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August 13, 11:23 pm

$5 billion science research bond clears California Assembly committee

The California Assembly Appropriations Committee voted Thursday to advance a UC-sponsored bond measure that would fund scientific research across the state. The California Science and Health Research Bond Act – or Senate Bill 895 – would create the California Foundation for Science and Health Research to award $5 billion in grants and loans to public and private research institutions, including UC campuses. Read more...

Photo: Vials are pictured. The California Assembly Appropriations Committee voted Thursday to advance a UC-sponsored bond measure that would fund scientific research across the state. (Selin Filiz/Daily Bruin senior staff)

California, Higher Education, News, UC

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August 2, 12:47 pm

Undocumented students push for UC job opportunities, citing California court ruling

This post was updated Aug. 2 at 5:52 p.m. Diego Castro Gomez was accepted to graduate school at UC Merced in 2022. “My dream was to always pursue grad school, potentially become a professor one day,” said Gomez, who is undocumented. Read more...

Photo: Students march as part of the Opportunity for All campaign at UCLA. The campaign has pushed for undocumented UC students to be able to hold campus jobs. (Daily Bruin file photo)

California, Campus, News, Science & Health

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July 31, 3:27 pm

One year after $584 million federal funding freeze, UCLA research still recovering

This post was updated Aug. 2 at 5:59 p.m. One year ago today, the federal government suspended $584 million in UCLA’s research grants. UCLA researchers said the effects of the Trump administration’s reductions to federal science funding are still being felt, including career setbacks and funding delays. Read more...

Photo: (Photographed by Daily Bruin staff. Design by Crystal Tompkins/Daily Bruin senior staff)

California, News

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July 24, 3:43 pm

California’s AI regulations could shift with November governor’s race, experts say

This post was updated July 26 at 8:17 p.m. The November election could shake up California’s approach to AI regulation, experts said. Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed three executive orders on AI since 2023 which direct state agencies to study the technology and its economic impacts. Read more...

Photo: The California AI-Unemployment Tracker is pictured. The November election could change the state’s approach to AI regulation, experts said. (Andrew Ramiro Diaz/Photo editor)

A Closer Look, California, Campus, News, Science & Health

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July 15, 1:43 pm

At Kesem at UCLA, children impacted by family cancer discover community, connection

This post was updated July 20 at 12:33 a.m. A free, student-run summer camp is fostering community and support for children who have lived with a parent or caregiver with cancer. Read more...

Photo: Kesem at UCLA members Andrea “Butterfly” Rodriguez Arcila (left) and Timilehin “Sprinkles” Asebiomo (right) are featured. The camp hosted about 170 children this summer over two sessions. (Courtesy of Galilea “Penguin” Velasco)

A Closer Look, California, Los Angeles, News, Science & Health

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July 4, 6:07 pm

Fault line stress could increase earthquake risk in LA, study shows

This post was updated July 5 at 11:07 p.m. High stress levels on fault lines under Los Angeles could increase risk of an earthquake in the near future, according to a June study by University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa researchers. Read more...

Photo: The Coachella Valley, which the San Andreas Fault runs through before reaching Los Angeles, is pictured. The fault converges with the San Jacinto Fault at the northern part of the Canjon Pass, and stress built up here could lead to a large earthquake, according to a June study. (Chenrui Zhang/Daily Bruin staff)


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