Friday, April 17

USAC uses surplus funds for own projects, leaves the rest for student applicants

This article was updated Dec. 1 at 1:25 p.m. Student government officials split surplus funding between their own projects and student groups. The Undergraduate Students Association Council received $424,885 in surplus funding to spend at its discretion. Read more...

Photo: The Undergraduate Students Association Council allocated $170,000 in surplus funding to its offices and $150,000 to programming funds. The remaining $104,885 will be allocated to student groups. (Amy Dixon/Photo editor)


Former surgeon remembered for devotion to students, medical breakthroughs

Warren Grundfest is remembered for his mentorship and his work in minimally invasive surgery and electrical and biomedical engineering. Grundfest, a former chair of the Henry Samueli School of Engineering’s biomedical engineering department, died Dec. Read more...

Photo: Warren Grundfest was a professor in the department of surgery at the David Geffen School of Medicine, chair of department of biomedical engineering at the school of engineering and a member of the UCLA Brain Research Institute. (Courtesy of the UCLA School of Engineering)


Team led by UCLA astronomers discovers new method of estimating Hubble constant

UCLA researchers helped develop a new technique to improve the precision of the Hubble constant estimation, which is key in figuring out how quickly the universe is expanding. Read more...

Photo: A team led by UCLA researchers developed a new technique to improve the precision of the Hubble constant estimation, which is key in figuring out how quickly the universe is expanding. (Amy Dixon/Photo editor)


International Criminal Court president responds to John Bolton’s sanction threats

The president of the International Criminal Court addressed a United States official’s claims that the court is illegitimate at an event Monday evening. The event, which was organized by the Promise Institute for Human Rights, a subset of the UCLA School of Law, invited Chile Eboe-Osuji, president of the ICC, to discuss sanction threats made by John Bolton, the U.S. Read more...

Photo: Chile Eboe-Osuji, the president of the International Criminal Court, addressed claims from United States National Security Advisor John Bolton regarding the legitimacy of the court at an event Monday. Bolton threatened the court with sanctions in September if it prosecuted U.S. soldiers for alleged abuse of detainees in Afghanistan. (Niveda Tennety/Daily Bruin)


Ethnic studies centers celebrate 50 years, look forward to continuing their work

UCLA’s four ethnic studies centers reflected on the progress they’ve made toward promoting diversity and inclusivity since their creation 50 years ago. Since their establishment in the 1960s, the American Indian Studies Center, Asian American Studies Center, Chicano Studies Research Center and Ralph J. Read more...

Photo: The Institute of American Cultures is the umbrella organization that encompasses the American Indian Studies Center, Asian American Studies Center, Chicano Studies Research Center and Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies. All four centers are celebrating 50 years of activism and promotion of diversity and inclusion. (Courtesy of UCLA Newsroom)


Students hope Safe Ride extends hours amid continued improvement to the app

Students and administrators suggested that a campus van service extend its operating hours and refine its mobile application. The UCLA Safe Ride program allows students to call vans from 7 p.m. Read more...

Photo: Students said while they appreciate UCLA Safe Ride services, but felt they could be improved by extending hours and by further developing the UCLA Safe Ride app. (Daily Bruin file photo)