This post was updated May 5 at 6:55 p.m. For the Daily Bruin’s full coverage of the UC Divest Coalition and Students for Justice in Palestine encampment, see here. Read more...
Photo: LAPD officers meet protesters amid breach of Palestine solidarity encampment. Police dispersed the encampment Thursday morning, detaining many of its participants in the process. (Brandon Morquecho/Photo editor)
For the Daily Bruin’s full coverage of the UC Divest Coalition and Students for Justice in Palestine encampment, see here. Chancellor Gene Block released a statement Tuesday saying the university has increased its security presence around the pro-Palestine encampment in Dickson Plaza, has requested law enforcement investigations into allegations of violence and has begun the student conduct process that may result in disciplinary action. Read more...
Photo: Tents in the ongoing pro-Palestine encampment sit in front of Royce Hall on Tuesday afternoon. Chancellor Gene Block said in a statement that barriers put up by encampment protesters in front of various buildings have been taken down. (Jeremy Chen/Photo editor)
This post was updated May 1 at 3:11 a.m. Federal lawmakers summoned UCLA officials Tuesday to testify in front of a congressional committee to address their concerns about rising antisemitism on campus and the university’s handling of ongoing protests over the war in Gaza. Read more...
Photo: The United States Capitol is pictured. Federal lawmakers summoned UCLA officials Tuesday to testify in front of a congressional committee over concerns about rising campus antisemitism. (Myka Fromm/Photo editor)
This post was updated April 25 at 1:05 a.m. Student and faculty calls for divestment Thursday echoed the demands made against apartheid in South Africa in 1985, which led to divestment from the UC a year later. Read more...
Photo: Student and faculty calls for divestment from South Africa in 1985 hold similar demands to protests launched Thursday against Israel by students and supported by faculty. (Daily Bruin file photos. Photo illustration by Mia Tavares/Assistant Design director)
A team of researchers from around the country found that limiting in-person visits for medical students pursuing vascular surgery only until after they had ranked their residencies could reduce the effects of economic inequities. Read more...
Photo: A user logs into a Zoom meeting on their computer. A recent study led by vascular surgery faculty across the country found that restricting in-person visits for medical students going into residency can address some economic inequities. (Myka Fromm/Photo editor)
This post was updated April 23 at 10:03 p.m. A paper co-written by a UCLA professor revealed high potential exposure rates of dangerous chemicals in United States prison water. Read more...
On Tuesday, James Druckman, a professor of political science at the University of Rochester, presented to around 20 students and faculty on the relationship between growing distrust in science and growing division in politics. Read more...
Photo: James Druckman, a professor of political science at the University of Rochester, is pictured. Druckman spoke Tuesday at Charles E. Young Research Library on the growing distrust in American democracy. (From left to right: Daily Bruin file photo and Courtesy of University of Rochester)
