Tuesday, December 16

Higher Education

Higher Education, National, News, Science & Health

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September 24, 4:45 pm

NIH temporarily reinstates suspended UCLA grants following federal judge decision

This post was updated Sept. 25 at 3:41 p.m. Nearly two months after the federal government froze over half a billion dollars in research funding to UCLA, the National Institutes of Health has temporarily reinstated its suspended grants Tuesday – abiding by a federal judge’s Monday ruling.  Vice Chancellor for Research and Creative Activities Roger Wakimoto announced the restatement in a Wednesday email to the UCLA community, where he added that the majority of the university’s suspended grants have temporarily been reinstated.  The federal government suspended $584 million dollars in funding to UCLA – including $500 million from the NIH – July 30 and 31. Read more...

Photo: A researcher works in a UCLA lab. Vice Chancellor for Research and Creative Activities Roger Wakimoto announced in a Wednesday email that UCLA’s suspended grants from the National Institutes of Health were reinstated. (Selin Filiz/Assistant Photo editor)

Academics, Higher Education, National, News

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September 22, 8:54 pm

UCLA loses No. 1 public university title in 2026 US News & World Report ranking

This post was updated Sept. 26 at 12:15 p.m. UCLA is no longer the nation’s No. 1 public university after eight years on top in the U.S. Read more...

Photo: A “No. 1 public university” banner on UCLA’s campus is pictured. UCLA is no longer the nation’s top public university after eight years on top, according to U.S. News & World Report’s annual rankings. (Andrew Ramiro Diaz/Photo editor)

Higher Education, National, News, Science & Health, UC

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September 22, 8:01 pm

Federal judge orders Trump administration to restore $500M of UCLA research grants

This post was updated Sept. 23 at 12:29 p.m. A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to restore $500 million of UCLA’s research grants Monday, reinstating the vast majority of the university’s frozen funds. Read more...

Photo: A researcher works in a UCLA lab. A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to restore $500 million in research funding to UCLA on Monday, reinstating the vast majority of the university’s frozen funds. (Selin Filiz/Assistant Photo editor)

Academics, Higher Education, Los Angeles, National, News, Science & Health, Westwood

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September 20, 7:47 pm

Science fair for suspended research aims to show impact of federal funding freeze

Hundreds of researchers, faculty and students attended a two-part science fair for suspended research projects Sept. 10 and 11. The UCLA Faculty Association and the UCLA Brain Research Institute led the first day of the fair at the northwest corner of Westwood Boulevard and Le Conte Avenue. Read more...

Photo: Attendees and United Auto Workers Local 4811 members view posters of suspended research in the Rolfe Hall courtyard. Nearly $600 million of UCLA’s federal research funding was frozen by the federal government in July. (Maggie Konecky/Daily Bruin senior staff)

Higher Education, News, UC

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September 18, 9:47 pm

James Milliken takes over as UC President amid federal funding freeze

On the final evening before James Milliken succeeded UC President Michael Drake as leader of the University, Chancellor Julio Frenk announced the federal government’s suspension of research funding to UCLA. Read more...

Photo: James Milliken is pictured. Milliken assumed office as UC President the night after federal funding suspensions to UCLA were announced. (Courtesy of U.S. Department of Education)

A Closer Look, Campus, Higher Education, News

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September 18, 8:00 pm

UCLA Jewish researchers criticize funding cuts, response to antisemitism claims

This post was updated Sept. 24 at 11:17 p.m. Jewish community members criticized the federal government’s citation of “antisemitism and bias” as justification for suspending university funding. Read more...

Photo: Hillel at UCLA building is pictured. UCLA’s Hillel chapter, along with the Jewish Faculty Resilience Group, are forming a Jewish faculty working group to advocate for the restoration of UCLA’s research funding. (Daily Bruin file photo)

Campus, Higher Education, News, UC

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September 17, 8:22 pm

UC Regents approves UCLA police department request for less-than-lethal munitions

This post was updated Sept. 17 at 8:26 p.m. The UC Board of Regents approved the UCLA police department’s request for less-than-lethal munition launchers and sponge rounds at a Wednesday meeting. Read more...

Photo: UCPD officers with less-than-lethal weapons enter the Palestine solidarity encampment. The UC Board of Regents approved the UCLA police department’s request for less-than-lethal munition launchers and sponge rounds at a Wednesday meeting. (Daily Bruin file photo)


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