Los Angeles resident and realtor Kristina Irwin has joined the race for LA City Council District 5. Irwin, who is a UCLA Extension school alumnus in public relations and marketing, is one of seven candidates currently registered to run for the 5th District. Read more...
Photo: Kristina Irwin, a local realtor, notary public and UCLA Extension alumnus, has declared her candidacy for LA City Council District 5, which represents Westwood. (Courtesy of Kristina Irwin)
UCLA has retained its dedication to European language studies in creating the Department of European Languages and Transcultural Studies, which has been official since spring 2021 and will begin its first full academic year as a fully operational department in fall 2021. Read more...
Photo: In Spring 2021, UCLA merged the departments of French and Francophone studies, Germanic languages, Scandinavian and Italian to create the Department of European Languages and Transcultural Studies. The new ELTS department, situated in Royce Hall, will embark on its first full academic year in operation in fall 2021, offering new majors and minors to students.
This post was updated Aug. 22 at 7:40 p.m. Vaping for a short period of time causes immediate harmful physiological changes that can lead to chronic diseases, such as lung disease and cancer, according to a new UCLA study. Read more...
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This post was updated Aug. 22 at 7:49 p.m. Gov. Gavin Newsom appointed Jose Hernandez to the University of California Board of Regents, according to a press release Friday. Read more...
Photo: Gov. Gavin Newsom appointed Jose Hernandez to the UC Board of Regents on Friday. (Creative Commons photo by NASA via Wikimedia Commons)
This post was updated Aug. 22 at 7:47 p.m. Editor’s note: This article uses she/they pronouns interchangeably to refer to Esmeralda Quintero-Cubillan by the source’s request. Read more...
Photo: The University of California Student Association elected Esmeralda Quintero-Cubillan as the 2021-2022 president and Joshua Lewis as the 2021-2022 chair. Both hope to work on making UCSA and the UC system more equitable. (Left to right: Courtesy of Esmeralda Quintero-Cubillan, courtesy of Joshua Lewis)
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...
This post was updated Aug. 22 at 7:44 p.m. Few members of the UCLA community have sought COVID-19 vaccine exemptions, but university researchers continue to emphasize the importance of combating vaccine hesitancy. Read more...
Photo: (Nathan Koketsu/Daily Bruin)
