Saturday, March 28

New Bruin Budget Model aims for even funding distribution

UCLA’s new Bruin Budget Model will roll out July 1, altering UCLA’s system for allocating funding to different campus departments, schools and organizations. UCLA’s current budget model is successful in times of high revenue growth, but unsustainable in times of low revenue, according to the Office of Academic Planning and Budget website. Read more...

Photo: (Ashley Ko/Daily Bruin Staff)



UCLA Health walks community through risks, symptoms of colorectal cancer

UCLA Health assembled a giant inflatable colon March 3 to engage and inform patients, Bruins and the local Westwood community on colon cancer in recognition of Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. Read more...

Photo: Dr. Fola May, director of UCLA’s Melvin and Bren Simon Gastroenterology Quality Improvement Program, stands in front of the giant inflatable colon at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. May said the colon is one of UCLA Health’s campaigns to raise colorectal cancer awareness. (Jeremy Chen/Assistant Photo editor)


UCLA study highlights heat-based health hazards in unsheltered LA Metro bus stops

UCLA researchers found that around 75% of Los Angeles Metro bus stops do not provide shelter from extreme heat, raising concerns for citizens who use the public transportation system. Read more...

Photo: A Los Angeles Metro bus waits at a stop (pictured). A UCLA study found that about a quarter of over 10,000 bus stops in LA have adequate shelters to protect passengers from extreme heat, which kills more than 700 people in the United States every year. (Ethan Manafi/Daily Bruin staff)


A year later, UCLA administration fails to meet promises following 16-day sit-in

This post was updated Aug. 20, 2025, at 6:32 p.m. Over a year after the longest sit-in in UCLA history, organizers and participants say the UCLA administration has yet to follow through on many of its promises. Read more...

Photo: The Murphy Hall sit-in is pictured. Participants said the UCLA administration has yet to follow through on many promises made at the conclusion of the sit-in over a year ago. (Daily Bruin file photo)


As a tribute to Black culture, Destination Crenshaw coming to LA with UCLA support

This post was updated April at 11:30 p.m. The nation’s largest public art project dedicated to Black history will be unveiled in Los Angeles this fall. Read more...

Photo: A rendering of Destination Crenshaw is pictured. The nation’s largest art demonstration honoring Black history has been advised by Darnell Hunt, UCLA’s executive vice chancellor and provost. (Courtesy of Destination Crenshaw)


UCLA report reveals discrimination against AAPI communities in California laws

A recent policy report co-authored by UCLA researchers revealed that systemic discrimination against Asian American and Pacific Islander communities persists in California state laws. UCLA received a $1.4 million grant in 2021 to conduct research investigating the current state of AAPI communities and their struggles, said Hiroshi Motomura, co-author of the report and a faculty co-director of the Center for Immigration Law and Policy at the UCLA School of Law. Read more...

Photo: The UCLA School of Law is pictured. A recent policy report co-authored by UCLA researchers found systemic discrimination against Asian American and Pacific Islander communities in some California state laws. (Daily Bruin file photo)