UCLA researchers will immediately begin leading a study on the health impacts of local oil drilling, in partnership with the LA County Department of Public Health. Read more...
Photo: UCLA researchers will lead a study assessing the health impacts of the Inglewood Oil Field, the largest urban oil field in the country. (Caden Fincke/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated July 11 at 7:03 p.m. Hate crimes reported against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in LA more than doubled between 2019 and 2020, according to an LAPD report from April. Read more...
Photo: Hate crime reports against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders more than doubled in LA from 2019 to 2020, according to the LAPD. The rise matched a similar trend statewide, according to the attorney general’s office. (Jason Zhu/Daily Bruin staff)
This post was updated July 12 at 7:38 a.m. Matthew Robb is ready to enjoy the Fowler Museum’s reopening after being unable to see artifacts in person for more than a year. Read more...
Photo: On July 1, the Fowler Museum opened its doors and welcomed back visitors more than a year after its closure because of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020. Museum staff expressed excitement for their return to work and the reopening, which includes two new exhibitions on display: “The Map and the Territory: 100 Years of Collecting at UCLA” and “Photo Cameroon: Studio Portraiture, 1970s-1990s.” (Justin Jung/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated July 5 at 5:55 p.m. A founding member of the UCLA Mobile Clinic Project retired Wednesday at its weekly volunteer night in Hollywood. Read more...
Photo: Dr. Walter Coppenrath, one of the UCLA Mobile Clinic Project’s founding members, retired Wednesday at the clinic’s weekly volunteer night in Hollywood after more than 20 years of service. (Justin Jung/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated conditions for individuals experiencing homelessness, community leaders said. Current rates of homelessness around LA are unclear as the 2021 countywide homeless count was canceled amid public health concerns, according to the LA Times. Read more...
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This post was updated July 5 at 6:07 p.m. UCLA reinstated the mask mandate for many indoor spaces on campus, regardless of an individual’s COVID-19 vaccination status, according to a campuswide email Friday. Read more...
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The North Westwood Neighborhood Council is the official neighborhood council representing Westwood Village and UCLA to the Los Angeles City Council. Council meetings are held each month and open to the public via Zoom. Read more...
