This post was updated Sept. 25 at 4:13 p.m. A UCLA professor of geography was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in April. Marilyn Raphael is a leading scientist in Antarctic climate and ocean atmospheric interactions around Antarctica, said Laura Landrum, a project scientist at the National Center for Atmospheric Research. Read more...
Photo: Marilyn Raphael was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in April. (Anna Dai-Liu/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated July 6 at 7:42 p.m. The United States Department of Justice launched an investigation against the UC on Thursday, citing concerns that the University may have engaged in race and sex-based employment discrimination. Read more...
Photo: Murphy Hall is pictured. The United States Department of Justice launched an investigation against the UC on Thursday, citing concerns that the University may have engaged in race and sex-based employment discrimination. (Vanessa Man/Daily Bruin)
The UCLA Police Department arrested one person for the possession of weapons near the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center following a domestic violence incident Wednesday. The suspect possessed a gun and multiple illegal knives that UCPD recovered upon apprehending the suspect, according to a UCPD Instagram post. Read more...
Photo: The Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center is pictured. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Students and faculty discussed how technological developments impact human rights and democracy at the DataX Impact Forum in May. The event – titled “Beyond Broligarchy: The Fight for a Better Future” – featured an hour-long conversation between Cory Doctorow, a journalist and science fiction author, and Ramesh Srinivasan, a professor at the UCLA School of Education and Information Studies. Read more...
Photo: Murphy Hall is pictured. The DataX Impact Forum is located in Murphy Hall. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated June 25 at 9:17 p.m. Gina Osborne thought vegetables could not grow without soil. But at the Tower Gardens on the Sproul Landing Sun Deck, she does just that. Read more...
Photo: The Tower Gardens on the Sproul Landing Sun Deck are pictured. The towers, installed in 2017, use an aeroponic system that consumes 90% less water than traditional farming. (Nicolas Greamo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated June 25 at 7:06 p.m. A United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement raid did not take place at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center on Tuesday, contrary to claims on social media. Rumors of an ICE raid circulated on social media after two federal agents brought a person in custody to the medical center emergency room for treatment, a UCLA Health spokesperson said in a June 24 emailed statement. Read more...
Photo: UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center is pictured. A UCLA Health spokesperson said in an emailed statement that two federal agents brought a person in custody to the medical center’s emergency room for treatment Tuesday. (Daily Bruin file photo)
The Undergraduate Students Association Council allocated nearly $2,000 to student organizations and appointed a new undergraduate representative to the ASUCLA Board of Directors at its June 3 meeting. Read more...
