The Undergraduate Writing Center received a $6 million donation from alumnus Kwame J. Granderson on May 19, allowing the center to continue its operations for years to come. Read more...
Photo: The Kwame J. Granderson Undergraduate Writing Center is pictured. The $6 million donation will allow the center to offer assistance in Spanish and expand hours to meet student demand. (Joice Ngo/Daily Bruin staff)
The Henry Samueli School of Engineering’s new $125 million Semiconductor Hub will push technological boundaries, faculty and administrators said at a conference May 21. The hub will accelerate research on semiconductors, which are materials used in computer chips to regulate electrical current, faculty speakers said. Read more...
Photo: From left to right: Alissa Park, Charlie Kawwas, Gary Dickerson, Julio Frenk, Henry Samueli, Michael Hogan, Sassine Ghazi and Mona Jarrahi at the Semiconductor Hub launch in the Mong Auditorium. The faculty, administrative and corporate leaders will spur innovation and student learning at the new hub. (Courtesy from UCLA Samueli School of Engineering)
This post was updated June 3 at 9:57 p.m. UCLA’s School of Theater, Film and Television plans to reverse a controversial proposed change to its undergraduate narrative directing program, professors said Wednesday. Read more...
Photo: Melnitz Hall is pictured. UCLA film and television students filed a petition Tuesday in response to the department’s changes to its undergraduate narrative directing program. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated May 28 at 12:08 a.m. Subtle memory-related brain changes in people with neurological disorders may be reversible before full cognitive decline occurs, underscoring the importance of early detection, UCLA researchers said at a May 15 conference. Read more...
Photo: Dr. Jeff Bronstein, the director of the Movement Disorders Program at UCLA, is pictured at the HAND Conference discussing the difference between normal cognitive aging and neurological disease and how people age differently. (Libby Li/Daily Bruin)
The Trump administration requested more than $15 billion in cuts to federal research funding for a second consecutive year, leaving UCLA professors concerned about the future of scientific research. Read more...
Photo: A pipette kit in a research laboratory is pictured. Professors warn additional funding cuts could cause detrimental impacts on research. (Daily Bruin file photo)
UCLA’s Teacher Education Program plans to discontinue one of its signature course offerings, faculty said. The program’s critical media literacy classes help students analyze media, evaluate the quality of information sources and examine representation online, according to the TEP website. Read more...
Photo: An empty lecture hall is pictured. The UCLA Teacher Education Program will no longer offer its standalone critical media literacy course after spring 2026, faculty said. (Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon/Daily Bruin senior staff)
A professor with appointments in three UCLA departments will serve as the 2027-28 chair of the Academic Senate. Catherine Sugar, who will begin her term as chair Sept. Read more...
Photo: Catherine Sugar stands outside the Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden. Sugar will serve as the next Academic Senate vice chair. (Courtesy to Alexandra Foley)
