Tuesday, April 7

CDC acting director talks preventing disease breakouts at Burkle event

UCLA students, faculty and physicians learned more about measures in the international health community that aim to prevent major disease breakouts at an event Monday night. Read more...

Photo: Dr. Anne Schuchat, acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shared her experiences tackling global health crises at UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center on Monday evening. (Amy Dixon/Daily Bruin)



LGBTQ women share mixed views on Dashew Center’s speed dating event

Catherine Cheng looked around the room to see overeager men and guarded women at a speed dating event. Compared to them, she was having fun. Cheng, who sat at the women-looking-for-women table, was attending the Dashew Center for International Students and Scholars’ annual International Speed Dating event Thursday. Read more...

Photo: The Dashew Center’s speed dating event was held Feb. 9 and attracted over 200 attendees, 21 of whom were looking for someone of the same gender. (Rachel Lee/Daily Bruin)


Student representatives excluded from recent conduct hearings

A committee that evaluates academic and behavioral infractions has been excluding student representatives from conduct hearings. The Student Conduct Committee handles violations of the student conduct code. Read more...

Photo: Some student leaders said the Student Affairs department has been excluding appointed student representatives from conduct hearings this year. (Daily Bruin file photo)


UCLA researchers explore treatment for unresponsive skin cancer

A drug previously found to successfully treat several types of skin cancers is actually not effective for people with certain skin cancers, UCLA researchers found last week. Read more...

Photo: UCLA Jonnson Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers are developing alternative treatments for patients with genetic mutations that do not respond to current immunotherapies for their cancers. (Courtesy of Antoni Ribas)