Monday, August 10

In the news:

Heart of the Brain raises $1.5 million for brain cancer awareness in annual walk

UCLA physicians, donors and patients gathered in Dickinson Court on Nov. 3 for an annual brain cancer awareness and fundraising walk. Heart of the Brain – a brain cancer advocacy and fundraising organization – hosted the walk, raising $1.5 million this year for research and clinical trials, according to their website. Read more...

Photo: Many physicians, organizers and donors attended the Heart of the Brain donor walk. The event was geared around raising awareness and funds surrounding brain cancer and brain cancer research. (Courtesy of Prannay Veerabahu)



California partners with hardware firm for AI education in community colleges

California is collaborating with an artificial intelligence company to further integrate AI into the lives of community college students, educators and workers. Gov. Gavin Newsom and NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang signed an initiative this August to form a partnership between the California government and NVIDIA, an AI hardware supplier. Read more...

Photo: A classroom is pictured. Gov. Gavin Newsom recently announced a partnership between California community colleges and NVIDIA, an artificial intelligence company. (Daily Bruin file photo)



USA Judicial Board to hear antisemitism case against Cultural Affairs commissioner

This post was updated Dec. 3 at 6:07 p.m. The USA Judicial Board will hear a case for the first time in at least two years. Read more...

Photo: The door to the Undergraduate Students Association Council Cultural Affairs Commission’s office in Kerckhoff Hall is pictured. The USA Judicial Board will hear a case alleging that Commissioner Alicia Verdugo discriminated against Jewish students who applied to their office. (Mia Tavares/Daily Bruin senior staff)