This post was updated Oct. 4 at 12:37 p.m.
A UCLA alumnus and a UCSF professor were awarded the 2021 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine on Monday.

UCLA has been facing a shortage of blood donors throughout the pandemic who could help those with sickle cell disease.
The UCLA Blood and Platelet Center continues to face a critical blood shortage, said Thomas King, the campus liaison for the blood center.

This post was updated Sept. 27 at 12:35 a.m.
Two new residence halls at UCLA opened this quarter and will accommodate 1,800 students.
The two buildings, Olympic Hall and Centennial Hall, contain a total of 621 triple occupancy rooms.

Daily Bruin Video spoke with Dr. Chaitali Mukherjee, the new executive director of the Arthur Ashe Student Health and Wellness Center, in a monthly COVID-19 briefing about updates on student safety protocols at UCLA.

Dr. Chaitali Mukherjee, the new executive director of the Arthur Ashe Student Health and Wellness Center, spoke with Daily Bruin reporter Noah Danesh about COVID-19 safety protocols for the upcoming fall quarter.

This post was updated Aug. 1 at 7:07 p.m.
UCLA Health hospitals were ranked as the third best in the country by the U.S. News & World Report, up from being ranked fourth best nationally last year.

California has experienced a series of heat waves this summer, with record-breaking temperatures causing dangerous levels of heat exposure.
Heat waves kill more Americans than all other weather-related disasters, with more than 600 people dying every year in the United States because of extreme heat, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

This post was updated June 27 at 9:01 p.m.
UCLA held in-person graduation processions for the class of 2021 from June 10 to June 15 at Drake Stadium.

Current results from a UCLA-led survey study suggest that a cash reward is likely to motivate people to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
Researchers with the UCLA COVID-19 Health and Politics Project found that 31% of people would be more likely to get vaccinated if offered a $50 cash incentive.

Two UCLA students called into the International Space Station on Friday to interview Megan McArthur, a UCLA alumna and NASA astronaut, about her current mission and life in space.