Low-income youth are more vulnerable to physical and mental illnesses which can lead to long-term health and socioeconomic impacts, a UCLA study found. The study, published in Health Affairs, a health policy journal, measured children’s vulnerability in health development when they first start kindergarten, said Neal Halfon, the director of the UCLA Center for Healthier Children, Families and Communities and a co-author of the study. Read more...
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Campus, News, Student Government
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October 30, 7:13 pm
GSA recap – Oct. 21
The Graduate Students Association is the voice of graduate students on campus. The association meets for forum every three weeks and takes positions on current issues affecting graduate students. Read more...
National, News
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October 30, 4:53 pm
Casting votes in upcoming election may prove difficult for out-of-state students
This post was updated Nov. 1 at 7:57 p.m. Out-of-state students who returned to Westwood may have a difficult time casting their ballots, UCLA students and professors said. Read more...
Photo: Out-of-state students who are currently residing in Westwood may have a difficult time casting their vote, UCLA faculty and students said. (Jason Zhu/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Campus, News
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October 30, 3:06 pm
Online format offers Transfer Student Center new outreach opportunities, obstacles
This post was updated May 15 at 2:00 p.m. Some transfer students have struggled to access the Transfer Student Center’s resources since transitioning to a virtual environment, students said. Read more...
Photo: Transfer Student Center’s new online platform offers new outreach opportunities but has also led to a disconnect with certain students. (Daniel Leibowitz/Daily Bruin staff)
A Closer Look, Campus, Los Angeles, News, Transportation, Westwood
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October 29, 8:01 pm
Get Movin’, Bruins! campaign encourages UCLA community to use green transportation
UCLA Transportation organized its annual campaign to promote Sustainable Transportation Month on a virtual platform for the first time because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Get Movin’, Bruins! Read more...
Photo: UCLA Transportation’s virtual Get Movin’, Bruins! campaign encourages the UCLA community to use eco-friendly forms of transportation. (Daily Bruin file photo)
A Closer Look, Academics, California, Campus, News
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October 29, 4:46 pm
Bruins for Prop 16 encourages students to vote in favor of affirmative action
Undergraduate student leaders are organizing in support of a 2020 election ballot proposition that would allow universities in California to consider race as a factor in admissions. Read more...
Photo: Melody Satele (left), Aidan Arasasingham (center) and Angela Li (right) are some of the several UCLA student leaders who are campaigning for the passage of Proposition 16, which would repeal Proposition 209 if passed. Proposition 209 bans state entities from considering race, sex, ethnicity and national origin in their employment, admissions and contracting. (Sakshi Joglekar/Daily Bruin staff)
Campus, News
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October 29, 4:27 pm
Town hall covers UCLA’s plans for continued virtual learning, pandemic response
UCLA plans to give students access to additional learning software and contact tracing tools, university administrators said at a virtual event Wednesday. A large-scale return to campus will not be possible until a COVID-19 vaccine is available and widely deployed, said Administrative Vice Chancellor Michael Beck at the COVID-19 Response & Recovery Task Force Staff Town Hall. Read more...
Photo: UCLA will introduce new technology to improve online learning, contact tracing and testing, said administrators on the university’s COVID-19 task force. (Screen capture by Noah Danesh/Daily Bruin)