Investigators found that Harbor-UCLA Medical Center’s former chief of orthopedics Dr. Louis Kwong – who currently faces two sexual misconduct lawsuits against him – also failed to disclose more than $700,000 in payments from a medical device company.

Former Harbor-UCLA Medical Center orthopedics chief Dr. Louis Kwong, who currently faces several allegations of sexual misconduct, is no longer employed by the hospital.
Chief Medical Officer Griselda Gutierrez informed orthopedics staff of Kwong’s departure March 13, though the hospital refused to clarify Thursday if it was voluntary or forced, the Los Angeles Daily News reported Friday.

On the weekend of Feb. 10, Daily Bruin staffers Megan Cai, Anna Dai-Liu and Emily Tang returned to their hometowns to document how they celebrate Lunar New Year.

This post was updated Feb. 16 at 3:25 p.m.
Luis Jimenez, a Chicana and Chicano studies and sociology student, activist and McNair Research Scholar, died Dec.

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Record rains did not stop UC optometrists from calling it as they see it, picketing outside Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center on Tuesday to demand higher salaries, lower patient wait times and good-faith contract bargaining from the UC.

This post was updated March 29 at 6:01 p.m.
UCLA Health has received approval to acquire the 260-bed West Hills Hospital and Medical Center.
The proposed expansion was approved by the UC Board of Regents and will help UCLA Health mitigate issues with capacity constraints, said a UCLA Health spokesperson in an emailed statement.

A Harbor-UCLA Medical Center director resigned from his position Dec. 6, following accusations that he had defended the center’s former orthopedics chief from sexual misconduct allegations.

Protesters in support of Palestine spray-painted and placed posters in front of the Starbucks store on Weyburn Avenue accusing the corporation and United States President Joe Biden of supporting genocide in Gaza.

This post was updated Nov. 30 at 9:29 p.m. 
Nearly 100 students and community members gathered Wednesday for a “die-in” and demonstration to recognize Palestinian lives lost in recent violence in Gaza.

UCLA’s annual Black Convocation, which was held Wednesday evening, welcomed Black community members back to campus and celebrated their achievements.
Hundreds of Black students, faculty and staff gathered in Carnesale Commons for the celebration, which featured guest speakers, including California Assembly Majority Leader Isaac Bryan and Tananarive Due, a continuing lecturer of African American studies.