Sunday, April 19

Gene Block announces 14-day self-quarantine amid COVID-19 concerns

Chancellor Gene Block will self-quarantine for 14 days after coming in contact with someone with COVID-19, Block announced in a tweet Friday. The chancellor said he has no symptoms and will continue to run UCLA. Read more...

Photo: An asymptomatic Chancellor Gene Block will self-quarantine for 14 days after coming in contact with someone with COVID-19. (Kristie-Valerie Hoang/Daily Bruin senior staff)


UCLA cardiologist accused of sexual assault should have license revoked, says judge

This post was updated March 7 at 11:07 a.m. Editor’s note: The Daily Bruin removed the full name of one of the accusers mentioned in the story to protect their safety. Read more...

Photo: A UCLA cardiologist is accused of sexually assaulting another doctor in 2015. An administrative law judge said his medical license should be revoked after finding convincing evidence. (Daily Bruin file photo)



Jane Goodall lecture postponed in light of UCLA’s coronavirus response policies

UCLA has postponed a highly anticipated lecture with famed primatologist and anthropologist Jane Goodall, according to a university press release. The Luskin Lecture for Thought Leadership, where Goodall was slated to speak, has postponed the event from April 1 to an unspecified date in light of a new campus policy mandating that all in-person gatherings of more than 100 people on campus must be suspended or postponed. Read more...

Photo: The lecture of celebrated primatologist and anthropologist Jane Goodall, planned to take place at Royce Hall on April 1, has been postponed to a later, unspecified date. The change follows UCLA’s recent campus policy mandating that in-person campus gatherings of more than 100 people must be suspended or postponed. (Creative Commons photo by tim ives via Flickr)


All UCLA summer travel study programs canceled, according to UCLA email

UCLA announced Thursday that it is canceling all UCLA summer travel study, global internships and summer global cities programs due to the coronavirus. The UCLA International Education Office said in an email to students that challenges stemming from the recent coronavirus outbreak have impacted its ability to provide a safe and quality learning environment for students. Read more...

Photo: UCLA has canceled all summer travel study, global internships and global cities programs due to the coronavirus. However, summer programs with the UC Education Abroad Program have not yet been canceled. (Xuxin Zhang/Daily Bruin)