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May 24, 6:20 pm

UC Regents recap – May 19-21

The Board of Regents, the governing body of the University of California, met for its May meeting from Tuesday to Thursday via teleconference. The board discussed the coronavirus outbreak, potential fall plans and funding, and it also voted on the use of standardized testing during the meeting. Read more...

Photo: The UC Board of Regents discussed the coronavirus outbreak, potential fall plans and funding, and it also voted on the use of standardized testing during its May meeting. (Daily Bruin file photo)

Campus, News

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May 22, 8:21 pm

UCLA and student leadership work to equitably distribute financial grants

UCLA will distribute a combination of universal and need-based grants to its students using federal funds from the CARES Act. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act was signed into law by President Donald Trump on March 27 to provide economic relief from the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more...

Photo: UCLA is providing a combination of universal grants and need-based financial aid to help students impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. Although, the university’s need analysis might not fully capture hidden costs incurred during the pandemic. (Daily Bruin file photo)

California, News

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May 22, 7:20 pm

California to shift to universal vote-by-mail system for general election

This post was updated May 22 at 8:24 p.m. All registered voters in the state of California may vote by mail in the upcoming general election in November, following an executive order from California Gov. Read more...

Photo: All registered voters in the state of California may vote by mail in the November general election after California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an executive order. (Daily Bruin file photo)

A Closer Look

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May 22, 3:11 pm

COVID-19 has created a time of uncertainty for students with summer internships

Peter Chelebian, a first-year political science student, could have fulfilled one of his high school dreams this summer – until the pandemic hit. Since he was a high school junior, Chelebian had hoped to participate in the Terjenian-Thomas Assembly Internship Program, which places college students of Armenian descent in internships in Washington, D.C., About 20 students are accepted each year, and this year, Chelebian was one of them. Read more...

Photo: Many students at UCLA experienced changes in their plans for advancing their careers this summer as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. (Christine Kao/Daily Bruin)

News, Science & Health

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May 21, 9:25 pm

UCLA team compiles coronavirus-related data, creates statistical modeling tool

A UCLA professor and students created an artificial intelligence-based tool to collect and correlate data related to the COVID-19 pandemic easily. Majid Sarrafzadeh, a computer science professor who specializes in health analytics, created the tool Olivia to reduce the difficulty of generating models and understanding data science. Read more...

Photo: A UCLA computer science professor and a group of students created an artificial intelligence tool that can be used to simplify data collection and the modeling of COVID-19 data. This was done with the aim of making data science more accessible to any user. (Screen capture by Sakshi Joglekar/Daily Bruin)

Academics, Campus, News, UC

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May 21, 5:26 pm

SAT, ACT test scores no longer required in UC admissions process

The University of California Board of Regents voted unanimously to suspend all standardized testing requirements for admissions through 2024 at its meeting Thursday. The board accepted UC President Janet Napolitano’s recommendation 23-0, meaning the UC system will make standardized tests optional through 2022 and fully suspend the use of the tests for admissions by 2024. Read more...

Photo: The University of California Board of Regents voted unanimously to phase out the use of the SAT/ACT test scores in admissions at its Thursday meeting. (Liz Ketcham/Photo editor)


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