UCLA will be required to provide free menstrual products to students beginning with the 2022-2023 school year, according to a new bill signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom on Oct. Read more...
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California, News, Science & Health
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November 7, 11:33 pm
Luskin Center for Innovation investigates California’s response to extreme heat
California is unprepared to confront increasingly extreme heat, according to a UCLA report published Oct. 27. The report from the UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation outlined a lack of coordinated policy and funding efforts at the state level to address extreme heat exposure, said Gregory Pierce, co-director of the center and a contributing editor of the report. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation released a report that said Los Angeles and California are not well-equipped to handle extreme heat. The report outlined shortcomings in statewide policies and funding that would help address the increasing temperatures. (David Rimer/Assistant Photo editor)
Crime, News, Westwood
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November 7, 10:01 pm
Crimewatch: October 2021
UCPD recorded 675 unique entries in its October daily crime log. Sources: UCPD. Graphic reporting by Justin Jung, city and crime editor. Interactive by Laurel Woods, Data editor. Read more...
News, Westwood
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November 6, 4:19 pm
North Westwood Neighborhood Council experiences issues with probation restrictions
This post was updated Nov. 11 at 2:39 p.m. North Westwood Neighborhood Council members are raising concerns over restrictions placed on the neighborhood council by the city of Los Angeles. Read more...
Photo: North Westwood Neighborhood Council members voiced their concerns over ongoing probationary restrictions placed on their council. (David Rimer/Assistant Photo editor)
Campus, News, Science & Health
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November 5, 3:52 pm
Campus Queries: Why do people form attachments with Starship robots and other inanimate objects?
This post was updated Nov. 7 at 11:40 p.m. Campus Queries is a series in which Daily Bruin readers and staff present science-related questions for UCLA professors and experts to answer. Read more...
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Los Angeles, News
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November 4, 11:17 pm
Applications open for Los Angeles guaranteed income pilot program
The city of Los Angeles began accepting applications for its pilot cash assistance program Friday. The Basic Income Guaranteed: Los Angeles Economic Assistance Pilot will give around 3,000 households $1,000 cash payments monthly for one year, without any restrictions on how the money can be spent. Read more...
Academics, News, Science & Health
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November 4, 6:00 pm
UCLA appoints Dr. E. Dale Abel as chair of Department of Medicine
UCLA announced Dr. E. Dale Abel as the new chair of medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine in a press release Monday. Abel, an endocrinologist, will begin as chair of the Department of Medicine Jan. Read more...
Photo: Endocrinologist Dr. E. Dale Abel (pictured) will serve as the new chair of the Department of Medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine beginning next year. The Department of Medicine is the largest department at UCLA Health, employing more than 3,000 faculty physicians and staff. (Courtesy of UCLA)