Thursday, October 29

ClassSwap platform hopes to solve enrollment woes, help students graduate on time

This post was updated Oct. 15 at 9:45 p.m. A new platform is aiming to help UCLA students swap enrollment stress for smoother schedules. Joseph Borna, a fifth-year history student, created ClassSwap over the summer to connect students looking to exchange classes and allow users to share course recommendations and feedback. Read more...

Photo: Empty lecture hall seats are pictured. A new app is helping UCLA students swap enrollment stress for smoother schedules. (Andrew Ramiro Diaz/Photo editor)


‘Very overdue’: Psychology department to launch youth behavioral health minor

This post was updated Oct. 13 at 10:19 p.m. The UCLA psychology department will launch a new youth behavioral health minor this winter and will welcome a cohort of more than 100 students. Read more...

Photo: Pritzker Hall is pictured. The UCLA psychology department created a new youth behavioral health minor in response to a shortage of trained mental health workers who can support young people and their families. (Crystal Tompkins/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Newsom signs laws letting CA community colleges add up to 12 new degrees per year

This post was updated Oct. 8 at 10:56 p.m. Two new laws will allow California community colleges to offer up to 12 new bachelor’s degrees, including duplicates of some UC degrees, upon University approval. Read more...

Photo: Santa Monica College is pictured. Two new laws will allow California community colleges to offer new bachelor’s degrees, including some that duplicate programs offered by the University of California, with approval. (Daily Bruin file photo)



UCLA expands student AI tool access, prompting responsible use, learning concerns

UCLA expanded students’ access to artificial intelligence tools within their Google accounts Sept. 23, sparking concern among some students and professors. The university gave students free access to a Google Workspace for Education Plus plan and integrated Google’s Gemini AI agent into their Workspace applications, such as Google Docs, Slides and Sheets, Chief Information Officer Lucy Avetisyan announced in a campuswide email. Read more...

Photo: A Google Workspace upgrade announcement is pictured. UCLA announced Sept. 23 that it would expand students’ access to AI tools within their Google accounts, including Gemini tools for Google Docs and Sheets. (Amelia Chief/Daily Bruin senior staff)


UCLA co-led institutes receive $75 million in NSF grants for quantum technology

This post was updated Sept. 27 at 11:54 p.m. Two quantum computing institutes co-led by UCLA researchers received grants from the National Science Foundation worth a combined $75 million Aug. Read more...

Photo: The Center for Quantum Science & Engineering is featured, which is co-led by Jens Palsberg, a professor of computer science and co-principal investigator of one of the institutes. Researchers said these grants will create more opportunities for students and increase UCLA’s presence in the field of quantum computing. (Chenrui Zhang/Daily Bruin staff)


UCLA regains No. 1 spot in U.S. News & World Report public universities rankings

This post was updated Sept. 23 at 10:46 p.m. UCLA is once again the country’s No. 1 public university, according to the U.S. News & World Report’s annual university rankings released Monday.  UCLA fell to the second-best public university last year after eight years at the top. Read more...

Photo: A “No. 1 public university” banner is pictured. UCLA regained the number one public university ranking this year, tying with UC Berkeley, after losing the title last year, according to U.S. News & World Report’s annual university rankings. (Crystal Tompkins/Daily Bruin senior staff)



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