Students, faculty and staff expressed support for new gender-inclusive guidelines for blood donation but noted they may have limited efficacy. The United States Food and Drug Administration announced May 11 it will implement new guidance that will allow men who have sex with men to donate blood without a deferral period for the first time since 1985. Read more...
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June 5, 12:08 am
The US is $31 trillion in debt: what that means for the nation and for Bruins
The United States has nearly surpassed the national debt limit, sparking congressional debate on how to raise the limit to at least temporarily avoid default. The U.S. Read more...
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May 31, 11:59 pm
UCLA faculty express concern over unsafe conditions at United States-Mexico border
This post was updated June 1 at 11:23 a.m. UCLA faculty have expressed concern about unsafe conditions in migrant detention centers at the United States-Mexico border. Read more...
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May 2, 11:47 pm
US secretary of Veterans Affairs builds relationship with UCLA School of Nursing
Denis McDonough, the United States secretary of Veterans Affairs, visited the UCLA School of Nursing on Tuesday for a discussion with faculty and students. McDonough’s visit served to strengthen the partnership between UCLA and the VA at the start of Nurses Month and emphasize career opportunities in VA to student nurses and student nurse veterans. Read more...
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April 9, 10:07 pm
UCLA professor emeritus Judith Baca receives 2021 National Medal of Arts
The White House honored Judith Baca with one of the nation’s most prestigious awards for artistic excellence March 21. President Joe Biden awarded Baca – professor emeritus of Chicano/a and Central American Studies and world arts and cultures – the 2021 National Medal of Arts alongside 21 other individuals and two organizations. Read more...
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April 4, 11:34 pm
Across the country, graduate students organize after UC academic worker strikes
A ripple effect of university labor actions has followed the UC academic worker strikes, exposing long-standing issues with employment conditions in higher education. Graduate students at Temple University, a public university in Philadelphia, started a six-week long strike in January, calling for higher wages, health care benefits and better working conditions. Read more...
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April 2, 11:22 pm
Bruins consider Willow project’s destructive impacts on environment, communities
UCLA community members expressed concerns over President Joe Biden’s approval of the Alaska Willow project, the largest oil drilling project on United States public land in recent years. Read more...