The UC accepted its largest and most diverse incoming class for fall 2024. According to a press release from the UC Office of the President, 166,706 students were admitted to the UC system as undergraduates, with a record 45.4% of California first-year admits coming from underrepresented groups. Read more...
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September 20, 7:01 am
UCLA to become first California university to offer ChatGPT Enterprise accounts
UCLA will become the first university in California to implement OpenAI’s ChatGPT Enterprise. With a limited number of accounts, UCLA will offer students, faculty and staff access to ChatGPT Enterprise – an artificial intelligence tool designed to streamline the teaching and research processes – according to a press release. Read more...
Photo: A computer with the ChatGPT webpage open is pictured. UCLA will become one of the first universities in higher education to accept and offer Chat GPT Enterprise to its students, staff and faculty for use in higher education. (Mia Tavares/Daily Bruin senior staff)
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September 19, 3:15 pm
Regents approve allocation of tear gas, drones, less-than-lethal weapons to UCPD
This post was updated Sept. 19 at 3:24 p.m. The UC Board of Regents’ Compliance and Audit Committee approved the allocation of drones, tear gas and less-than-lethal weapons to UCPD on Thursday. Read more...
Photo: The UC Board of Regents discusses the allocation of military equipment to UCPD during its September meeting. (Sam Mulick/Daily Bruin senior staff)
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September 11, 6:02 pm
UCLA, Duke study finds detailed journalism affects local infrastructure spending
A UCLA and Duke University study found that reading high-information local journalism is correlated with support for funding local infrastructure. The study, conducted by Megan Mullin – a professor of public policy at UCLA – and Andrew Trexler – a doctoral candidate at Duke University – illustrates how local news can contribute positively to the health of infrastructure, said Trexler. Read more...
Photo: The Luskin School of Public Affairs is pictured. Megan Mullin, a professor of public policy within the Luskin School, conducted a study in collaboration with a Duke University doctoral candidate that showed detailed journalism is correlated with positive support for local infrastructure. (Daily Bruin file photo)
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September 2, 6:49 pm
LGBTI protections expand as public acceptance grows, Williams Institute finds
Social acceptance correlates strongly with legal protections for LGBTI individuals, according to a new report from the Williams Institute at the UCLA School of Law. Researchers analyzed a variety of factors to categorize countries by their stages of LGBTI protection, a process detailed in the report. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA School of Law is pictured. The Williams Institute, UCLA’s research center on sexual orientation and gender identity law, recently published a study examining social acceptance and legal protections for LGBTI individuals. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Higher Education, News, UC
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August 28, 6:59 pm
United Auto Workers Local 4811 files bargain request over new protest guidelines
This post was updated Sept. 2 at 10:03 p.m. United Auto Workers Local 4811 filed a Demand to Bargain request over UC President Michael Drake’s recently-announced protest guidelines. Read more...
Photo: Members of United Auto Workers Local 4811 picket in Dickson Plaza. The union filed a Demand to Bargain over UC President Michael Drake’s recently-announced protest guidelines. (Zoraiz Irshad/Daily Bruin senior staff)
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August 27, 6:35 pm
Latino Data Hub Action Lab empowers community leaders to create data-driven change
This post was updated Sept. 2 at 10:10 p.m. The UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Institute and Arizona State University Center for Latina/os and American Politics Research announced the launch of the joint Latino Data Hub Action Lab, welcoming a cohort of fellows who will use the database toward projects to support the Latino community. Read more...
Photo: The Luskin School of Public Affairs is pictured. UCLA’s Latino Policy and Politics Institute, a part of the Luskin School of Public Affairs, announced the Latino Data Hub Action Lab in collaboration with Arizona State University’s Center for Latina/os and American Politics Research. (Daily Bruin file photo)