This post was updated June 27 at 8:51 p.m. Foster youth students at UCLA are calling on the University of California to increase access to affordable housing and trained staff to support foster student needs. Read more...
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UCLA students created an online portal during the spring quarter to find and train volunteers who can promote COVID-19 vaccines in communities with lower vaccination rates. Read more...
Photo: Joselyne Hernandez-Romero and Adam Enomoto were two students who participated in the project to make an online portal to train volunteers to encourage underserved communities to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Community Engagement and Social Change M175SL incorporated the creation of the portal as part of the class. (Finn Chitwood/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated June 27 at 9:26 p.m. Alumni and faculty said California’s population is declining because the state is becoming less affordable to lower-income residents. Read more...
Photo: UCLA graduates reflect on leaving California post-graduation after recent census data shows a decline in the state’s population growth, resulting in a loss of a congressional seat. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated June 27 at 8:06 p.m. The North Westwood Neighborhood Council voted in mid-May to recommend reforms to the business appeals process that would discourage serial appellants. Read more...
Photo: The North Westwood Neighborhood Council recommended reforms to the city business appeals process. If approved by the LA City Council, the recommendations would discourage repeatedly filing appeals. (Sakshi Joglekar/Daily Bruin staff)
This post was updated June 27 at 9:01 p.m. UCLA held in-person graduation processions for the class of 2021 from June 10 to June 15 at Drake Stadium. Read more...
Photo: Graduating students walked across the stage at Drake Stadium from June 10 to June 15. Although commencement remained virtual, many were able to celebrate in-person processions with proof of COVID-19 vaccination or a negative test result. (Noah Danesh/Daily Bruin)
Fully vaccinated workers can stop mask-wearing and physical distancing in the workplace, according to new guidelines approved Thursday. The California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board approved revised COVID-19-related worksite guidelines Thursday with a 5-1 vote. Read more...
Photo: The California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board voted Thursday to allow fully vaccinated individuals to stop wearing masks and physical distancing in the workplace. (Ashley Kenney/Photo editor)
UCLA professor Cynthia Ann Telles was nominated by President Joe Biden to serve as the U.S. ambassador to Costa Rica on Tuesday. Telles is a professor of psychiatry and biobehavioral sciences at the David Geffen School of Medicine. Read more...
