This post was updated Oct. 6 at 6:32 p.m. The Undergraduate Students Association Council approved a letter in solidarity with a teaching assistant who was a part of a June 2024 pro-Palestine vigil and faced student code of conduct charges during its Sept. Read more...
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October 6, 12:22 am
‘Sweating bullets’: UCLA students struggle as campus temperatures rise
This post was updated Oct. 7 at 12:22 a.m. Fans, open windows and trips to air-conditioned buildings have become some students’ only relief amid a heatwave this week. Read more...
Photo: Students walk on Bruin Walk in the sun. Temperatures have climbed as high as 101 degrees this week, impacting many students’ daily routines. (Andrew Ramiro Diaz/Photo editor)
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October 5, 5:24 am
Veronica Terriquez expands Latino civic engagement across UC through UCLA’s CSRC
The director of UCLA’s Chicano Studies Research Center is working to promote Latino civic engagement across the UC. Veronica Terriquez was selected to lead the center – which supports research and advocacy for Chicano, Latino and indigenous communities – in 2021, after she worked as a UC Santa Cruz sociology professor. Read more...
Photo: Veronica Terriquez, director of the Chicano Studies Research Center, is pictured. Terriquez has worked to promote Latino civic engagement across the UC. (Courtesy of Veronica Terriquez)
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October 4, 9:39 pm
Childcare centers face projected $9.1 million cumulative deficit ahead of closure, UCLA documents say
This post was updated Oct. 5 at 10:34 a.m. UCLA’s childcare centers are projected to incur a cumulative deficit of $9.1 million ahead of their June 2027 closure, according to financial statements reviewed by the Daily Bruin. Read more...
Photo: The University Village Center, which is part of UCLA’s Early Care and Education program, is pictured. ECE is projected to incur a cumulative deficit of about $9.1 million by its expected closure in June 2027. (Kai Dizon/Assistant Photo editor)
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October 3, 9:43 pm
UCLA alumnus turns medical school frustrations into AI study app ‘Neural Consult’
This post was updated Oct. 4 at 11:51 p.m. UCLA alumnus Arman Hussain said he struggled to apply both patient interaction skills and practical knowledge when studying in medical school. Read more...
Photo: UCLA alumnus and Keck School of Medicine of USC student Arman Hussain helped create a new tool to help medical and other patient-facing students study using artificial intelligence. His tool, Neural Consult, currently has over 100,000 users. (Courtesy of Arman Hussain)
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October 3, 1:37 pm
Elimination of classroom computers amid budget shortfalls hurts teaching, faculty say
This post was updated Oct. 4 at 11:33 p.m. UCLA eliminated dozens of classroom computers this quarter amid budget shortfalls, which faculty said has impacted their teaching. Read more...
Photo: Haines Hall is pictured. UCLA’s shift to the Bring Your Own Device model in general assignment classrooms has prompted concerns among faculty about technical difficulties and short-notice changes. (Crystal Tompkins/Daily Bruin senior staff)
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October 2, 1:28 am
UCLA expands student AI tool access, prompting responsible use, learning concerns
UCLA expanded students’ access to artificial intelligence tools within their Google accounts Sept. 23, sparking concern among some students and professors. The university gave students free access to a Google Workspace for Education Plus plan and integrated Google’s Gemini AI agent into their Workspace applications, such as Google Docs, Slides and Sheets, Chief Information Officer Lucy Avetisyan announced in a campuswide email. Read more...
Photo: A Google Workspace upgrade announcement is pictured. UCLA announced Sept. 23 that it would expand students’ access to AI tools within their Google accounts, including Gemini tools for Google Docs and Sheets. (Amelia Chief/Daily Bruin senior staff)