This post was updated May 29 at 3:47 p.m. Editor’s note: The following piece contains mentions of persecution, which could be disturbing to some readers. Read more...
Photo: Jared McBride is pictured. The assistant history professor led a research cohort of undergraduate students that uncovered a list that included alleged war criminals who immigrated to Canada after World War II. (Celia Kebbeh/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated May 27 at 12:56 a.m. Tim Groeling, a professor of communication, will be the 2026-2027 chair of the UCLA Academic Senate. Senate Elections Commissioner Joseph Watson certified Groeling’s election, according to a May 21 announcement from Senate Secretary Linda Sarna. Read more...
Photo: Tim Groeling, a professor of communication, stands in front of rows of tape recordings in the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs. Groeling was elected the 2026-2027 chair of the UCLA Academic Senate. (Daily Bruin file photo)
When Sara Graves wakes up every morning, she hopes the federal grants supporting her climate change research have not been cut. Graves – a doctoral student in atmospheric and oceanic sciences – works as a researcher at the UCLA Center for Climate Science, where she focuses on water conservation efforts, along with other climate-related research. Read more...
Photo: (Valerie Liman/Daily Bruin Staff)
College students said the California Community Colleges system has allowed them to pursue higher education at an affordable cost. As the largest system of higher education in the country, CCC collectively serves 2.1 million students. Read more...
Photo: A lecture hall is pictured. Students said the California Community Colleges system has allowed them to pursue higher education at an affordable cost. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Sandra Harding, a former distinguished professor of education and gender studies, died March 5. She was 89. Internationally recognized for developing “standpoint theory” – which frames science as shaped by cultural and social contexts rather than as purely objective – Harding’s work critiqued classic academic theories that often overlooked the impacts of race, gender and ethnicity on knowledge production and the practice of science. Read more...
Photo: Sandra Harding, a former distinguished professor of education and gender studies, is pictured. Harding died March 5 at age 89. (Courtesy of Emily Harding-Morick)
This post was updated at 11:23 p.m. Amy Mainzer didn’t plan on studying asteroids when she graduated from her doctoral program in 2003. But now, Mainzer – who received her doctorate of astronomy from UCLA – is building a telescope that will be sent to space to detect asteroids before they hit Earth’s surface. Read more...
Photo: Amy Mainzer stands in the UCLA Meteorite Museum. Mainzer will testify before Congress on Thursday on NASA’s planetary defense strategy. (Selin Filiz/Daily Bruin staff)
From analyzing internet company regulations to Iran’s governing structure, the Middle Eastern Pre-Law Student Association’s journal aims to provide a new perspective on Middle Eastern governance. Read more...
Photo: The Middle Eastern Pre-Law Student Association’s law journal website is pictured. The newly published law journal reviews and publishes student work on Middle Eastern and North African perspectives about law, identity and justice. (Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon/Daily Bruin senior staff)
