Saturday, June 20

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Academics, Campus, News, Science & Health

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June 2, 2:00 pm

UCLA announces $125 million Semiconductor Hub with industry partners

The Henry Samueli School of Engineering’s new $125 million Semiconductor Hub will push technological boundaries, faculty and administrators said at a conference May 21. The hub will accelerate research on semiconductors, which are materials used in computer chips to regulate electrical current, faculty speakers said. Read more...

Photo: From left to right: Alissa Park, Charlie Kawwas, Gary Dickerson, Julio Frenk, Henry Samueli, Michael Hogan, Sassine Ghazi and Mona Jarrahi at the Semiconductor Hub launch in the Mong Auditorium. The faculty, administrative and corporate leaders will spur innovation and student learning at the new hub. (Courtesy from UCLA Samueli School of Engineering)

Campus, News, Science & Health

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June 2, 1:21 pm

Senior dean of the College, dean of Physical Sciences to step down next June

This post was updated June 3 at 9:50 p.m. The senior dean of the UCLA College and dean of the Division of Physical Sciences will step down in June 2027, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Darnell Hunt announced Tuesday. Read more...

Photo: Miguel A. García-Garibay, the senior dean of the UCLA College and dean of the Division of Physical Sciences, delivers a speech. García-Garibay will step down from both positions June 30, 2027, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Darnell Hunt announced Tuesday. (Zimo Li/Daily Bruin senior staff)

Los Angeles, Los Angeles City Council, News, Transportation, Westwood

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June 2, 1:11 pm

Mayoral candidate Nithya Raman meets with students in Westwood

Students gathered at Diddy Riese on May 26 for a meet and greet with Los Angeles mayoral candidate and City Councilmember Nithya Raman. Bruin Democrats, who endorsed Raman earlier in May, hosted the event. Read more...

Photo: Diddy Riese’s storefront is pictured. Los Angeles mayoral candidate Nithya Raman met with students in front of the dessert shop May 26. (Daily Bruin file photo)

Crime, Los Angeles, News

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June 2, 10:07 am

LA County sheriff race features 8 candidates, differing visions for LASD

Eight candidates – including an incumbent and his predecessor – are running to lead the country’s largest sheriff department in the June 2 primary election. The candidates, all current or former members of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, are running on differing approaches to homelessness, immigration enforcement and how to manage the department’s billion-dollar budget. Read more...

Photo: A Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department car is parked alongside a street. Eight candidates are running to lead the department in the June 2 primary election. (Michael Gallagher/Assistant Photo editor)

Higher Education, National, News

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June 1, 10:41 pm

UCLA history panel examines historical roots of modern immigration policy

This post was updated June 3 at 10:01 p.m. Professors said President Donald Trump’s crackdown on immigration mirrors historical discrimination at a Wednesday panel hosted by UCLA’s history department. Read more...

Photo: Ahilan Arulanantham, the faculty co-director of the Center for Immigration Law and Policy, and Ruben Hernández-León, a sociology professor, speak at a panel. Arulanantham said humanitarian protections for immigrants have historically prioritized white immigrants. (Chenrui Zhang/Daily Bruin staff)

California, News

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June 1, 8:42 pm

Tom Steyer makes final pitch to UCLA students ahead of gubernatorial primary

This post was updated June 2 at 10:01 p.m. Gubernatorial candidate Tom Steyer pledged to defend California’s public universities against the Trump administration – including by suing the federal government – at a UCLA event Monday. Read more...

Photo: Gubernatorial candidate Tom Steyer poses with members of Bruin Democrats. Steyer answered questions from UCLA students at a Monday event on Kerckhoff Patio. (Andrew Ramiro Diaz/Photo editor)

Campus, News, Science & Health

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June 1, 12:16 am

TEDxUCLA returns, centering stories of work, art, resilience

TEDxUCLA held its first conference since 2023 Tuesday night, featuring business owners, researchers and a speaker from UCLA’s custodial unit. The conference, which drew about 300 attendees to the Northwest Auditorium, hosted 10 speakers. Read more...

Photo: Corey Crossfield, a graduate student in executive business and event speaker, is featured. Crossfield leveraged their synesthesia, which allows them to see color when listening to music, to encourage viewers to embrace the traits that make them unique. (Charlie Hamilton/Daily Bruin)


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