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June 6, 2021 10:15 p.m.Campus Queries: What is the basis of hope, and why is it so important to hold onto?
Campus Queries is a series in which Daily Bruin readers and staff present science-related questions for UCLA professors and experts to answer.
Q: What is the science behind feeling hopeful?
By Shruti Iyer and Natalie Weber
Academics
April 8, 2021 4:16 p.m.UC researchers publish study on how to safely protest amid pandemic
Wearing masks properly can reduce the risk of contracting COVID-19 while protesting during the ongoing pandemic, UCLA’s activist-in-residence and researchers said.
According to a study published in February led by University of California researchers, a harm reduction approach is a safe way to participate in civil discourse during the COVID-19 pandemic.
By Shruti Iyer
California
Nov. 19, 2020 4:45 p.m.Gov. Newsom enacts curfew in response to growing number of COVID-19 cases
This post was updated Nov. 22 at 6:42 p.m.
California issued a monthlong limited stay-at-home order banning some nonessential gatherings in most counties Thursday to limit the spread of COVID-19.
By Shruti Iyer and Genesis Qu
Los Angeles
Nov. 4, 2020 2:40 a.m.Protests emerge throughout Los Angeles County on Election Day
Multiple protests broke out across Los Angeles on Election Day, both for and against President Donald Trump.
Protests included a pro-Trump rally in Beverly Hills and an anti-Trump protest in Downtown LA.
By Saumya Gupta, Elizabeth Sherwood, Kari Lau, and Shruti Iyer
Illustrations
Oct. 31, 2020 1:46 p.m.Illustrations: The Haunting of Royce Hall
Campus may be dead, but some haunts are still alive
By Nghi Nguyen, Shruti Iyer, Catherine Xie, and Nico Hy
California
Oct. 30, 2020 8:26 p.m.UCLA researchers find health care inequalities adversely affect low-income youth
Low-income youth are more vulnerable to physical and mental illnesses which can lead to long-term health and socioeconomic impacts, a UCLA study found.
The study, published in Health Affairs, a health policy journal, measured children’s vulnerability in health development when they first start kindergarten, said Neal Halfon, the director of the UCLA Center for Healthier Children, Families and Communities and a co-author of the study.
By Shruti Iyer
Campus
Oct. 27, 2020 5:15 p.m.UCLA implements weekly COVID-19 testing for people who attend class, work on campus
This post was updated Nov. 1 at 7:50 p.m.
UCLA requires students, faculty and staff on campus to receive weekly COVID-19 tests starting Monday.
People who visit campus at least once a week, except for those who work for UCLA Health, will have to schedule weekly COVID-19 tests, according to an Oct.
By Shruti Iyer
California
Oct. 26, 2020 4:53 p.m.Proposition 14 would borrow up to $5.5B in bonds to fund stem cell research
California voters will decide whether the state should increase funding for stem cell research in the 2020 elections.
Proposition 14 is a California ballot measure on the 2020 general election ballot that would allocate $5.5 billion in state bonds to stem cell research and training with repayments by the state to buyers of the bonds over the next 30 years.
By Shruti Iyer
Campus
Oct. 23, 2020 7:39 p.m.Daily Bruin wins Pinnacle Award for best four-year daily collegiate newspaper
The Daily Bruin was named the top daily four-year college newspaper by the College Media Association for the first time Friday.
The Daily Bruin won first place for CMA’s Pinnacle Awards in the four-year daily newspaper of the year category and first place in the best audio slideshow category for the 2019-2020 year.
By Shruti Iyer
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