Researchers at UCLA are leading a new study that aims to obtain an accurate snapshot of the transgender population in the United States. The yearlong study, which was announced earlier this week, will be the first of its kind to use random sampling methods to obtain data about the transgender community. Read more...
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April 3, 1:16 am
UCLA researchers to lead study surveying U.S. transgender population
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April 3, 1:13 am
UC denies violating state transparency law with tuition hike proposal
The University of California is denying claims made by a government report last week that it violated a state transparency law when it announced a tuition hike proposal in November. Read more...
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April 3, 1:09 am
Autism Speaks U at UCLA celebrates World Autism Awareness Day
Blue lights lit up Pauley Pavilion Thursday night as the UCLA chapter of the national charity Autism Speaks U recognized World Autism Awareness Day. The Autism Speaks U student group at UCLA organized the lighting to make students more aware of autism and the current resources available for autistic individuals, said Steven Anderson, president of Autism Speaks U at UCLA. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA chapter of Autism Speaks U lit up Pauley Pavilion with blue lights Thursday to recognize World Autism Awareness Day. (Mary Kate Turner/Daily Bruin)
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April 3, 1:09 am
Students rally to maintain support for diversity requirement
About 40 students recited chants calling for faculty to pass a diversity requirement proposal and handed out informational fliers at a rally Thursday to draw attention to an ongoing revote on the measure. Read more...
Photo: Students who support the passage of a new diversity requirement proposal rallied at Meyerhoff Park Thursday afternoon. (Conor Cusack/Daily Bruin)
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April 2, 5:55 pm
Civil rights attorney Kathleen Salvaty hired as new Title IX officer
A civil rights attorney who worked on police reform and increasing public school funding will take over Monday as UCLA’s new Title IX officer, officials said Thursday. Read more...
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April 2, 1:57 am
UCLA professor combines expertise in public health, bioterrorism
Peter Katona spends his spare time giving talks on biological weapons and terrorism across the country. Otherwise, he can be found doing clinical rounds in the halls of the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. Read more...
Photo: Peter Katona gives talks on bioterrorism and weapons of mass destruction apart from working as a doctor at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. (Jose Ubeda/Daily Bruin staff)
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April 2, 1:22 am
Alumnus Meyer Luskin donates $2 million to UCLA School of Law
Meyer Luskin, a philanthropist and UCLA alumnus, donated $2 million to the UCLA School of Law to establish a chair in legal ethics, officials announced Wednesday. Read more...
Photo: Meyer Luskin, a UCLA alumnus, donated $2 million to the UCLA School of Law to establish a chair in legal ethics. (UCLA Newsroom)