This post was updated Nov. 9 at 11:25 p.m. UCLA became the first UC campus to launch an academic department dedicated to labor studies this fall. Read more...
Photo: Jennifer Chun, the interim chair of the new department of labor studies, is pictured. Chun spoke at an open house for the new department in October. (Andrew Ramiro Diaz/Photo editor)
This post was updated Nov. 6 at 11:17 p.m. Most people would not think twice about seeing a bird on UCLA’s campus. However, for researchers in the Yeh Lab, many of the birds are anything but ordinary. Read more...
Photo: A Dark-eyed Junco, a kind of sparrow, is perched on a tree branch. The Yeh lab evaluates how Juncos respond and adapt to urban environments, particularly on UCLA’s campus. (Crystal Tompkins/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated Nov. 2 at 12:29 p.m. In October, wearing pink isn’t just a personal style choice – it’s a show of support for those affected by breast cancer and a way to highlight the work scientists have done to improve outcomes. Read more...
Photo: (Helen Juwon Park/Illustrations director)
This post was updated Oct. 28 at 10:43 p.m. The UCLA Department of Mathematics eliminated paid graders and limited working hours for teaching assistants after UCLA cut its budget for the 2025-26 academic year. Read more...
Photo: Mosaics on the exterior of the Math Sciences building, which houses the Department of Mathematics, are pictured. The Department of Mathematics halved hours for its teaching assistants and cut paid graders completely due to budget cuts. (Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Sustainability experts gathered in Hershey Hall on Oct. 17 to discuss food recovery solutions. The UCLA Rothman Family Institute for Food Studies and local organizations Los Angeles Food Policy Council, FoodCycle and End Hunger LA presented the event titled “Closing the Circle 2025: From Excess to Access,” which focused on improving food recovery systems. Read more...
Photo: Kayla de la Haye, an associate professor of psychology and spatial sciences at the University of Southern California, presents about the use of food systems data in addressing food surpluses and community food needs. (Alyssa Wong/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated Oct. 20 at 4:01 p.m. Bruin Learn, UCLA’s primary learning management system, shut down early Monday morning because of an Amazon Web Services outage. Canvas – the platform that Bruin Learn was built on – said in a message on the Bruin Learn homepage that it is working to recover the website as soon as possible. Read more...
Photo: The Bruin Learn homepage is pictured. The learning management system shut down early Monday morning because of an Amazon Web Service outage. (Selin Filiz/Assistant Photo editor)
This post was updated Oct. 19 at 11:21 p.m. UC faculty and alumni earned five Nobel prizes in a single year – the most by any university system in history. Four UC faculty members and one alumnus won Nobel prizes related to physiology or medicine, chemistry and physics in 2025. Read more...
Photo: A person works in a lab at UCLA. UC faculty and alumni earned five Nobel laureates in a single year – the most by any university system in history. (Selin Filiz/Assistant Photo editor)
