More college admissions officers are viewing applicants’ social media profiles this year than last year, according to a Kaplan Test Prep survey. The survey, which was released Jan. Read more...
Photo: According to a Kaplan Test Prep survey released in January, 36% of college admissions officers said they viewed applicants’ social media profiles, an 11% increase from the year before. (Liz Ketcham/Photo editor)
This post was updated Feb. 3 at 10:29 a.m. A new form of immunotherapy may be effective in combating skin cancer, according to a UCLA-led study. Read more...
Photo: Researchers at the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center may have discovered a safer immunotherapy treatment for melanoma, a skin cancer. The treatment uses NKTR-214 instead of the potentially harmful interleukin-2, which scientists hope will be more effective in treating cancer. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Members of the Graduate Student Resource Center held a presentation Jan. 30 raising awareness of underutilized campus resources across financial, career and discrimination services as First-Generation Awareness Week came to a close. Read more...
Photo: Letty Treviño, a first-generation consultant on the programming committee for the Graduate Student Resource Center, led a student resources workshop Thursday, at the end of First-Generation Awareness Week. (Marilyn Chavez-Martinez/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated Feb. 8 at 7:59 p.m. The University of California may receive more than $200 million in additional funding next year, according to the state’s proposed budget. Read more...
Photo: The University of California may receive $217.7 million in additional funding for its operating budget, according to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposed budget for the 2020-2021 fiscal year. (Daily Bruin file photo)
A foundation has gifted $18 million to UCLA Health to expand an integrative patient-care program, according to a university press release Thursday. The Simms/Mann Family Foundation’s donation will expand the Simms/Mann-UCLA Center for Integrative Oncology which focuses on psychosocial care intended for cancer patients and their families in California. Read more...
Photo: The Simms/Mann Family Foundation donated $18 million to UCLA Health to expand the Simms/Mann-UCLA Center for Integrative Oncology. Victoria Mann Simms and Ronald Simms have previously donated to programs that work to advance integrative medicine and provide care to cancer patients. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated Feb. 3 at 9:44 a.m. UCLA is phasing out the use of ozone-depleting substances, in accordance with an update in federal regulations. Read more...
Photo: On Jan. 1, the Environmental Protect Agency halted the production and import of new reserves of R-22, an ozone-depleting refrigerant commonly referred to as freon. UCLA is phasing out the use of this substance in accordance to these guidelines. (Daily Bruin file photo)
The recent arrival of new boba shops in Westwood Village has given students more options to get their boba fix. The Village has seen the opening of two boba places in the past two months: Ichi, which replaced its fellow boba shop, CoCo Fresh Tea and Juice on Le Conte Avenue, and Sharetea at UCLA on Broxton Avenue. Read more...
Photo: Sharetea, a boba franchise based in Taiwan, opened on Broxton Avenue toward the end of last year. The shop joins fellow Westwood Village tea shops It’s Boba Time, Ichi Tea and Sushi, and Junbi. (Martín Bilbao/Daily Bruin senior staff)
