UCLA Counseling and Psychological Services has created new programs to interact with and support students using funds from increased student fees. CAPS is using funding from the #UCLAwellness Initiative Referendum to operate the CAPS Student Advisory Board, to run the International Student Support Program and to hire a community liaison who will help students access mental health resources outside CAPS, said Nicole Green, executive director of CAPS. Read more...
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May 8, 8:36 pm
Royal Society of Chemistry honors UCLA professor with centenary prize
A UCLA professor recently received an award for his work in chemistry. Richard Kaner, a distinguished professor in chemistry and biochemistry, received the Royal Society of Chemistry’s 2018 Centenary Prize for his research on energy harnessing and storage, according to a university press release Monday. Read more...
Photo: Richard Kaner, a professor in chemistry and biochemistry, received the Royal Society of Chemistry’s 2018 Centenary Prize for his research on energy harnessing and storage. (UCLA Newsroom)
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May 8, 8:34 pm
Sepi’s to open second location, applies for alcohol license
The owner of a Westwood sports bar plans to open a new restaurant in Westwood Village. A retail space at 1009 Broxton Ave. that women’s clothing boutique Kinsley used to occupy is being outfitted to house a restaurant. Read more...
Photo: (Photo by Niveda Tennety/Daily Bruin, lllustration by Lexi Sanchez/Daily Bruin)
News, Student Government
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May 8, 2:05 pm
Judicial board postpones swearing in of next year’s council
This was post was updated May 9 at 10:23 a.m. The undergraduate student government judicial board decided to review a petition against the election board and postponed the swearing in of next year’s council. Read more...
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News, Science & Health
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May 8, 12:03 am
Panel discusses effects of water shortage in Middle East, Africa
Water scarcity is contributing to political tensions and volatile food prices in the Middle East and Africa, experts said at an event Monday. Professors and experts from various universities and companies gathered at the “Water in the Middle East and Africa: A Nexus of Cooperation and Conflict” event at the UCLA Faculty Center to discuss how climate change and water shortages are contributing to food insecurity. Read more...
Photo: Professors and experts from various universities and companies gathered at the “Water in the Middle East and Africa: A Nexus of Cooperation and Conflict” event at the UCLA Faculty Center to discuss how climate change and water shortages are contributing to food insecurity. (Niveda Tennety/Daily Bruin)
Campus, News
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May 7, 11:57 pm
Career center to replace BruinView with widespread online platform
UCLA’s Career Center is moving to a new online career-management platform this month. Handshake, a student-created platform that launched in 2014, will replace UCLA’s BruinView services for all students starting May 14. Read more...
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Campus, News, UC
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May 7, 5:52 pm
Other unions representing UC workers plan to join AFSCME in solidarity strike
Unions representing medical employees in the University of California plan to hold a strike in solidarity with the UC’s largest union this week. The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3299, which represents service workers such as custodians and food service workers, is holding a strike from Monday to Wednesday because the union was unable to reach a contract agreement with the UC. Read more...
Photo: The University of California’s largest employee union is planning to hold a strike this week. Other unions including the California Nurses Association are also striking in sympathy. (Jenna Nicole Smith/Daily Bruin)