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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)

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)

National, News

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October 2, 12:21 am

Federal judge finds Harvard admissions process constitutional

This post was updated Oct. 2 at 5:30 p.m. Harvard University did not discriminate against Asian American students in their admissions process, a federal judge ruled Tuesday. Read more...

Photo: Students for Fair Admission, a nonprofit representing a group of Asian American students rejected from Harvard, filed suit against the university in November 2014. A federal judge ruled Tuesday that Harvard did not discriminate against Asian American students in their admissions process. (Courtesy of Sackton)

Campus, News

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October 2, 12:19 am

Students say roommate swap process inconvenient, time-consuming

This post was updated Oct. 2 at 12:17 p.m. Many students who moved onto the Hill from Sept. 19-21 met their roommates for the first time at move-in. Read more...

Photo: The dorm switching process on the Hill is based on the availability of rooms according to Residential life officials. However, some students said the process can be awkward or time consuming.(Kanishka Mehra/Assistant Photo editor)


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