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Higher Education, News, UC

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February 11, 10:34 am

Unions hold strike authorization vote, urge UC stand up to Trump administration

Three unions representing about 40,000 UC academic and research employees began an unfair labor practice strike authorization vote Thursday. The voting period for the three unions – United Auto Workers Local 4811, Research and Public Service Professionals-UAW and Student Services and Academic Professionals-UAW, who are currently in contract negotiations with the UC – is set to close Friday. Read more...

Photo: A United Auto Workers Local 4811 demonstration is pictured. Three unions representing about 40,000 UC academic and research employees began an unfair labor practice strike authorization vote Thursday. (Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon/Daily Bruin senior staff)

Campus, News, Obituaries

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February 10, 11:45 pm

Materials conservation scholar, engineering professor Ioanna Kakoulli dies at 57

Ioanna Kakoulli, a professor of materials science and engineering, died Jan. 1. She was 57. Kakoulli was the first female professor hired by UCLA’s materials science and engineering department, according to an obituary posted by UCLA Global Antiquity. Read more...

Photo: Ioanna Kakoulli, a professor of materials science and engineering, is pictured. Kakoulli – whose research focused on using materials engineering techniques to preserve cultural artifacts – died Jan. 1 at 57. (Courtesy of the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering)

A Closer Look, Academics, National, News, Science & Health

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February 10, 11:43 pm

UCLA psychology student receives prestigious NIH undergraduate scholarship

Khoa-Nathan Ngo is looking to pursue research, serve his community and make a national impact. Ngo, a fourth-year psychology student, won one of 10 National Institutes of Health undergraduate scholarships offered nationwide in the 2025-26 cycle. Read more...

Photo: Tubes are pictured in a research lab at UCLA. Khoa-Nathan Ngo, a fourth-year student and a psychology research student, won one of the 10 NIH undergraduate scholarships offered nationwide in the 2025-26 cycle. (Selin Filiz/Assistant Photo editor)

Campus, News, Student Government

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February 9, 7:12 pm

USAC recap – Feb. 3

The Undergraduate Students Association Council passed a resolution calling upon UCLA administrators to review faculty with connections to Jeffrey Epstein at its Feb. 3 meeting. USAC is the official student government representing the undergraduate student body at UCLA. Read more...

National, News, Science & Health

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February 8, 10:36 pm

Professors discuss implications of US withdrawing from World Health Organization

The United States officially withdrew from the World Health Organization on Jan. 22, marking the end of its 78-year membership. The United Nations agency – established in 1948 – encourages international collaboration to achieve the “highest attainable standard of health,” according to the WHO constitution. Read more...

Photo: President Donald Trump addresses members of the media after meeting with the White House Task Force on the 2026 FIFA World Cup Monday, November 17, 2025, in the Oval Office. (Courtesy of The White House)

A Closer Look, Campus, News

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February 8, 10:33 pm

Bruin Masters Swim Club members see self-growth through UCLA Recreation program

Waking up at the crack of dawn is routine for a group of swimmers at UCLA’s Sunset Canyon Recreation Center. About 20 members of the Bruin Masters Swim Club – a UCLA Recreation program for adult faculty, staff and students – start their days with swim sets at 5:45 a.m every Monday through Friday. Read more...

Photo: Members of the Bruin Masters Swim Club — a UCLA Recreation program for adult faculty, staff and students — swim at the Sunset Canyon Recreation Center. The swim club, which was founded in 1995, includes former Olympians and UCLA professors alike. (Chenrui Zhang/Daily Bruin)

A Closer Look, Academics, California, Campus, Los Angeles, News, Science & Health

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February 8, 8:30 am

Statistics and data science symposium hosts early-career scientists

Researchers celebrated the role of numerical data in scientific research at a Jan. 26 event at the Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference Center. The Lange Symposium on Computational Statics and Biomedical Data Science – hosted by the UCLA Department of Computational Medicine and Human Genetics – invited six speakers from across the country to discuss their research. Read more...

Photo: The Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference Center, the site of the sixth annual Lange Symposium, is pictured. (Daily Bruin file photo)


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