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Los Angeles, National, News

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January 16, 11:50 am

UCLA groups join LA protests condemning ICE, Nicolás Maduro capture

UCLA student groups and labor unions joined thousands of protesters in downtown Los Angeles on Saturday to condemn violent acts by United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and the U.S. Read more...

Photo: Units of United Auto Workers are pictured at a November rally. Members of UAW Local 4811 joined UCLA student groups condemning immigration enforcement violence and United States foreign intervention at a Saturday protest in downtown Los Angeles. (Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon/Daily Bruin senior staff)

California, National, News

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January 16, 12:25 am

UCLA economists predict deportations, elevated employment may impact US economy

UCLA economists predicted that investments in artificial intelligence may propel the United States’ GDP in the first quarter of 2026, while the labor market will weaken. Read more...

Photo: The UCLA Anderson School of Management is pictured. UCLA economists predicted that investments in artificial intelligence may propel the United States’ GDP in the first quarter of 2026, while the labor market will weaken. (Daily Bruin file photo)

A Closer Look, Campus, Higher Education, National, News

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January 15, 7:01 pm

Q&A: Julio Frenk condemns federal cuts, pledges future budget transparency

This post was updated Jan. 16 at 1:36 a.m. Chancellor Julio Frenk completed his first full year in office Jan. 1. News editor Alexandra Crosnoe and campus politics editor Natalia Mochernak sat down with Frenk to discuss federal research funding cuts, UCLA’s budgetary shortfall, protections for undocumented students and Time, Place and Manner policies. Read more...

Photo: Julio Frenk answers questions in the Daily Bruin office. News editor Alexandra Crosnoe and campus politics editor Natalia Mochernak sat down with Frenk on Thursday to discuss federal research funding cuts, UCLA’s budgetary shortfall, protections for undocumented students and time, place and manner policies. (Andrew Ramiro Diaz/Photo editor)

Academics, California, Los Angeles, National, News, Science & Health

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January 14, 7:19 pm

UCLA health experts voice concern over CDC child vaccination guideline rollbacks

When Dr. Deborah Lehman did her medical training about 40 years ago, cases of bacterial meningitis were common, often sending patients to the hospital, leaving them neurologically impaired and, in severe cases, killing them. Read more...

Photo: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is pictured. (Courtesy of the White House/Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License)

A Closer Look, Academics, National, News, Science & Health

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January 13, 10:45 pm

Writer Sammy Roth urges accurate, engaging storytelling in climate journalism

Environmental journalist Sammy Roth emphasized the importance of accurate and engaging storytelling in the fight against climate change during a Friday event. Roth has spent more than a decade reporting on climate change, energy, policy and the intersection of the environment and pop culture. Read more...

Photo: Roth speaks to an audience about the importance of accurate and engaging storytelling in the fight against climate change. (Alexis Muchnik/Daily Bruin)

Higher Education, National, News

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January 13, 6:19 pm

Former UCLA EDI official says he was terminated over Charlie Kirk posts

This post was updated Jan. 14 at 9:31 a.m. An official in UCLA’s office of equity, diversity and inclusion said UCLA fired him Monday over social media posts in which he expressed satisfaction about the murder of right-wing commentator Charlie Kirk.  UCLA put Johnathan Perkins, the EDI office’s former director of race and equity, on investigatory leave in September after he posted comments in which he appeared to celebrate Kirk’s death on the social media platform Bluesky. Read more...

Photo: A GoFundMe started by Johnathan Perkins is pictured. Perkins – the UCLA EDI office’s former director of race and equity – said UCLA fired him Monday over social media posts in which he allegedly expressed satisfaction about the murder of right-wing commentator Charlie Kirk. (Andrew Ramiro Diaz/Photo editor)

Higher Education, National, News

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January 11, 11:09 pm

UCLA professors, researchers show concern about uncertainty in special education

UCLA professors and researchers expressed concern about uncertainty around federal support for special education programs under the Trump administration. The U.S. Department of Education laid off 121 of 135 employees in the Office for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services during the federal government shutdown from Oct. Read more...

Photo: Moore Hall, where UCLA’s School of Education and Information Studies is primarily located, is pictured. UCLA professors and researchers expressed concern about uncertainty around federal support for special education programs under the Trump administration. (Vanessa Man/Daily Bruin)


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