Wednesday, June 18

Leaders respond to concerns about racism in medical school’s psychiatry department

UCLA Health leadership announced the current interim chair of the psychiatry and biobehavioral sciences department will return to faculty duties soon and the process to find a new permanent chair will begin, two days after faculty members sent a letter requesting a response from psychiatry department leadership following a Daily Bruin investigation. Read more...

Photo: Leadership from the David Geffen School of Medicine’s department of psychiatry responded to concerns raised by department faculty earlier this week. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Daily Bruin receives 20 awards from California College Media Association

The Daily Bruin won 20 journalism awards from the California College Media Association on Saturday.  The Bruin received first place in eight categories, including best newspaper website, best photo series, best multimedia package and best interactive graphic. Read more...

Photo: The Daily Bruin won 20 journalism awards in categories such as best newspaper website from the California College Media Association. (Ashley Kenney/Photo editor)


UCLA community members discuss final draft of sustainability plan

UCLA released the final draft of its sustainability plan in December, following a decade of proposals for climate initiatives. The plan outlines the university’s goals to reduce its environmental footprint, including designing new buildings to outperform current energy efficiency standards and implementing automated systems to reduce energy use. Read more...

Photo: An overflowing recycling bin stands on Janss Steps. Community members discussed UCLA’s sustainability plan and its potential impact on future environmental initiatives. (Finn Chitwood/Daily Bruin)


UCLA professor panel discusses responses to Russian war in Ukraine

UCLA professors discussed the war and humanitarian crisis in Ukraine and potential de-escalation efforts in a webinar Tuesday afternoon. On Feb. 24, the Russian military began its invasion of Ukraine and has since sent troops from the Russian border, Belarus and Crimea – a former Ukrainian territory it annexed in 2014. Read more...

Photo: A Zoom panel of professors sponsored by two university centers discussed the current war in Ukraine, which began with a Russian invasion of the country Feb. 24. Thousands of troops and civilians have been reported wounded or dead in the first week of the conflict. (Screen capture by Justin Jung/Daily Bruin senior staff)


UCLA students continue to express concerns regarding hybrid options

Students expressed continued concerns regarding the lack of hybrid options offered with classes defaulting to in-person operation after Feb 14. The COVID-19 Response and Recovery Task Force announced Jan. Read more...

Photo: UCLA defaulted to in-person instruction for classes Feb. 14, although some classes were provided departmental exceptions to be held in a hybrid format. (Victoria Li/Daily Bruin senior staff)


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UCLA receives record-breaking number of applications for 2nd consecutive year

This post was updated Feb. 28 at 12:29 a.m. UCLA received the largest number of applications across the University of California system for the second year in a row for fall 2022, but systemwide transfer applications decreased by almost 6,000. Read more...

Photo: UCLA received a record number of applications for fall 2022, increasing for the second year in a row. (Justin Jung/Daily Bruin senior staff)

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UCLA community members celebrate Black feminists Audre Lorde, Toni Morrison

This post was updated Feb. 25 at 1:40 p.m. Community members gathered to celebrate the legacy of Black feminists Audre Lorde and Toni Morrison in the Black Bruin Resource Center on Friday. Read more...

Photo: Multiple campus resource centers welcomed community members and a guest speaker at an event to honor Audre Lorde and Toni Morrison held Friday. (Chelsea Rose Westman/Daily Bruin staff)



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