Tuesday, December 16

USAC to withhold funds from CPO until student leaders’ demands are met

The Undergraduate Students Association Council unanimously passed a resolution Tuesday to withhold funding from the Community Programs Office until administrators step down, and the office rehouses the Afrikan Student Union’s projects, following years of an allegedly hostile work environment. Read more...

Photo: The Undergraduate Students Association Council voted to withhold funds from the Community Programs Office until the university meets the demands of the Mother Organizations coalition. (Sandra Ocampo/Daily Bruin)


UCLA celebrates launch of Amazon-partnered center for AI research

UCLA collaborated with Amazon to launch a center for artificial intelligence research, education and outreach Oct. 29. The Science Hub for Humanity and Artificial Intelligence, based at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science, aims to address social issues and create positive impacts using artificial intelligence. Read more...

Photo: UCLA celebrated the launch of the Science Hub for Humanity and Artificial Intelligence on Oct. 29 with guest speakers from both the university and Amazon (pictured). The collaboration will provide an initial $1 million to UCLA for doctoral student fellowships and faculty research funding. (Courtesy of UCLA)


LA-area high school students compete in UCLA’s 1st ideathon for health technology

This post was updated Nov. 19 at 12:34 p.m. UCLA students hosted the school’s first-ever health technology ideathon for high school students Sunday. Over the course of the seven-hour iGIP HealthTech Ideathon at UCLA, 12 teams of students worked together to devise solutions using health technology for a patient undergoing sudden cardiac arrest. Read more...

Photo: Students from 14 high schools across Los Angeles attended the iGIP HealthTech Ideathon on campus Sunday. The 60 students competed in teams to brainstorm ideas and create solutions to improve the treatment of sudden cardiac arrests. (Courtesy of Ashley Villanueva)


Bruins get fired up for rivalry football game at Beat ’SC Rally

More than 1,000 Bruins gathered in Wilson Plaza in anticipation of Saturday’s football game against the Trojans. Students watched as two individuals lit an approximately 40-foot bonfire as part of the annual Beat ’SC Rally organized by the Student Alumni Association on Wednesday night. Read more...

Photo: For the first time since 2017, UCLA students celebrated rivalry week with a bonfire. (Tanmay Shankar/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Conflicting deadlines for influenza vaccine lead to confusion among students

Despite the university issuing different deadline dates and relying on an honor system to verify vaccination status, all UCLA students, faculty and staff must receive a dose of the flu vaccine before Friday. Read more...

Photo: The University of California announced Oct. 8 that all individuals would be required to receive a dose of a flu vaccine by Friday. Students can receive the vaccine at the Arthur Ashe Student Health and Wellness Center (pictured), although many students were confused about the deadline to verify vaccination status. (Noah Danesh/Daily Bruin)


Students call for more access to toxicology reports amid rise in drugging cases

Amid rising allegations of drugging at fraternities, students are criticizing the university for denying requests for toxicology reports. UCLA Health and the Arthur Ashe Student Health and Wellness Center will provide tests only at the request of law enforcement or when it is medically indicated to treat a patient. Read more...

Photo: Amid rising allegations of drugging at fraternities, students are calling for increased accessibility to toxicology reports. (Joseph Jimenez/Daily Bruin)


USAC recap – Nov. 9

The Undergraduate Students Association Council voted Tuesday to use surplus funding to fund stipends for USAC directors and projects by the Student Wellness Commission, Office Space Allocation Committee, Financial Supports Commission and Facilities Commission. Read more...



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