UCLA performed poorly in 2020 for the equitability of its biomedical research, a nationwide student-led organization found. The Universities Allied for Essential Medicines, an organization devoted to the accessibility of medication, gave UCLA a D- overall score. Read more...
Photo: According to the recent Universities Allied for Essential Medicines report card, UCLA performed poorly in 2020 for the equitability of their biomedical research (Courtesy of Giselle Melendez/UCLA UAEM).
It wasn’t until her junior year of high school that Evelyn Hinojosa knew she wanted to go to college. Then, it wasn’t until her third year at UCLA that Hinojosa could picture herself walking across the graduation stage. Read more...
Photo: Evelyn Hinojosa hoped to honor her family’s sacrifices that helped her attend UCLA by having them attend her graduation. (Justin Jung/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Undergraduate students will vote for three amendments to the student government constitution in May after a contentious process to move the amendments on the ballot. The Undergraduate Students Association Council approved three constitutional amendments that may give more power to the USA Judicial Board and USA Elections Board but also limit the term length of judicial board justices. Read more...
This post was updated May 15 at 2:03 p.m. Pauline Tran said she doesn’t know what to do if she cannot live in university housing for the 2021-2022 school year. Read more...
Photo: Some students are asking UCLA to provide returning transfer students housing for the 2021-2022 school year. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Graduate students voted to approve a change in legislative language in the 2021 Graduate Students Association elections, the association announced Wednesday. Eight candidates ran in the GSA elections. Read more...
Photo: Voter turnout in the Graduate Students Association elections declined from 14% in 2020 to 10.22% this year. (Ashley Kenney/Assistant Photo editor)
UCLA will establish a curriculum about social justice with a focus on data using a $5 million grant. The curriculum will offer students a data-driven approach to researching, teaching and learning about social justice, said UCLA spokesperson Katherine Alvarado in an emailed statement. Read more...
Photo: UCLA will use a $5 million grant to establish new curriculum and degree on social justice through the lens of data. (Emily Dembinski/Illustrations director)
Artificial intelligence expert Kai-Fu Lee emphasized the importance of an international exchange of ideas in AI technology at a presentation Monday as part of a weeklong virtual UCLA conference. Read more...
Photo: Kai-Fu Lee, an expert in the artificial intelligence field, spoke about the need for an international exchange of ideas in AI technology at a virtual UCLA conference. (Madelynn Mackenzie/Daily Bruin)
