Sunday, August 9

In the news:

LA’s premier innovation conferences combine for inaugural LABEST Week

Bioscience and medical technology leaders convened at UCLA from May 19 to May 22, combining two of Los Angeles’s premier innovation conferences. The UCLA Technology Development Group united the UCLA MedTech Conference and LA Bioscience Ecosystem Summit for the inaugural LABEST Week with the hope of fostering collaboration across fields such as medical technology, therapeutics and artificial intelligence, according to a press release. Read more...

Photo: Panelists at LABEST are pictured. The UCLA Technology Development Group united the UCLA MedTech Conference and LA Bioscience Ecosystem Summit for the inaugural LABEST Week with the hope of fostering collaboration across fields such as medical technology, therapeutics and artificial intelligence, according to a press release. (Courtesy of LABEST)


Professors express concern over research, programs following federal funding cuts

Professors expressed concern for the future of UCLA’s teaching and research as the Trump administration continues to financially target universities across the country. The Trump administration has revoked federal grants and contracts from six American universities due to their alleged failure to resolve antisemitism on campus and one university for allowing a transgender swimmer to compete for its women’s swim team, according to the Associated Press. Read more...

Photo: Students walk on campus. Professors expressed concern for the future of UCLA’s teaching and research as the Trump administration continues to financially target universities across the country. (Daily Bruin file photo. Photo illustration by Kaylen Ho/Daily Bruin staff)


UCLA students celebrate identity-based graduations despite growing DEI scrutiny

Family members rely on identity-specific graduation celebrations to honor their graduating Bruins’ accomplishments. Identity-based graduation ceremonies – including the Latinx Celebration and the Samahang Pilipino Student Celebration – seek to honor seniors who share a particular identity, said Lindsey Sambilay, the Pilipinx Graduation Celebration admin coordinator. Read more...

Photo: (Christine Rodriguez / Daily Bruin staff)


Federal budget cuts hurt JusticeCorps interns, low-income communities

Editors note: This article contains a mention of domestic abuse that some readers may find distubring. Alexis Bembry’s client was ready to give up before walking into the Stanley Mosk Courthouse. Read more...

Photo: JusticeCorps members are sworn at a courthouse. JusticeCorps Los Angeles, which students access through the UCLA Center for Community Engagement, has been impacted by budget cuts of around $400 million to AmeriCorps. (Courtesy of the Los Angeles Superior Court)


National guard troops station in Westwood after Trump administration deployment

This post was updated June 9 at 3:51 p.m. Around 30 National Guard troops stood guard outside the Wilshire Federal Building in Westwood as of 3 p.m. Read more...

Photo: National Guard troops stand outside the Wilshire Federal Building in Westwood. President Donald Trump deployed 2,000 National Guard troops in Los Angeles on Sunday in response to local protests against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids. (Zimo Li/Photo editor)


UCLA students exchange AI-driven data solutions in Healthcare Analytics Symposium

Students, researchers and health care leaders convened for the second annual Healthcare Analytics Symposium at the UCLA Anderson School of Management on May 16. Hosted by the Morrison Family Center for Marketing and Data Analytics and the UCLA Anderson’s Master of Science in Business Analytics program, participants at the symposium shared perspectives on potential solutions to health care’s most complex data management problems. Read more...

Photo: The second annual Healthcare Analytics Symposium was held at the UCLA Anderson School of Management. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Bruins voice concern over Harvard international enrollment halt, visa revocations

Visa holders at UCLA expressed concern following the Trump administration’s decision to halt Harvard University’s enrollment of international students. This decision was the latest in the ongoing battle between President Donald Trump and Harvard, which began after the Trump administration accused the university of allowing antisemitism and withheld over $2 billion in Harvard’s federal funding. Read more...

Photo: The outside of Tom Bradley International Hall is pictured. (Daily Bruin file photo)



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