Wednesday, April 1

UC to offer course on Indigenous heritage preservation, repatriation

University of California professors are creating an educational online course about Indigenous peoples’ experiences to improve the University’s relationship with Indigenous communities. UC Office of the President is providing a three-year $879,000 grant to the Centering Tribal Stories project, led by Mishuana Goeman and Wendy Teeter. Read more...

Photo: “Carrying Our Own Ancestors Home” is a collection of videos featuring Indigenous individuals speaking about repatriation. It is the start of a larger University of California project called Centering Tribal Stories meant to highlight issues important to Indigenous communities. (David Rimer/Assistant Photo editor)



UCLA officials confirm details of return to in-person instruction

This post was updated Jan. 23 at 2:56pm. Instruction at UCLA is set to return primarily in-person after Jan. 28, university officials said at a virtual town hall Thursday. Read more...

Photo: Students walking on campus at UCLA. University staff and administrators hosted a COVID-19 town hall for students Thursday and confirmed that they expect a return to in-person learning Jan. 31, as previously scheduled. (Daily Bruin file photo)




UCLA professors host webinar series on water disputes in Nile River Basin

Two UCLA professors hope to foster interregional cooperation among countries following the rise of water management disputes in the Nile River Basin and seek sustainable solutions through a joint webinar series. Read more...

Photo: Professors from the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science and the political science department collaborated to organize an interdisciplinary webinar series. The webinar invites fact-based debate on solutions to an ongoing international disagreement regarding the use of the Nile’s resources. (David Rimer/Assistant Photo editor)