UCLA was ranked as the No. 1 public university in the United States by U.S. News & World Report for an eighth consecutive year. U.S. News & World Report releases annual rankings of U.S. Read more...
Photo: The Bruin Bear statue, located in Bruin Plaza, is pictured. U.S. News & World Report ranked UCLA the No. 1 public university in the United States for the eighth year in a row. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated Sept. 25 at 11:36 p.m. California Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill Sunday that would have allowed undocumented students to hold campus jobs at California’s public universities. Read more...
Photo: Members of the “Opportunity for All” movement rally in support of allowing undocumented students to hold campus jobs at California’s public universities. California Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill Sunday that would have allowed undocumented students to work on-campus jobs at California’s public universities. (Daily Bruin file photo)
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...
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)
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)
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)
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)
