The Undergraduate Students Association Council is the official student government representing the undergraduate student body at UCLA. Council meetings take place every Tuesday at 7 p.m. Read more...
News, Student Government
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October 3, 12:13 am
USAC Recap – Oct. 1
Campus, News
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October 3, 12:12 am
First lecture in ’10 Questions’ series explores the role, purpose of universities
UCLA faculty answered the question, “What is a university?” Tuesday at the first lecture of a 10-week series. Emily Carter, UCLA’s executive vice chancellor and provost, said she thinks a university has the responsibility to transform people, create new knowledge and pass it on through generations. Read more...
Photo: Victoria Marks (left), the associate dean of academic affairs and professor of choreography at the UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture, moderated the first lecture of the “10 Questions” lecture series. Emily Carter (right), UCLA’s executive vice chancellor and provost, and Peter Sellars (center), a professor in the Department of World Arts and Cultures/Dance, joined Marks in the discussion. (Courtesy of UCLA Arts)
A Closer Look, Campus, News
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October 3, 12:05 am
Professor of history, African American studies wins MacArthur ‘genius’ grant
This post was updated Oct. 3 at 12:27 a.m. Kelly Lytle Hernández, a UCLA professor of history and African American studies, was announced in September as one of 26 winners of the prestigious MacArthur Fellowship. Read more...
Photo: Kelly Lytle Hernández, a professor of history and African American studies, was announced in September as one of 26 recipients of the prestigious MacArthur Foundation “genius” grant award. Hernández was one of only two historians to receive the award this year. (Courtesy of John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation)
A Closer Look, California, News
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October 2, 11:56 pm
Campus club Bruin Hyperloop hopes to compete in SpaceX’s annual competition
Traffic can make traveling around LA slow, but Bruin Hyperloop wants to make it really fast. Bruin Hyperloop is a UCLA club dedicated to building a hyperloop to compete in an annual competition hosted by SpaceX, an aerospace company founded by Elon Musk. Read more...
Photo: Bruin Hyperloop is a campus club attempting to create a model of Elon Musk’s proposed hyperloop technology for SpaceX’s annual competition. The hyperloop, which could potentially transport people in pods through near-vacuum tubes, could reduce congestion and the cost of transporting goods in Los Angeles, club members said. (Ellie Tsai/Daily Bruin)
California, Crime, News, Westwood
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October 2, 11:54 pm
Ordinance proposed by Paul Koretz would ban assault weapons in LA
This post was updated Oct. 3 at 12:16 a.m. Los Angeles residents may be prevented from possessing assault weapons if a motion by a local city council member passes. Read more...
Photo: City Councilmember Paul Koretz introduced a motion in August that would prohibit the possession of all assault weapons in Los Angeles. The ordinance proposed by Koretz would be stricter than current California law, which prohibits the possession of certain assault rifles. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Crime, News, Westwood
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October 2, 12:33 am
LA City Council initiative to embrace conversations about race to promote equity
This post was updated Oct. 2 at 11:08 a.m. A city-wide initiative is promoting racial equality by proposing a new office and encouraging community discussions. The Los Angeles City Council founded embRACE LA, an initiative to empower city residents through conversations about race, in late 2016. Read more...
Photo: (Rachel Bai/Daily Bruin)
News, Science & Health
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October 2, 12:25 am
UCLA physician-scientist to receive $1.25M grant for cancer research
A UCLA physician-scientist received a $1.25 million grant to support his research, according to a university press release published Tuesday. Steven Jonas, a clinical instructor in the pediatrics, hematology and oncology division at the UCLA David Geffen of School of Medicine, received the National Institutes of Health Director’s Early Independence Award. Read more...
Photo: Steven Jonas, a clinical instructor at the David Geffen of School of Medicine, received a $1.25 million grant for his work developing cellular immunotherapies. (Milo Mitchell/UCLA)