This post was updated Oct. 25 at 10:18 p.m. August Deer, a senior at Geffen Academy at UCLA, was named a semifinalist in a global mathematical and scientific video competition. Read more...
Photo: August Deer, a senior at Geffen Academy at UCLA, is pictured. Deer was named a semifinalist in a global mathematical and scientific video competition. (Jenny Xu/Daily Bruin)
UCLA scholars and international lawyers discussed the Russia-Ukraine war and reports of war crimes from Russian armed forces at a hybrid webinar Wednesday. A United Nations report from the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine found evidence of Russian armed forces committing human rights and international humanitarian law violations as well as war crimes during the initial months of the 2022 Ukrainian invasion. Read more...
Photo: UCLA community members and lawyers gathered for a panel (pictured) co-hosted by the UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations. (Courtesy of Shaanth Kodialam)
The University of California Board of Regents appointed UC San Diego alumnus Katherine Newman as University of California provost and executive vice president for academic affairs on Tuesday. Read more...
Photo: The University of California Board of Regents appointed Katherine Newman (pictured) as UC provost. (Courtesy of Danh Nguyen and Andrew Kubica/The Boston Headshot)
A jury found former UCLA gynecologist James Heaps guilty of sexual misconduct Thursday. The trial began Aug. 9 after a grand jury indicted Heaps, a former faculty member at the David Geffen School of Medicine, on 21 counts of felony sexual assault in May 2021. Heaps was found guilty on three counts of sexual battery and two counts of sexual penetration, according to NBC. Read more...
Photo: Former UCLA gynecologist James Heaps (pictured) was found guilty of sexual misconduct Thursday. (David Rimer/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Editor’s note: The article contains details of sexual assault that may be disturbing to some readers. Two UCLA students are suing the University of California Board of Regents in response to alleged sexual assault and hazing they experienced as Bruin Woods camp counselors. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA Title IX Office is located in Murphy Hall (pictured). Two UCLA students filed a lawsuit with claims of sexual assault and hazing as camp counselors at an alumni summer getaway. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated Oct. 20 at 11:26 p.m. A federal court judge sentenced a former UCLA student to 3 1/2 years in prison Wednesday for his involvement in the Jan. Read more...
Photo: The U.S. Capitol is pictured. Christian Secor, a former UCLA student, joined by several other protesters, infiltrated the Capitol during the Jan. 6 insurrection. (Daily Bruin file photo)
UCLA’s inaugural Hispanic-Serving Institution Director Elizabeth Gonzalez sat down with the Daily Bruin to discuss her qualifications, the university’s goal, her priorities as the HSI director and recommendations from the Hispanic-Serving Institution Task Force. Read more...
Photo: Elizabeth Gonzalez (pictured) was appointed as the inaugural Hispanic-Serving Institution director by the chancellor’s office in June. (Courtesy of Alberto Moreno)
