Sonya Brooks, the 2025-2026 UC student regent, sat down with the Daily Bruin’s national news and higher education editor, Alexandra Crosnoe, to discuss Brooks’ background and goals for her tenure. Read more...
Photo: Sonya Brooks, the 2025-2026 UC student regent, poses for a photo. Brooks sat down for a Q&A with national news and higher education editor Alexandra Crosnoe to discuss her goals. (Courtesy of Infinite Media)
A group of student researchers took a look at the science behind students’ involvement with protests on campus last spring. Society and Genetics 150XP professor Nicholas Shapiro’s class examines the relationship between science and mass incarceration, in addition to understanding how future scientists can address social dilemmas. Read more...
Photo: Joanna George, Chloe Allen and Erika Nguyen (pictured right to left) pose with their brochures they made from their human biology and society project. (Courtesy of Shaun Thomas)
The UC accepted its largest and most diverse incoming class for fall 2024. According to a press release from the UC Office of the President, 166,706 students were admitted to the UC system as undergraduates, with a record 45.4% of California first-year admits coming from underrepresented groups. Read more...
A UCLA and Duke University study found that reading high-information local journalism is correlated with support for funding local infrastructure. The study, conducted by Megan Mullin – a professor of public policy at UCLA – and Andrew Trexler – a doctoral candidate at Duke University – illustrates how local news can contribute positively to the health of infrastructure, said Trexler. Read more...
Photo: The Luskin School of Public Affairs is pictured. Megan Mullin, a professor of public policy within the Luskin School, conducted a study in collaboration with a Duke University doctoral candidate that showed detailed journalism is correlated with positive support for local infrastructure. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Social acceptance correlates strongly with legal protections for LGBTI individuals, according to a new report from the Williams Institute at the UCLA School of Law. Researchers analyzed a variety of factors to categorize countries by their stages of LGBTI protection, a process detailed in the report. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA School of Law is pictured. The Williams Institute, UCLA’s research center on sexual orientation and gender identity law, recently published a study examining social acceptance and legal protections for LGBTI individuals. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated Sept. 2 at 10:10 p.m. The UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Institute and Arizona State University Center for Latina/os and American Politics Research announced the launch of the joint Latino Data Hub Action Lab, welcoming a cohort of fellows who will use the database toward projects to support the Latino community. Read more...
Photo: The Luskin School of Public Affairs is pictured. UCLA’s Latino Policy and Politics Institute, a part of the Luskin School of Public Affairs, announced the Latino Data Hub Action Lab in collaboration with Arizona State University’s Center for Latina/os and American Politics Research. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated Sept. 1 at 9:42 a.m. At the 2024 UCLA Undergraduate Research Week, life science students were given the Dean’s Prize for Excellence in Research and Creative Inquiry, an award recognizing students who presented excellent faculty-mentored research and dedication. Read more...
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