UCLA’s Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life released its latest performance report this quarter, detailing membership, academic performance, service hours, conduct and dollars raised for philanthropy efforts among Greek life organizations for the 2023-2024 academic year. Read more...
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December 1, 6:47 pm
UCLA, Morgan State University partner for mutual research, mentor opportunities
UCLA partnered with Morgan State University, a historically Black university, to improve research and mentorship between the two institutions. MSU has $20 million in federal grant funds and over 10 state-supported research centers in Baltimore, Maryland, according to UCLA’s announcement of the partnership. Read more...
Photo: Murphy Hall is pictured. UCLA recently announced a partnership with Morgan State University, a historically black University, to provide mentorship and research opportunities. (Vanessa Man/Daily Bruin)
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November 29, 7:10 pm
UCLA study finds impact of culturally divisive conflict on American public schools
A recent UCLA study found that cultural and political conflict is costing American public schools more than just time. American school districts have spent roughly $3.2 billion toward resolving tensions over how political issues are taught in educational spaces in the 2023-2024 school year, according to the study. Read more...
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November 14, 7:42 pm
UC Regents discuss new student opportunities, policies to promote inclusion
This post was updated Nov. 18 at 1:03 a.m. SAN FRANCISCO – The UC Board of Regents introduced new academic opportunities and discussed diversity across the University at its Wednesday meeting. Read more...
Photo: UC San Francisco is pictured. The UC Board of Regents held its November meeting at UCSF from Tuesday through Thursday. (Sam Mulick/Daily Bruin senior staff)
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October 29, 11:44 pm
‘Black mold, leaky roofs’: Proposition 2 puts $10B for school repairs on ballot
California voters will decide next Tuesday whether to approve a $10 billion bond for school renovations. If passed, Proposition 2 will allow the state to sell $8.5 billion in bonds to repair K-12 schools and $1.5 billion in bonds to improve community college campuses, said Steven Brint, a distinguished professor of public policy and sociology at UC Riverside. Read more...
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October 29, 11:40 pm
Uniqlo founder gives $31M to UCLA to fund study of Japanese humanities
Japan’s richest man donated $31 million to the study of Japanese humanities at UCLA on Oct. 3. Tadashi Yanai, the president of Japanese retail company Fast Retailing – the parent company of clothing company Uniqlo – committed the donation to the Yanai Initiative for Globalizing Japanese Humanities. Read more...
Photo: Bunche Hall, which hosts the Terasaki Center for Japanese Studies, is pictured. Uniqlo founder Tadashi Yanai pledged $31 million to initiatives that promote work in Japanese humanities. (Daily Bruin file photo)
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October 28, 1:00 am
UCLA’s 137th Faculty Research Lecture discusses current state of AI
Creativity, original thought and novel ideas still separate artificial intelligence from humans, according to UCLA’s 137th Faculty Research Lecture. Faculty research lectures – hosted by UCLA’s Office of Research and Creative Activities – are held during fall and spring quarters and have been a tradition at UCLA since 1925. Read more...
Photo: Schoenberg Hall is pictured here. Keith Holyoak was chosen to give the 137th Faculty Research Lecture at UCLA in Schoenberg Hall. (Daily Bruin file photo)