herself. She said freedom was lost when people became dependent on artificial intelligence. (Photo courtesy of Hannah Burnett/UCLA Arts)


AFSCME Local 3299 continues to second day of strike with student support

This post was updated Oct. 29 at 11:14 p.m. A University of California employee union rallied for the second day around Westwood, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center and Wilshire Boulevard. Read more...

Photo: Kevin de León (left), a U.S. Senate candidate and state senator, and Kathryn Lybarger (right), the president of AFSCME Local 3299, stand in front of a crowd of protestors. (Michael Zshornack/Daily Bruin senior staff)



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