Dozens of UCLA Health nurses gathered outside a UCLA hospital Monday evening at a vigil to protest their working conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The nurses held signs and candles outside the main entrance of the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center.

Researchers are trying to find out if genes are responsible for why COVID-19 affects people differently.
Daniel Geschwind, a UCLA neurology professor, said COVID-19 has been troubling to researchers because the disease affects people differently – some have mild to no symptoms while others have to be hospitalized, he said.

UCLA researchers have developed an imaging technology that could help surgeons perform surgeries safer and more accurately.
A new imaging process, published in Nature Chemistry in October, could allow for better real-time image-guided surgery, said Oliver Bruns, a researcher from Helmholtz Zentrum München in Germany who helped develop the technology.

This post was updated Nov. 22 at 6:48 p.m.
Public health officials recommend Los Angeles County residents isolate for 14 days after traveling during the Thanksgiving holiday amid a statewide surge in COVID-19 cases.

UCLA will pilot a voluntary program that will notify users if they come into contact with someone who tests positive for COVID-19.
Six other University of California campuses are also partnering with the California Department of Public Health to pilot the California COVID Notify program.

The COVID-19 pandemic and UCLA’s subsequent shift to remote learning has affected how some international students have approached their education. In light of International Education Week 2020, here are four stories that highlight some of the challenges international students have had to deal with during fall quarter.

This post was updated Nov. 13 at 11:16 p.m. to address a transcription error in Bakur Madini’s quote.

The COVID-19 pandemic and UCLA’s subsequent shift to remote learning has affected how some international students have approached their education.