Tuesday, August 18

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Cars drive by a UCLA Health sign. Actor Robert Carradine’s family filed a lawsuit against the UC Board of Regents on Aug. 7, alleging that medical neglect at UCLA’s Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital led to his death. (Crystal Tompkins/Daily Bruin senior staff)

Robert Carradine’s family sues UC regents for neglect after his death at UCLA hospital

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Editor’s note: This story includes discussion of suicide. If you or someone you know needs help, you can reach the national suicide and crisis lifeline in the United States by calling or texting 988.



Opinion: LAUSD’s AI misstep shows what happens when technology comes before students

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Los Angeles Unified School District’s former superintendent, Alberto Carvalho, resigned this June. LAUSD is the second-largest public school district in the country, serving over 500,000 students.


Parents protest sudden announcement of UCLA childcare center closures

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This post was updated Aug. 17 at 5:06 p.m. About 60 parents rallied outside Murphy Hall on Monday to protest the closure of two UCLA childcare centers.


UCLA researcher awarded $250,000 grant to increase AI accessibility

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A UCLA researcher received a new Amazon computing grant to make multilingual artificial intelligence more accessible. Saadia Gabriel, an assistant professor of computer science, was awarded $250,000 of compute credits – which provide processing time, memory and storage on online computer hardware – through Amazon’s Build on Trainium grant.


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A catalyst for change: Exploring UCLA’s shift away from single-use packaging

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Many Bruins are familiar with the small reminder on the side of their coffee cups instructing them to compost once they get their fill of caffeine.

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Opinion: LAUSD’s AI misstep shows what happens when technology comes before students

Los Angeles Unified School District’s former superintendent, Alberto Carvalho, resigned this June.LAUSD is the second-largest public school district in the country, serving over 500,000 students.... Read more »


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Academic student workers and graduate student researchers represented by the United Auto Workers union recently ended a nearly six-week strike in which they called for better working conditions and equitable wages. The contract stipulates pay increases for all workers – for some, pay increases of up to 80% – as well as anti-harassment policies and increased childcare support. However, the negotiations have struck controversy among some UAW members dissatisfied with the results of the contract. What are your thoughts on this issue? Submit View results without voting »