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March 30, 10:55 pm

UCLA administrators review new COVID-19 protocols following fall in positive cases

UCLA administrators further discussed the eased COVID-19 masking and testing requirements during a virtual town hall Tuesday. On March 11, UCLA announced that from April 11 onward, students, faculty and staff who are up to date on their vaccinations will no longer need to mask indoors or test weekly. Read more...

Photo: UCLA students walk on Bruin Walk, returning to in-person classes at the start of the quarter for the first time since fall 2021. UCLA held a town hall Tuesday to review safety protocols for the spring quarter, including details about masking, COVID-19 testing and learning accommodations. (David Rimer/Assistant Photo editor)

A Closer Look, News, Science & Health

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March 30, 3:55 pm

UCLA club lends a hand to address neurological diseases via innovation, awareness

This post was updated March 30 at 11:17 p.m. Seeking an outlet between remote classes during the pandemic, third-year human biology and society student Tiffany Chen started a club in fall 2020 to address neurological diseases. Read more...

Photo: Members of the High-tech and Neurological Disorders club stand in front of the UCLA MakerSpace. The student organization started in fall 2020 and works to educate the community about neurological diseases. (Chelsea Westman/Daily Bruin staff)

Campus, News, Science & Health

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March 19, 3:40 pm

UCLA to provide free menstrual products in bathrooms throughout campus

This post was updated March 27 at 11:30 p.m. UCLA will provide free menstrual products in bathrooms across campus, becoming the first University of California campus to do so. Read more...

Photo: Boxes of tampons sit on a shelf inside a store. UCLA will begin providing complimentary menstrual products in campus bathrooms April 4, ahead of the date set by a new California law. (Daily Bruin file photo)

Campus, News, Science & Health

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March 11, 5:12 pm

UCLA to lift on-campus masking, testing requirements beginning April 11

This post was updated March 16 at 5:59 p.m. UCLA will lift its indoor mask and surveillance testing requirements starting April 11 for people up-to-date on vaccinations, the university announced Friday. Read more...

Photo: UCLA will remove indoor mask requirements and weekly COVID-19 surveillance requirements beginning two weeks after the beginning of spring quarter for individuals up to date with vaccinations. (Ashley Kenney/Photo editor)

Academics, News, Science & Health

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March 9, 11:28 pm

Study shows Life Sciences 30 series improves students’ grasp of math in biology

This post was updated March 10 at 11:10 a.m. UCLA researchers published a study discussing the success of the Life Sciences 30 series, a set of classes at UCLA designed to revitalize the way life sciences students learn calculus. Read more...

Photo: Jane Shevtsov, an instructor for the Life Sciences 30 series, teaches a classroom of students. Departmental leadership developed the course as a way to make introductory calculus classes more relevant for life sciences students. (August Suchecki/Daily Bruin)

A Closer Look, California, Campus, News, Science & Health

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March 9, 11:14 pm

Leaders respond to concerns about racism in medical school’s psychiatry department

UCLA Health leadership announced the current interim chair of the psychiatry and biobehavioral sciences department will return to faculty duties soon and the process to find a new permanent chair will begin, two days after faculty members sent a letter requesting a response from psychiatry department leadership following a Daily Bruin investigation. Read more...

Photo: Leadership from the David Geffen School of Medicine’s department of psychiatry responded to concerns raised by department faculty earlier this week. (Daily Bruin file photo)

A Closer Look, Academics, News, Science & Health

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March 8, 5:46 pm

UCLA researchers seek to inspire love for chemistry with educational website

This post was updated March 9 at 11:35 p.m. UCLA researchers created a Valentine’s Day-themed website to help students learn chemistry. Launched Feb. 14, ChemMatch aims to make learning a wide range of chemistry concepts easier and more enjoyable for anyone, said Neil Garg, a distinguished professor of chemistry and biochemistry who initiated the project. Read more...

Photo: The faculty and students behind ChemMatch view the website on a phone. The website, launched on Valentine’s Day, intends to educate people of all ages about chemistry in an entertaining way. (Chelsea Rose Westman/Daily Bruin staff)


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