UCLA will establish a new center for its initiative to promote health and well-being on campus following a donation from philanthropists. Jane and Terry Semel’s contribution will allow for an expansion in research and programs related to the Healthy Campus Initiative, which was established in 2013. The Healthy Campus Initiative aims to promote physical, mental […]
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Photo: UC workers’ union members march in protest of low wages, inadequate benefits
UCLA workers part of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3299, the University of California’s largest employee union, participated in a picket line Monday, demanding higher wages and increased benefits. AFSCME is holding a strike from Monday to Wednesday because it failed to reach a contract agreement with the University. Elizabeth […]
Researchers suggest affirmative action could be beneficial to the economy
Researchers built an economic model showing that socioeconomic affirmative action at institutions of higher education could positively impact the economy. Bernard Herskovic, an assistant professor of finance at the UCLA Anderson School of Management, and Joao Ramos, a USC assistant professor of finance and business economics, showed in their report that affirmative action allows low-income […]
Luskin School of Public Affairs to create its first undergraduate major
Students will be able to take a new major that teaches students how to approach societal issues starting in fall. The UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs announced the creation of the public affairs major Monday. The school previously had no undergraduate majors but three minors, including one in public affairs. The new major has […]
UCSA adds international student affairs officer position to board
The University of California Student Association created a new officer position Sunday to support international students in the UC. At the UCSA board meeting at UC Merced, board members unanimously passed a resolution calling for the addition of an international student affairs officer for the new academic year. The resolution also asks the University to […]
Q&A: 2017 alumnus Shubham Goel discusses gubernatorial platform
The gubernatorial primary is in June, and of the 27 candidates in the race, one of them is Shubham Goel, who graduated from UCLA in 2017. Goel, who ran for general representative in the 2016 undergraduate student government election under the MakeUCLAGreatAgain slate, spoke with the Daily Bruin’s Isabella Gago about why he is running […]
UCLA study links early incarceration with mental, physical health issues
Individuals who were incarcerated as children are more likely to be vulnerable to mental and general health complications later in life, UCLA researchers found. In a study published March 29, researchers in the social welfare and pediatrics departments compared health trends such as depressive symptoms, suicidality and functional limitations among individuals who were never incarcerated, […]