A postdoctoral fellow left UCLA following multiple accusations of sexual harassment on Twitter.
Starting in early June, several Twitter users accused Shaiel Ben-Ephraim, a postdoctoral fellow at the UCLA Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for Israel Studies, of sexual harassment, stating that he sent private messages harassing them, invited underage people for drinks and sent minors unsolicited inappropriate photos.

This post was updated to include a clarified maximum potential sentence Aug. 3 at 8:02 p.m.
Five former patients filed 17 additional charges of felony sexual misconduct against former UCLA doctor James Heaps at the Los Angeles Superior Court on Monday morning. 
Prior to the new charges, Heaps faced criminal charges from two former patients for two counts of sexual battery and one count of sexual exploitation by a physician. 
Heaps was a UCLA Health obstetrician-gynecologist from February 2014 to June 2018 and previously worked part-time at the Arthur Ashe Student Health and Wellness Center.

UCLA decreased the amount of in-person courses for fall quarter because of an increase in COVID-19 cases in Los Angeles, according to an announcement by the Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Emily Carter. 
UCLA will now offer about 8% of courses in person or as a hybrid in the fall, which includes some lab, studio and clinical classes, according to the announcement.

Associated Students UCLA received a $4.7 million loan from the federal government, but still faces millions of dollars in lost revenue due to the COVID-19 pandemic, ASUCLA executives said.

Campus Cuts, a barbershop on campus, will close after 20 years of business in Ackerman Union.
UCLA’s lease with Campus Cuts expired March 31 and was not renewed, said Michelle Moyer, the director of business affairs and compliance for Associated Students UCLA, in an emailed statement.

UCLA gave some financial aid recipients a default housing status without notice, which could decrease their financial aid award by up to $9,055.
The Financial Aid and Scholarships office gave some students commuter/remote learning status if it could not verify their housing status, said UCLA spokesperson Ricardo Vazquez in an email statement.

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