This post was updated Sept. 26 at 12:15 p.m. UCLA is no longer the nation’s No. 1 public university after eight years on top in the U.S. Read more...
Photo: A “No. 1 public university” banner on UCLA’s campus is pictured. UCLA is no longer the nation’s top public university after eight years on top, according to U.S. News & World Report’s annual rankings. (Andrew Ramiro Diaz/Photo editor)
This post was updated Sept. 23 at 12:29 p.m. A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to restore $500 million of UCLA’s research grants Monday, reinstating the vast majority of the university’s frozen funds. Read more...
Photo: A researcher works in a UCLA lab. A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to restore $500 million in research funding to UCLA on Monday, reinstating the vast majority of the university’s frozen funds. (Selin Filiz/Assistant Photo editor)
The Trump administration’s unpredictable international trade policies and rising tariffs are slowing economic growth in the United States and California, according to researchers at the UCLA Anderson School of Management Forecast. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA Anderson School of Management is pictured. The Anderson School’s summer forecast said the Trump administration’s unpredictable international trade policies and rising tariffs are slowing economic growth in the United States and California. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Hundreds of researchers, faculty and students attended a two-part science fair for suspended research projects Sept. 10 and 11. The UCLA Faculty Association and the UCLA Brain Research Institute led the first day of the fair at the northwest corner of Westwood Boulevard and Le Conte Avenue. Read more...
Photo: Attendees and United Auto Workers Local 4811 members view posters of suspended research in the Rolfe Hall courtyard. Nearly $600 million of UCLA’s federal research funding was frozen by the federal government in July. (Maggie Konecky/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated Sept. 16 at 10:46 p.m. Groups representing over 100,000 employees sued President Donald Trump on Tuesday, alleging that the suspension of research funds and settlement demands of $1 billion is financial coercion and a violation of the free speech and due process rights of employees. The suit follows the Trump administration’s proposed $1 billion settlement for UCLA to regain its research funding – including 800 grants from the National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation and U.S. Read more...
Photo: Members of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3299 and the University Professional and Technical Employees-Communication Workers of America 9119 march though the UCLA campus during their February strike. The two unions are parties in a lawsuit against President Donald Trump. (Andrew Ramiro Diaz/Photo editor)
The Trump administration is seeking to exert control over several of UCLA’s admissions, protest and health care policies in exchange for the university’s research funding, according to a draft settlement acquired by the Los Angeles Times. Read more...
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The Federal Bureau of Investigation opened a probe Thursday into a violent threat made against Black community members at UCLA which UCPD deemed non-credible. The threat – which was also sent to people at the University of Southern California – referenced the stabbing of Iryna Zarutska, a Ukrainian woman who was allegedly murdered in August by a Black man, according to Morning, Trojan. Read more...
Photo: Royce Hall is pictured. The Federal Bureau of Investigation opened a probe into a violent threat made against Black community members at UCLA on Thursday. (Daily Bruin file photo)
