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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)

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)

News, Science & Health, Westwood

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May 29, 2:58 pm

Ocean preservationists dive in to the effects of DDT dumping at Hammer Museum event

Researchers across academic disciplines should work together to address the negative impacts of human interactions with and educate people about marine ecosystems, ocean preservation activists said at a May 21 event. Read more...

Photo: The Hammer Museum at UCLA is pictured. Researchers strove to educate attendees about marine ecosystems and ocean contaminants at an event at the Hammer Museum at UCLA on May 21. (Daily Bruin file photo)

California, National, News, Science & Health

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May 27, 5:37 pm

California Senate passes UC-sponsored bill proposing $12B research bond

This post was updated May 28 at 12:03 a.m. The California Senate voted Wednesday in favor of a bill that would put a $12 billion bond for scientific research on the November 2026 ballot. Read more...

Photo: The California State Capitol is pictured. The California Senate voted Wednesday in favor of Senate Bill 895, which would put a $12 billion bond for scientific research on the November 2026 ballot. (Edward Ho/Daily Bruin)

A Closer Look, Academics, News, Science & Health

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May 26, 2:02 pm

HAND at UCLA brings researchers, students together to discuss aging and memory

This post was updated May 28 at 12:08 a.m. Subtle memory-related brain changes in people with neurological disorders may be reversible before full cognitive decline occurs, underscoring the importance of early detection, UCLA researchers said at a May 15 conference. Read more...

Photo: Dr. Jeff Bronstein, the director of the Movement Disorders Program at UCLA, is pictured at the HAND Conference discussing the difference between normal cognitive aging and neurological disease and how people age differently. (Libby Li/Daily Bruin)

Academics, Higher Education, National, News, Science & Health

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May 25, 11:45 pm

Professors express concern following Trump administration’s proposed funding cuts

The Trump administration requested more than $15 billion in cuts to federal research funding for a second consecutive year, leaving UCLA professors concerned about the future of scientific research. Read more...

Photo: A pipette kit in a research laboratory is pictured. Professors warn additional funding cuts could cause detrimental impacts on research. (Daily Bruin file photo)


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