All UCLA employees who work on campus will be required to submit a survey about their health status each day before coming to work starting Wednesday. Read more...
Photo: All UCLA employees working on campus will be required to monitor themselves for coronavirus symptoms and report to the UCLA symptom monitoring website starting Wednesday. (Kanishka Mehra/Assistant Photo editor)
Students filed class-action lawsuits against the University of California and California State University systems Monday, demanding refunds of student fees in light of campus closures. The students are suing for a reduction of on-campus services because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but will not sue for the cost of tuition or housing. Read more...
Photo: Students filed class-action lawsuits Monday against the University of California and the California State University systems, asking for refunds in student fees. (Tanmay Shankar/Assistant Photo editor)
A professor’s tweets caused UCLA law students to express their dismay and concerns, among instances of discrimination toward Asians and Asian Americans arising from COVID-19. Stephen Bainbridge, a professor at the UCLA School of Law, released a public apology for tweets perpetuating xenophobic stereotypes in late Feburary and early April. Read more...
Photo: Stephen Bainbridge, a professor at the UCLA School of Law released public apologies for the remarks he made via Twitter. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Students at the UCLA Anderson School of Management are organizing donation drives for personal protective equipment to help front-line workers treating patients with COVID-19. Due to the current pandemic, there has been a shortage of PPE, including gloves, masks, face shields and gowns, which leaves some health care workers ill-equipped to safely treat their patients. Read more...
Photo: Volunteers stand and chat at a personal protective equipment donation drive organized by students from the UCLA Anderson School of Management. The idea began with Judy Choe, a part-time student at the School of Management and attending physician in UCLA Health’s Department of Emergency Medicine, who saw her colleagues in New York struggle with the lack of supplies. (Courtesy of Judy Choe)
The Undergraduate Students Association Council is the official student government representing the undergraduate student body at UCLA. Council meetings take place every Tuesday at 7 p.m. Read more...
The Study at Hedrick will reopen tomorrow for use as a study place only, according to a Facebook post from UCLA Academics on the Hill. The Study, a study space and eatery, will now only be available for studying and attending online classes, the post stated. Read more...
Photo: The Study at Hedrick, a study space and eatery on the Hill, will reopen from Saturday for academic purposes only. The facility will also now be open from 8 a.m. to midnight instead of all day. (Daily Bruin file photo)
A local business improvement organization is distributing over 1,200 meals to hospital workers with the help of Westwood establishments. The Westwood Village Improvement Association purchased discounted meals from local restaurants using donations in order to provide them with a business opportunity and chance to support hospital workers at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. Read more...
Photo: Several Westwood-area restaurants including Bella Pita, a casual Middle Eastern restaurant, provided food to health care workers at UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center starting Thursday. The Westwood Village Improvement Association used donations to purchase and distribute the food. (Daily Bruin file photo)
