The North Westwood Neighborhood Council is the official neighborhood council representing Westwood Village and UCLA to the Los Angeles City Council. Council meetings are open to the public and held monthly. Read more...
News, Westwood
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May 28, 12:29 pm
North Westwood Neighborhood Council recap – May 27
Campus, News, Science & Health
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May 28, 1:28 am
First student case of COVID-19 on the Hill is confirmed
This post was updated May 29 at 4:41 p.m. A student living on the Hill has been diagnosed with COVID-19, UCLA officials reported Wednesday. The student has been self-isolating since May 20 but did not share a common living area with other students, according to UCLA Newsroom. Read more...
Photo: UCLA reported its first case of COVID-19 on the Hill on Wednesday. The student with the disease has been self-isolating since May 20, and has not been sharing common living areas with other students. (Daily Bruin file photo)
News, UC
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May 27, 9:41 pm
Dentistry professor sues UC for alleged retaliation following Title IX testimony
This post was updated Jan. 30 at 3:58 p.m. Editor’s note: This post was updated to remove the name of an alumnus for privacy reasons. A professor of dentistry filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the University of California for allegedly retaliating against his testimony in a Title IX investigation. Kang Eric Ting, a professor in the School of Dentistry, claimed he faced retaliatory abuse after he testified against Sotirios Tetradis, a senior associate dean of the School of Dentistry, in a Title IX sexual harassment proceeding against Tetradis in 2018. Read more...
Photo: Kang Eric Ting, a professor of dentistry, filed a suit against the University of California because of repeated harassment after he testified in a Title IX investigation. (Daily Bruin file photo)
News, Science & Health
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May 27, 5:53 pm
UCLA doctors report pandemic’s effects on brain for those with, without COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic will have psychological and pathological effects on the brains of patients and the public, according to UCLA doctors. While COVID-19 patients could potentially develop neurological symptoms because of SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for causing the disease, those without the disease may also be experiencing neurological effects, such as increased sleep disruption and vivid dreams, because of the psychological impacts of the lockdown. Read more...
Photo: (Shruti Iyer/Daily Bruin)
Academics, News
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May 27, 2:25 pm
Professor Tracy Johnson announced as incoming dean of life sciences division
UCLA named professor Tracy Johnson as the new dean of the division of life sciences Tuesday. Johnson, a professor of molecular, cell, and developmental biology at UCLA who has been a member of the faculty since 2013, will assume the position starting Sept. Read more...
Photo: UCLA named Tracy Johnson, a professor of molecular, cell, and developmental biology, as the new dean of the division of life sciences, effective Sept. 1. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Academics, Campus, Higher Education, News, UC
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May 26, 8:53 pm
UCEAP suspends all upcoming fall 2020 and yearlong study abroad programs
The University of California Education Abroad Program announced all fall study abroad programs are canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic, according to an email sent to students enrolled in the fall term and yearlong programs. Read more...
Photo: The University of California Education Abroad Program announced that all fall 2020 study abroad programs will be canceled in an email sent to students enrolled in fall and yearlong term programs. (Xuxin Zhang/Daily Bruin)
Los Angeles, News
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May 26, 6:25 pm
Amended LA stay-at-home orders include reopenings, mandated face coverings outside
As stay-at-home orders are slowly lifted, Los Angeles officials maintain that people must wear face coverings to prevent further spread of the coronavirus. LA Mayor Eric Garcetti announced May 13 that individuals must wear face coverings whenever they are outside or will come into contact with somebody. Read more...
Photo: The streets of Westwood remain near empty as social distancing regulations in Los Angeles remain in place. As recreational locations being to open, wearing face coverings whenever outside has been mandated by LA Mayor Eric Garcetti. (Liz Ketcham/Photo editor)