Friday, July 4

Alumnus’s donation establishes fellowship for study of Latinx communities and law

The Critical Race Studies program at the UCLA School of Law received a $1 million gift in April to fund a fellowship across eight to nine years for four to five students pursuing careers in Latinx legal academia. Read more...

Photo: The UCLA School of Law is pictured. In April, the law school received a $1 million gift to fund a fellowship for students in Latinx legal academia. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Space Workforce 2030 broadens horizons of diversity in aerospace engineering

This post was updated July 7 at 10:12 p.m. Space Workforce 2030 is reaching out to students – from elementary schoolers to doctoral candidates – to build a more diverse community of aerospace engineers. Read more...

Photo: Interns from Space Workforce 2030 member companies pose for a picture during last year’s Aerospace Summer Games. The National Space Intern program provides students with opportunities to learn about each of the member companies, grow their network and more. (Courtesy of The Aerospace Corporation)


Regents hear comments on pro-Palestine protest response, nurse schedule changes

The UC Board of Regents heard public comment from community members Wednesday about the University’s response to pro-Palestine protests at UCLA and plans by hospital management to change float pool nurse scheduling shifts at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. Read more...

Photo: Regents Richard Leib, Michael Drake and Janet Reilly (left to right) sit at the UC Board of Regents meeting Wednesday at UCLA. During public comment, members of the public spoke about the UC’s response to pro-Palestine protests and changes to float pool nurse scheduling. (Zimo Li/Photo editor)




Q&A: Graduate student Russell Stong IV shares hope for future Bruins with scholarship

Former UCLA basketball player Russell Stong IV is tallying new assists off the court through a scholarship for low-income engineering students. The mechanical engineering graduate student announced in March the creation of the Russell Stong IV Engineering Scholarship, which will be used to support low-income students in the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science. Read more...

Photo: Russell Stong IV is pictured next to the Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science Building. (Zoraiz Irshad/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Pierce College staff, alumnus discuss high transfer acceptance rate to UCLA

Forty-four percent of transfer student applicants from Los Angeles Pierce College were accepted to UCLA in 2023. Pierce College, located in Woodland Hills in the San Fernando Valley, is one of nine colleges in the Los Angeles Community College District. Read more...

Photo: Royce Hall is pictured. 44% of transfer applicants from Pierce College were accepted to UCLA in 2023. (Daily Bruin file photo)



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