This post was updated May 28 at 12:03 a.m. The California Senate voted Wednesday in favor of a bill that would put a $12 billion bond for scientific research on the November 2026 ballot. Read more...
Photo: The California State Capitol is pictured. The California Senate voted Wednesday in favor of Senate Bill 895, which would put a $12 billion bond for scientific research on the November 2026 ballot. (Edward Ho/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated May 28 at 12:04 p.m. More than 600 UC faculty are calling on the University to reinstate standardized testing requirements for undergraduate STEM applicants, alleging that students are not prepared enough for college-level coursework. The faculty signed on to a letter asking the UC Board of Regents, the UC Office of the President and Academic Senate leadership to require undergraduate STEM applicants to submit an SAT or ACT math score, beginning with the 2027-28 admissions cycle. Read more...
Photo: An empty classroom is pictured. More than 600 UC faculty are calling on the University to reinstate standardized testing requirements for undergraduate STEM applicants, alleging that students are not prepared enough for college-level coursework. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated May 27 at 11:10 p.m. The United States Department of Justice is again suing the UC over alleged antisemitism, claiming that UCLA allowed discrimination against Jewish and Israeli students. Read more...
Photo: The Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building is pictured. The United States Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against the UC on Tuesday, alleging the University allowed discrimination against Jewish and Israeli UCLA students. (Zimo Li/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The Trump administration requested more than $15 billion in cuts to federal research funding for a second consecutive year, leaving UCLA professors concerned about the future of scientific research. Read more...
Photo: A pipette kit in a research laboratory is pictured. Professors warn additional funding cuts could cause detrimental impacts on research. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated May 10 at 8:23 p.m. UCLA restored access to Bruin Learn on Saturday evening, two days after a cyberattack took down the learning platform. Read more...
Photo: Students walk on campus. UCLA restored access to Bruin Learn on Saturday evening, two days after a cyberattack took down the learning platform. (Crystal Tompkins/Daily Bruin senior staff)
First-year bioengineering student Cadence Esterling routinely used worksheets on Bruin Learn to study for her lower-division calculus class – which she has a midterm for Wednesday. Read more...
Photo: The Digital & Technology Solutions website is pictured. A cyberattack impacting Bruin Learn – which is hosted on Canvas – barred students from accessing the site as of Saturday afternoon. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)
This post was updated May 7 at 9:03 p.m. A cyberattack impacting Bruin Learn – as well as thousands of other schools which use Canvas – barred students from accessing the platform Thursday. Read more...
Photo: Shiny Hunters – a criminal extortion group – displays a message on the Canvas website. A cyberattack impacting Bruin Learn barred students from accessing the platform Thursday. (William Gauvin/Daily Bruin)
