Monday, November 9



$2M endowment to fund mentorship program in economics department

UCLA’s department of economics received $2 million to fund a mentorship program for students pursuing careers in finance. The donation from Kevin Albert, a co-founder of the Sharpe Fellows Program, will be used to establish the Albert Family Career Development Endowed Fund within the economics department. Read more...

Photo: The donation from Kevin Albert, a co-founder of the Sharpe Fellows Program, will be used to establish the Albert Family Career Development Endowed Fund within the economics department. (Daily Bruin file photo)



UCLA Health program supporting post-9/11 veterans awarded $20.1M grant

A UCLA program that supports veterans received $20.1 million to expand treatment for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder and brain injuries. UCLA Health Operation Mend, which provides medical treatment for individuals injured during combat after 9/11, received the five-year grant from Wounded Warrior Project on Tuesday. Read more...

Photo: UCLA Health Operation Mend, which provides medical treatment for individuals injured during combat after 9/11, will double the number of veterans it is able to take into care following a grant from Wounded Warrior Project on Tuesday. (Daily Bruin file photo)


School of Management cancels event featuring controversial businessman

The UCLA Anderson School of Management indefinitely rescheduled an event with a controversial invited speaker. Sam Zell, a billionaire businessman and founder of Equity International, was originally scheduled to speak Thursday from 6 p.m. Read more...

Photo: Journalists expressed concern about Zell’s attendance on social media platforms like Twitter due to his lewd comments on the subject of hiring female colleagues. (Daily Bruin file photo)


’10 Questions’ dives into different perspectives on freedom

The “10 Questions” lecture series, which will address a different question each week, doubles as a course for students and a panel open to the public. Read more...

Photo: In one of her projects, Lauren McCarthy, a design media arts assistant professor, mimicked the Amazon Echo, a smart speaker, by personally automating the participants’ homes herself. She said freedom was lost when people became dependent on artificial intelligence. (Photo courtesy of Hannah Burnett/UCLA Arts)



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