This post was updated Jan. 21 at 2:35 p.m. A UCLA program has decreased costs for Medicare and provided benefits for dementia patients through partnerships with community organizations. The UCLA Alzheimer’s and Dementia Care Program has helped Medicare save nearly $2,500 per patient annually and delayed nursing home admissions for patients, according to a study […]
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Press release announces two men have been charged with vandalizing Bruin Bear
Two men were charged with vandalism Wednesday for damaging the Bruin Bear statue in November. Louie Torres, 19, and Willie Johnson, 18, were charged with causing more than $10,000 in damages after allegedly painting the statue with red and yellow paint, according to a press release from the district attorney’s office. Both men face one […]
Students offer perspective after ranking hails UCLA as top transfer destination
Members of the transfer community reflected on what makes the UCLA transfer program effective after the university was named the number one destination for transfers in the country. Money, a finance magazine, ranked UCLA as the number one college for transfer students in December. Money based their rankings on factors such as credit completion and […]
Bus service between Westwood and LAX reduces hours due to low ridership
This post was updated March 17 at 11:48 a.m. A bus service to Los Angeles Interational Airport is reducing its operating hours in Westwood due to low ridership in the area. The airport is reducing its FlyAway bus services, which offers hourly trips to and from Westwood and LAX. The bus will now run its […]
Students, faculty react to attempt to promote diversity to UCLA’s hiring process
UCLA administrators implemented changes to the hiring process in hopes of fostering greater diversity within the faculty. All prospective UCLA faculty were required to complete Equity, Diversity and Inclusion statements beginning the 2018-2019 academic year. An EDI Statement is a statement in which a candidate describes their past, present and future contributions to equity, diversity […]
Governor appoints talent agency co-president as new UC regent
Gov. Jerry Brown appointed the co-president of a Los Angeles talent agency to the University of California Board of Regents on Friday in one of his final moves as governor of California. UCLA alumnus Jay Sures has been an executive at United Talent Agency since 1998. Sures, who joined UTA in 1991, currently oversees over […]
UCLA fires men’s basketball coach Steve Alford days before start of Pac-12 play
This post was updated Dec. 31 at 10:45 a.m. Steve Alford’s time in Westwood has come to an end. UCLA has fired the coach midway through his sixth season, the athletic department announced Monday morning. Assistant coach Murry Bartow will serve as the interim head coach for the remainder of the season. Director of Athletics […]