Another UCLA staff member has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, bringing the number of cases at the university up to three. One other staff member and a UCLA student were confirmed Tuesday and Wednesday, respectively, to have contracted the virus. Read more...
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March 19, 6:45 pm
UCLA reconsiders virtual commencement, Block offers apology
Chancellor Gene Block walked back on the university’s decision to hold its 2020 commencement ceremonies virtually following backlash from students. Block announced the move to reconsider the ceremonies in an email sent to all students Thursday evening. Read more...
Photo: UCLA will confer with the Undergraduate Students Association Council in making its final plans for the 2020 commencement. (Daily Bruin file photo)
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March 19, 4:17 pm
Seniors reflect on leaving friends, UCLA as spring quarter moves online
This post was updated March 20 at 4:26 p.m. Fourth-year Mina Naziri was in class Friday when she heard the news. Her professor, who doesn’t allow electronics in class, had been talking for the past 20 minutes about why he didn’t want to hold finals online. Read more...
Photo: UCLA graduating students face troubled times as they enter their final quarter of college. (Amy Dixon/Daily Bruin senior staff)
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March 18, 6:08 pm
UCLA moves spring graduation ceremonies online to curb spread of COVID-19
This post was updated March 18 at 10:49 p.m. UCLA plans to poll students graduating in 2020 about how they would like to proceed with their commencement following the cancellation of in-person spring ceremonies. Read more...
Photo: All campus graduation ceremonies will be virtual for spring. This will affect UCLA’s College commencement and all campus graduation ceremonies. (MacKenzie Coffman/Daily Bruin senior staff)
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March 17, 10:27 pm
UCLA student tests positive for COVID-19 in university’s 2nd confirmed case
A UCLA student tested positive for the new coronavirus, Chancellor Gene Block announced in a press release Tuesday night. The student is being treated at a local hospital. Read more...
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March 16, 11:28 pm
UCLA researchers develop magnetized robots capable of performing medical tasks
UCLA researchers have developed an automated, robotic framework that can perform an array of medical tasks previously done by humans. The microscale technology, which can perform blood processing, clinical work-ups, diagnostic testing, biomedical assays, sequence genetic material, and assist in the manufacture and development of pharmaceutical drugs, would eliminate the need for human contact and the risk of exposure to pathogens and chemical mutagens, which are critically harmful to an individual’s health. Read more...
Photo: (Emily Dembinski/Daily Bruin)
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March 16, 11:25 pm
UCLA-led nationwide survey sheds light on policy divides ahead of 2020 election
UCLA researchers found that strong similarities between Democratic voters could allow for a Democratic presidential nominee on either side of the ideological spectrum. The findings, which were released Feb. Read more...
Photo: UCLA political science professor Lynn Vavreck and political science associate professor Chris Tausanovitch released the first report of their study, Nationscape, on Feb. 28. The study attempts to identify people’s priorities beyond asking what they agree or disagree with. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin senior staff)