This post was updated Jan. 10 at 1:03 p.m. The Rothman Family Institute for Food Studies will begin the winter quarter with its top two leadership positions filled for the first time. Read more...
Photo: Attendees talk at a reception for new leadership at the Rothman Family Institute for Food Studies on Dec. 11 at La Kretz Garden Pavilion. (Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon/Daily Bruin senior staff)
In late October and early November, many of Southern California’s beaches had bright blue waves. The glow was caused by large amounts of phytoplankton, a type of small photosynthetic organism at the bottom of the ocean food chain, said Rebecca Shipe, an adjunct associate professor in the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability. Read more...
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This post was updated Jan. 6 at 2:28 p.m. Rubio’s Coastal Grill is “closed indefinitely” at Ackerman Union. On Jan. 2, four days before classes began for winter quarter, a sign outside of Rubio’s in Ackerman Union stated “Rubio’s is closed indefinitely” and advised students to go to Taco Bell Express – which is located one floor below – instead. Read more...
Photo: A sign outside Rubio’s Coastal Grill in Ackerman Union announced the indefinite closing of the restaurant Sunday. The closing follows the company’s announcement to close 48 “underperforming locations” in California, citing the “rising cost of doing business in California.” (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)
“I’ve always wanted to open a bakery,” said second-year business economics student Kayla Nguyen. Although Nguyen’s current career plans gravitate more towards marketing than entrepreneurship, she got a taste of her dream – alongside seven other students – at the UCLA Teaching Kitchen’s last “Healthier Baking” class before winter break. Read more...
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This post was updated Dec. 26 at 9:11 p.m. UC faculty have delayed sending the UC President and Board of Regents a first-year ethnic studies admissions proposal until they get more clarity from the state legislature’s upcoming budget. Read more...
Photo: Royce Hall is pictured. UC faculty decided to delay until April the furthering of a proposal for an ethnic studies requirement for first-year admits to its colleges, including UCLA. (Daily Bruin file photo)
The UC reached an agreement with the United States Department of Education on Friday, resolving nine open investigations over anti-Jewish, Israeli, Muslim, Palestinian and Arab discrimination allegations. Read more...
Photo: Pro-Israel and pro-Palestine protesters rally in Dickson Plaza. The United States Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights and the UC reached an agreement to resolve nine investigations into discrimination allegations under Title VI. (Daily Bruin file photo)
A UC Independent Review released Nov. 14 criticized UCLA’s failure to plan and coordinate effectively during protests on campus last spring, leaving the university unprepared to manage escalating conflict. Read more...
Photo: The first Palestine solidarity encampment is pictured. A Nov. 14 report criticized UCLA’s failure to coordinate effectively during pro-Palestine protests last spring. (Anna Dai-Liu/Daily Bruin senior staff)
