Friday, December 19

Gene Block discusses LA wildfires, Centennial Campaign and more UCLA matters

Chancellor Gene Block and administrators meet with the Daily Bruin Editorial Board every year to discuss issues affecting the campus and explain administrative policies. At the Jan. Read more...

Photo: Every year, members of the Daily Bruin Editorial Board meet with UCLA Chancellor Gene Block to discuss matters pertinent to the UCLA community. (Joy Hong/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Group petitions UCLA to invest in shelter for students experiencing homelessness

A student organization is circulating a petition urging UCLA to invest $1 million in a shelter for students experiencing homelessness and update housing policies to help housing-insecure students. Read more...

Photo: Rise, a student advocacy group for financially insecure students, is circulating a petition that calls on UCLA to donate $1 million for a shelter for students experiencing homelessness and asks the university to update housing policies. (Tanmay Shankar/Assistant Photo editor)




With new leader, Sustainable LA Grand Challenge steadfast in renewability goals

This post was updated Jan. 9 at 10:41 a.m. The Sustainable LA Grand Challenge’s leadership may be turning over a new leaf, but its goals remain the same. Read more...

Photo: Eric Hoek, professor of civil and environmental engineering and former CEO of water technology startup Water Planet, was named the new faculty director of the Sustainable LA Grand Challenge. (Courtesy of Daniel Leibowitz/Sustainable LA Grand Challenge)


UCLA Fielding School of Public Health names Ronald Brookmeyer as new dean

The interim dean for the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health will assume the role effective Jan. 15. Ronald Brookmeyer, a biostatistics professor, has served as interim dean of the School of Public Health since November 2018 and has been UCLA faculty member since 2010. Read more...

Photo: Ronald Brookmeyer, the interim dean for the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health and a biostatistics professor, will assume the role effective Jan. 15. Brookmeyer has been a member of UCLA faculty since 2010. (Courtesy of UCLA Newsroom)


Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to promote T-shirt collection with visit to UCLA on Saturday

UCLA basketball legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar will be visiting campus Saturday. Abdul-Jabbar will be promoting his new T-shirt collection and signing autographs for fans at the UCLA Store from 5 p.m. Read more...

Photo: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar will be at UCLA to sign autographs Saturday from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. Abdul-Jabbar will also be promoting his new T-shirt collection made in collaboration with Mitchell & Ness. (Daily Bruin file photo)



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