SAN FRANCISCO — The University of California Board of Regents concluded its second day of meetings Thursday, where the board approved several appointments and heard about the University’s progress towards carbon neutrality by 2025 and the UC’s collaborative efforts with the European Organization for Nuclear Research, among other topics. Read more...
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January 21, 3:00 pm
UC Regents recap – Jan. 21
News, Westwood
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January 21, 12:15 pm
Westwood BID recap – Jan. 21
The Westwood Village Improvement Association, also known as the BID, is a nonprofit organization tasked with improving the state of Westwood Village. The BID was created by property and business owners in August 2011 to provide Westwood Village with functions the City of Los Angeles could not provide. Read more...
Campus, News, UC
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January 21, 10:35 am
UC Board of Regents adds nonvoting student adviser position
SAN FRANCISCO — The University of California regents voted on Thursday to add a new student adviser to their board, pushing through a resolution proposed by Student Regent Avi Oved last year. Read more...
Photo: The University of California regents voted Thursday to add a new student adviser to the board. The proposal was formed by student regent Avi Oved last year. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Campus, News, Podcasts
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January 21, 10:09 am
Suyama Project gives voice to Japanese American experiences
The Suyama Project, a UCLA Asian American Studies Center endowed research project was started in 2014 to give a voice to Japanese Americans’ experiences during World War II. Read more...
Photo: Photo courtesy of Suyama Project
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January 21, 9:53 am
Proposals may expand Pell Grant by $2B, fund more Bruins
Students may have more funding as part of the Pell Grant program announced Tuesday by the U.S. Department of Education. The department announced two proposals that will expand the $29 billion Pell Grant program by $2 billion in October, pending congressional approval. Read more...
Photo: The U.S. Department of Education announced two proposals Tuesday that would increase funding for the Pell Grant program by $2 billion. (Courtesy of Pete Souza)
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January 21, 9:47 am
Photo Gallery: United Coalition Against Mass Deportation organizes student protest
Students gathered in Bruin Plaza on Wednesday to protest mass deportations. The protest was organized by the United Coalition Against Mass Deportation, which is comprised of several student groups including the Afrikan Student Union, MEChA de UCLA and others. Read more...
Photo: (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Crime, News, Westwood
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January 21, 2:20 am
Westwood crime rate increases 22 pct. in 2015, first spike since 2003
Criminal activity in Westwood increased by 22 percent in 2015, the first increase in crime rates since 2003, police officials said. Thefts and robberies account for most of the increase, said Chris Ragsdale, the Los Angeles Police Department’s lead officer for Westwood, at last week’s Westwood Neighborhood Council meeting. Read more...