This post was updated July 13 at 9:07 a.m. A UCLA professor could face up to 219 years in prison for attempting to export electronics with military applications to China, according to a Department of Justice press release Tuesday. Yi Chi Shih, an adjunct professor of electrical engineering and part-time Los Angeles resident, was convicted […]
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Grad students allege student officials’ ASUCLA appointments improperly conducted
This post was updated July 2 at 9:35 p.m. Graduate students raised concerns about the way student government officials conducted an appointment process for the Associated Students UCLA Board of Directors. UCLA’s Graduate Students Association officials called an emergency forum during finals week to discuss the appointments process. The meeting was called in response to a […]
USAC, GSA call for greater transparency following Heaps investigation
UCLA took over a year to notify students of the investigation of a former doctor accused of sexual battery. University officials sent a campuswide email June 10 regarding the arrest of James Heaps, a former UCLA Health obstetrician and gynecologist. Undergraduate Student Association Council President Robert Watson said he felt the fact that students were […]
LA officials investigate possible measles exposure at Geffen Playhouse
A Westwood playhouse was identified as a possible site for measles exposure in June following two confirmed cases of measles in Los Angeles, according to a press release from the LA County Department of Public Health on Saturday. The Geffen Playhouse theater, owned by UCLA, was potentially exposed to measles June 7 between 8 p.m. […]
Former UCLA Health physician charged with sexual battery relating to patient care
This post was updated June 11 at 3:06 p.m. A former UCLA Health doctor pled not guilty Monday to charges of sexual battery in connection with his medical practice. James Heaps, an obstetrician-gynecologist who had worked at UCLA Health since 2014, was charged with sexual battery relating to treatment he gave two patients in 2017 […]
Game of Zoning: How Steve Sann’s appeals have obstructed businesses in Westwood
This post was updated June 10 at 1:30 p.m. Businesses in Westwood have experienced difficulty operating due to appeals and protests – and 61% of the appeals in the last 20 years have been lodged by three community members: Steve Sann, Sandy Brown and Wolfgang Veith. Appeals are requests to change a project proposal that […]
New cannabis advisory board met with controversy on campus
A newly established policy advisory board will oversee cannabis-related events and research on campus. The University of California released two memorandums outlining requirements for cannabis-related research on campus and potential risks of receiving funding from businesses that profit from marijuana-related activities. UCLA established the Cannabis Advisory Board in April, which is responsible for drafting policy […]