Wednesday, April 22


UCLA names alumna first vice chancellor of strategic communication

UCLA appointed its first vice chancellor of strategic communication, the university announced Tuesday. Mary Osako, a UCLA alumna, will oversee UCLA’s strategic communication division which includes UCLA’s marketing, media relations, executive communication, public outreach and special events and protocol units, according to a UCLA press release. Read more...

Photo: UCLA alumna Mary Osako will be UCLA’s first vice chancellor of strategic communication, the university announced Tuesday. (Courtesy of Mary Osako)


UCLA tops US News & World Report’s public university rankings for the third time

This post was updated Sept. 12 at 10:24 a.m. UCLA was named the No. 1 public university in the nation in the U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges rankings Sunday. Read more...

Photo: UCLA was named the No. 1 public university in the nation in the U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges rankings for a third year in a row. The university also placed No. 20 among all private and public universities. (Daily Bruin file photo)



Open-access publishing is focus in California Digital Library’s latest project

The California Digital Library launched a new project this month to support open-access publishing. Arcadia, a charitable fund started by philanthropists Lisbet Rausing and Peter Baldwin, is funding the Next Generation Library Publishing project with a $2.2 million grant. Read more...

Photo: The California Digital Library, which provides digital library services to the University of California libraries such as Powell Library, launched the Next Generation Library Publishing project to support open-access publishing. (Daily Bruin file photo)


UCLA Health awarded federal innovation grant to launch biodesign hub

A UCLA hub for medical technology and digital health innovation received $1.5 million in funding, UCLA Health announced Wednesday. The UCLA Biodesign Hub for Medical Technology and Digital Health Innovation received $750,000 from the U.S. Read more...

Photo: The UCLA Biodesign Hub for Medical Technology and Digital Health Innovation received a $750,000 federal grant which was matched by UCLA Health and the David Geffen School of Medicine. (Daily Bruin file photo)