Tag: UCLA

UCLA To Begin Phase 3 COVID-19 Vaccine Trial

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WESTWOOD—The Lundquist Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center and UCLA Medical Center in Westwood will soon recruit volunteers in Los Angeles County for phase 3...

Man Critically Wounded After Early Morning Shooting

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WESTWOOD—Following a drive-by shooting which occurred at around 3:45 a.m. on Saturday, August 22, and left one man critically wounded, police are looking for...

Flooding In Westwood From Water Line Break Near UCLA

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WESTWOOD — Los Angeles Fire Department responded to “a large subterranean water line break” in Westwood on August 23 at around 1:30 a.m. LAFD first...

UCLA Moves To Remote-Only Learning For The Fall

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WESTWOOD — UCLA announced, August 21, that the university will move to “remote-only” instruction for the Fall semester. Housing will also be affected. A limited...

Businesses Experience Challenges Due To Restrictions

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WESTWOOD—Westwood businesses have been facing financial difficulties after Governor Gavin Newsom announced a restriction to close business including indoor dining on July 13. On July...

Ex-UCLA Gynecologist Faces Additional Sexual Assault Charges

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WOODLAND HILLS—The Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office released on August 3 that an ongoing case involving a former UCLA obstetrician-gynecologist has acquired more...

Dr. Heaps Charged With 17 Additional Felony Rape Counts

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WESTWOOD—Dr. James M. Heaps, 67, who was already being charged with multiple accusations of rape by his patients, will have an additional 17 charges...

NSF Awards To Launch Quantum Computing Institute

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CALIFORNIA—The National Science Foundation (NSF) along with the White House Office of Science and Technology, announced a $25 million award for the University of...

UCLA Receives $2.9 Million Grant To Turn CO2 Into Concrete

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WESTWOOD— A UCLA research team has received a two-year, $2 million grant from the United States Department of Energy. An additional $905,000 was given...

Several Of UCLA’s Top Alumni To Be Honored

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WESTWOOD—The Hall of Fame class of 2020 for University of California, Los Angeles, better known as UCLA, is set to be announced, and the...

UCLA Students Struggling With Housing Options

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WESTWOOD—With COVID-19 guidelines, high rent payments, and limited on-campus housing, UCLA students are facing living situation problems for the 2020-21 academic year. Those seeking housing...

Under Armour To Terminate Deal With UCLA

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WESTWOOD­─Under Armour announced on June 27 that it will terminate the record $280 million apparel deal with UCLA, one of the members of the...

Neighborhood Council Votes To Rename Le Conte Avenue

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WESTWOOD— At a North Westwood Neighborhood Council meeting on July 1, council members unanimously voted to support a resolution to rename Le Conte Avenue...

Martin Jarmond Begins Tenure And Launches MJ Listens

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WESTWOOD­─Martin Jarmond, 39, former Athletic Director at Boston college took on duties as UCLA Bruins Athletic Director on Wednesday, July 1. Jarmaond talked with...

UCLA Designs Wearable-Tech Glove For Translation

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WESTWOOD─UCLA researchers have designed a wearable-tech glove that can translate American Sign Language into English speech in real-time through an APP on smartphones. The research...

Under Armour Seeks To End Contract With UCLA

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WESTWOOD — The sports apparel brand Under Armour is seeking to terminate its once record-breaking deal with UCLA for the inability to reap the...

UCLA Football Players Demand Third-Party Oversee Guidelines

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WESTWOOD­—30 UCLA football players signed the document on Thursday, June 18 demanding the third-party health officials present at all of the athletic activities and...

UCLA Football Players Demand Health Protections

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WESTWOOD— UCLA football players are demanding greater health protections upon returning to the 2020 college football season. After the team virtually met on June...

UCLA Athletes Allowed To Return To Campus

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WESTWOOD­–With California moving to phase three of Governor Gavin Newsome’s four-stage reopening plan, UCLA Bruin Athletics announced on Wednesday, June 17 that it will...

UCLA Announces Plan For 2020-21 Academic Year

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WESTWOOD─ On Monday, June 15, University of California, Los Angeles announced its plan for the 2020-21 academic year. UCLA, along with other California institutions,...