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Higher Education, News

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July 23, 5:49 pm

UCLA faculty launch research lab to address inequity, uplift Latina leaders

This post was updated July 24 at 8:47 p.m. The founders of the Latina Futures, 2050 Lab are planning to create a pipeline that connects research directly to policymakers in an attempt to tackle disparities and inequities that Latina women face. Read more...

Photo: Veronica Terriquez (left) and Sonja Diaz (right) stand in front of a UCLA building. The pair co-founded the Latina Futures, 2050 Lab in hopes of linking research and policy to decrease inequities Latina women face, especially in the workforce. (Courtesy of Jessica Wolf)

National, News

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July 23, 5:46 pm

California to vote on state constitutional amendment protecting abortion rights

This post was updated July 24 at 8:40 p.m. California voters will see an abortion initiative on the November midterm ballot as activists and legislators push to protect access to abortion and contraception in the state. Read more...

Photo: An Orange County vote-by-mail ballot for an election cycle sits on a table. As the midterms approach, California legislators plan to have an initiative making abortion access a state constitutional right on the ballot. (Esther Li/Daily Bruin staff)

News, Science & Health

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July 23, 3:31 pm

UCLA doctoral student maps out future as NASA fellow studying bird migration

This post was updated July 24 at 8:43 p.m. A UCLA doctoral student was awarded a three-year fellowship from NASA in May to study the migratory movements of disease-carrying birds. Read more...

Photo: Ben Tonelli, a doctoral student in ecology and evolutionary biology, was awarded a three-year fellowship through the Future Investigators in NASA Earth and Space Science and Technology program. (Courtesy of Ben Tonelli. Photo illustration by Isabella Lee/Illustrations director)

A Closer Look, California, News

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July 21, 1:47 pm

Rising second-year student Leon Sit runs to represent 59th Assembly District

This post was updated July 24 at 8:36 p.m. When Leon Sit noticed the incumbent assembly member for his district was running unopposed, he saw an opportunity to provide voters with another choice on the ballot. Read more...

Photo: Leon Sit (pictured), a rising second-year materials engineering student, is running to represent California State Assembly District 59 in the 2022 general election. (Courtesy of Leon Sit)

Higher Education, News, UC

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July 20, 2:28 pm

UC Board of Regents names UCLA student Merhawi Tesfai as 2023-2024 student regent

This post was updated July 24 at 8:33 p.m. The University of California Board of Regents appointed UCLA doctoral student Merhawi Tesfai as the 2023-2024 student regent Wednesday.  Tesfai, a first-generation transfer doctoral student in social welfare, will be the 49th student regent and will have official voting privileges starting July 2023, according to a UC press release. Read more...

Photo: (Courtesy of Jamie Hall)


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