When Sara Graves wakes up every morning, she hopes the federal grants supporting her climate change research have not been cut. Graves – a doctoral student in atmospheric and oceanic sciences – works as a researcher at the UCLA Center for Climate Science, where she focuses on water conservation efforts, along with other climate-related research. Read more...
Photo: (Valerie Liman/Daily Bruin Staff)
Experts discussed patterns in the history of fire in the context of the January Los Angeles County fires at the Fowler Museum on April 30. The panel, titled, “Why History Matters: L.A. Read more...
Photo: A panelist at the “Why History Matters: L.A. Wildfires Past, Present, and Future” event speaks at a lectern. The event, held at the Fowler Museum, challenged historical narratives of fires. (Edward Ho/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated May 12 at 12:35 a.m. President Donald Trump signed an executive order Friday designating the West Los Angeles Veterans Affairs campus as the National Center for Warrior Independence. Read more...
Photo: The Jackie Robinson Stadium scoreboard is pictured. The stadium sits on land owned by the West Los Angeles Veterans Affairs campus, which President Donald Trump designated as the National Center for Warrior Independence on Friday. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)
Students and community members filed a lawsuit against California Highway Patrol and Los Angeles Police Department on Thursday for their alleged use of excessive force against protesters during the police sweep of the first Palestine solidarity encampment last May. Read more...
Photo: Police officers stand outside the first Palestine solidarity encampment. A group of protesters are suing CHP and LAPD for use of excessive force during the police sweep of the encampment. (Brandon Morquecho/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Students will determine the future of the Bruin U-Pass in the 2025 Undergraduate Students Association Council election. The 2023 Universal Access Transit Pass Referendum, which provides UCLA students with TAP cards for unlimited public transit across Los Angeles County for what was initially $3.30 per quarter, is set to expire in 2026. Read more...
Photo: A Big Blue Bus is pictured. Undergraduate students will vote on whether to renew funding for the Bruin U-Pass. (Daily Bruin file photo)
A UCLA dermatologist called for urgent reforms to the Los Angeles health care system at a presentation April 23. Dr. Reza Babapour, a dermatologist and clinical faculty member at the Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, spoke at the event, which was co-hosted by pre-health student organizations, including Community Medicine in LA, Iranian Medical Society, LA Health Volunteers and Bruins Public Health. Read more...
Photo: Dr. Reza Babapour, a dermatologist and clinical faculty member at the Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, is pictured. (Courtesy of Chris Laszlo)
UCPD will be releasing cell phones it has held for nearly a year, which were confiscated after arrests made during last spring’s pro-Palestine protests. Police officers confiscated around 40 phones from people arrested at pro-Palestine protests in spring 2024 to be used as evidence in investigations for potential charges, said Cynthia Anderson-Barker, a civil rights attorney who advocated for phones to be returned to students. Read more...
Photo: The first Palestine solidarity encampment is pictured. People who were arrested at pro-Palestine protests last spring had their phones confiscated for the past year. (Anna Dai-Liu/Daily Bruin senior staff)
