Long-awaited sidewalk repairs are coming to Westwood this year, according to documents from the Los Angeles Bureau of Engineering. The city will repair sidewalks in areas in Westwood, including parts of Veteran Avenue, Levering Avenue, Landfair Avenue and Gayley Avenue, according to a pending request document from the bureau. Read more...
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April 21, 6:55 pm
Demonstrators protest UCLA event hosting DHS General Counsel James Percival
This post was updated April 23 at 10:52 a.m. More than 150 demonstrators protested an event with the United States Department of Homeland Security’s head lawyer at the UCLA School of Law on Tuesday. Read more...
Los Angeles, Los Angeles City Council, News, Westwood
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April 18, 4:26 pm
North Westwood Neighborhood Council recap – April 8
The North Westwood Neighborhood Council passed a community impact statement calling on UCLA to designate itself as a sanctuary campus at its April meeting. The council, which represents UCLA and Westwood Village, meets on the first Wednesday of every month at UCLA’s Weyburn Terrace. Read more...
Campus, Los Angeles, News
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April 16, 11:19 pm
Is life in LA getting worse? New survey provides insights
Los Angeles residents’ quality of life has reached a historic low, UCLA researchers said at a Wednesday event. Zev Yaroslavsky, the director of the Luskin School of Public Affairs’ Los Angeles Initiative, announced the results of the 11th Los Angeles County Quality of Life Index at the school’s eighth-annual summit, which was held in the Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference Center. Read more...
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April 15, 7:46 pm
Teresa Woodruff raises awareness about oncofertility in speaker series lecture
This post was updated April 16 at 11:38 p.m. Scientist Teresa Woodruff has spent her career advancing a specialized field of medicine. Woodruff – the president emerita of Michigan State University and a National Medal of Science recipient – works in oncofertility, a field focused on preserving patients’ abilities to have biological children following life-saving treatments such as chemotherapy. Read more...
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April 12, 10:04 pm
Universities Allied for Essential Medicines advocates for affordable health care
While a vial of insulin takes as little as $2 to manufacture, it can cost consumers $250 in the United States. Universities Allied for Essential Medicines, an international advocacy organization that has chapters at universities including UCLA, raised awareness about medication unaffordability during its annual North American conference at the Neuroscience Research Building from April 3 to 5. Read more...
Academics, Los Angeles, News
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April 12, 4:09 pm
UCLA Community School program expands educational resources, access for students
This post was updated April 12 at 9:57 p.m. When Brenda Benitez Alcantara transferred to the Robert F. Kennedy UCLA Community School, she was surprised to encounter a dual-language program that encouraged teaching in both Spanish and English. Read more...