Friday, March 13

Professor Julia Koerner teaches students to construct new architecture boundaries

When it comes to architecture, Julia Koerner is teaching students to think outside of the box. Koerner, an associate adjunct professor in UCLA Architecture and Urban Design with collaborations in Academy Award-winning costume designs, works on innovative design techniques – such as 3D printing – in the creation of sustainable architecture, fashion and other products. Read more...

Photo: Julia Koerner, an associate adjunct professor in UCLA Architecture and Urban Design, sits in her lab. Koerner works on 3D printing design techniques in the creation of sustainable architecture, fashion and other products. (Joice Ngo/Daily Bruin)


Judge finalizes ruling against UCLA lecturer who sued UC administrators in 2021

This post was updated Jan. 8 at 10:04 p.m. A Santa Monica Superior Court judge officially sided with UC administrators Monday in a lawsuit brought by a UCLA lecturer who alleged he was unfairly put on leave in 2020 and requested $13 million in damages.   The move followed Judge H. Read more...

Photo: Gordon Klein, a continuing lecturer at the UCLA Anderson School of Management, is pictured. A Santa Monica Superior Court judge officially sided with UC administrators Monday in a lawsuit brought by Klein, who alleged he was unfairly put on leave in 2020 and requested $13 million in damages. (Zimo Li/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Court tentatively rules in favor of UC administrators in lawsuit by UCLA lecturer

This post was updated Jan. 6 at 10:02 p.m. A Superior Court judge in Santa Monica tentatively ruled in favor of UC administrators in a lawsuit brought by a UCLA lecturer requesting more than $13 million in damages. Read more...

Photo: Gordon Klein is pictured. A superior court judge in Santa Monica ruled in favor of UC administrators in a lawsuit brought by Klein. (Zimo Li/Daily Bruin senior staff)


UCLA professors on conservative watchlists talk safety concerns, academic freedom

Associate professor of anthropology Hannah Appel said she has been repeatedly doxed and threatened via email since spring 2024. Appel, a member of Faculty for Justice in Palestine at UCLA, said she is on the watchlist of Canary Mission, a website that tracks professors who “promote hatred of the USA, Israel and Jews on North American college campuses and beyond.” She had previously participated in pro-Palestine protests and spoke during an occupation of Dodd Hall in May 2024. Read more...

Photo: Turning Point USA’s professor watchlist is pictured. Some UCLA professors have reported finding their names on conservative watchlists that aim to expose alleged left-leaning bias in higher education. (Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon/Daily Bruin senior staff)


UCLA instructors express privacy concerns amid rise of AI notetaking platforms

This post was updated Dec. 9 at 2:21 p.m. Artificial intelligence-based transcription software has emerged as a popular notetaking tool among college students, but it has left some UCLA instructors with privacy concerns. Read more...

Photo: Otter AI, which converts spoken audio into text, is pictured. Artificial intelligence-based transcription software has emerged as a popular notetaking tool among college students, but it has left some UCLA instructors with privacy concerns. (Andrew Ramiro Diaz/Photo editor)


$31 million Ginsburg donation to UCLA Research Park supports research, facilities

Dr. Allen and Charlotte Ginsburg pledged $31 million to UCLA Research Park and the David Geffen School of Medicine in November. Their contribution will primarily support initiatives and facilities at UCLA Research Park – a new 700,000-square-foot hub for biomedical research located two miles south of UCLA’s main campus. Read more...

Photo: The David Geffen School of Medicine is pictured. (Daily Bruin file photo)


BAIR Lab uses machine learning to analyze health care data, improve patient lives

The UCLA Biomedical Artificial Intelligence Research Lab is using machine learning to improve the lives of patients. Machine learning is a field of AI that learns from existing data to make predictions relationships regarding the population of the data, according to UCLA Extension. Read more...

Photo: The UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science is pictured. (Daily Bruin file photo)



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