Tracking mutations in the virus that causes COVID-19 may help find a vaccine and could explain reductions in the COVID-19 death rate, a UCLA researcher said.

A married pair of UCLA professors posthumously left the university nearly $9 million that will go toward scholarships, department chairs and seminars.
Bernice Wenzel and Wendell Jeffrey, two married psychology professors at UCLA who passed away in 2018 and 2015, respectively, donated $8.7 million to UCLA, said Lynn Andrews, the professors’ niece, in an emailed statement.

Rent prices in Los Angeles have dropped since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, but some community leaders said the price decrease may not help people already struggling to pay bills.

A new coupon code will give the UCLA community discounts in at least 12 Westwood eateries.
Undergraduate Students Association Council Facilities Commission and Financial Supports Commission partnered with the Westwood Village Improvement Association to create the coupon code, “ILOVEWESTWOOD,” announced via social media on Oct 13.

UCLA and University of California researchers will lead a team that will advise California officials on a COVID-19 vaccine distribution plan.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom named a Scientific Safety Review Workgroup in a press release Monday, which will help California government officials vet a COVID-19 vaccine when it is available and help officials develop a plan to distribute the vaccine.

When Stephen Cucharo taught a political science seminar over Zoom, he struggled to read the room – an issue he has had since the transition to remote learning.

Even if students are away from campus, they should still vote in the 2020 election, UCLA faculty said.
About 5,000 out-of-state students study at UCLA, according to fall 2019 data from the University of California.