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June 8, 1:48 pm

UCLA to revise, end certain COVID-19 protocols in late June

UCLA is changing its COVID-19 protocols, including the COVID-19 Call Center, testing and wastewater surveillance, the Infectious Diseases Management Team announced Wednesday. These changes follow the end of federal, state and county COVID-19 public health emergencies, the announcement said. Read more...

Photo: A COVID-19 testing kit vending machine and collection box are pictured. The university will remove vending machines and collection boxes at some locations and make other changes to COVID-19 protocols. (Daily Bruin file photo)

Crime, Higher Education, Los Angeles, News, Science & Health

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June 8, 12:42 am

Former UCLA medical student sues UCLA Health, LA County for discrimination

A former UCLA medical student filed a lawsuit June 1 against the UC Board of Regents, UCLA Health, the University of Southern California and Los Angeles County alleging she was discriminated against on the grounds of race and disability. Read more...

Photo: UCLA Health (pictured) is involved in a lawsuit alleging a former UCLA medical student experienced discrimination based on race and gender. (Daily Bruin file photo)

Academics, Campus, Higher Education, News, Science & Health

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June 7, 2:00 pm

David Geffen School of Medicine interim dean announced as new permanent dean

Dr. Steven Dubinett, who has served as the interim dean of the David Geffen School of Medicine since 2021, was named as the school’s permanent dean Monday. Read more...

Photo: The Learning Resource Center at the David Geffen School of Medicine is pictured. The school named Dr. Steven Dubinett, its interim dean since 2021, as permanent dean Monday. (Daily Bruin file photo)

National, News, Science & Health

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June 5, 12:13 am

Community discusses revised blood donor criteria for men who have sex with men

Students, faculty and staff expressed support for new gender-inclusive guidelines for blood donation but noted they may have limited efficacy. The United States Food and Drug Administration announced May 11 it will implement new guidance that will allow men who have sex with men to donate blood without a deferral period for the first time since 1985. Read more...

Photo: Recommendations from the United States Food and Drug Administration for blood donors are pictured, with those requiring a deferral period for men who have sex with men crossed out. The agency announced May 11 that it will be shifting to a risk-based, more gender-inclusive assessment of donor eligibility, which will allow some MSM to donate without a deferral. (Christine Kao/Daily Bruin staff)

Campus, News, Science & Health

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May 30, 1:09 am

UC announces plan for students, employees to opt out of COVID-19 vaccine mandate

The UC announced May 16 that students and employees will soon be allowed to opt out of the COVID-19 vaccine mandate entirely. The change came after the United States Department of Health and Human Services announced that the federal COVID-19 public health emergency would end May 11. Read more...

Photo: A vaccine record card and a UCLA form are pictured. Students will be able to opt out of vaccinations as part of a new UC policy. (Daily Bruin file photo)

Academics, News, Science & Health

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May 26, 3:49 pm

Beckman Scholars Program selects 2 UCLA undergraduates for 2023-2024 scholarship

This post was updated June 5 at 12:11 a.m.  The UCLA Beckman Scholars Program selected two undergraduate researchers in May as the organization’s 2023-2024 scholars. The scholarship – which is part of a national program funded by the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation – is awarded annually to two undergraduate researchers for an honors or departmental thesis project under the supervision of a UCLA Beckman faculty member. Read more...

Photo: Third-year molecular, cell and developmental biology student Cecilia McCormick (left) and third-year chemistry student Amanda Nguyen (right) are pictured. The two were selected as the 2023-2024 UCLA Beckman Scholars, a program that awards $18,200 for undergraduate research. (From left to right: Ella Greenberg Winnick/Daily Bruin and Stella Gray/Daily Bruin)


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