The Undergraduate Students Association Council approved a letter calling for changes to how UCLA responds to sexual violence at its Oct. 13 meeting. USAC is the official student government representing the undergraduate student body at UCLA. Read more...
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October 15, 9:09 pm
ClassSwap platform hopes to solve enrollment woes, help students graduate on time
This post was updated Oct. 15 at 9:45 p.m. A new platform is aiming to help UCLA students swap enrollment stress for smoother schedules. Joseph Borna, a fifth-year history student, created ClassSwap over the summer to connect students looking to exchange classes and allow users to share course recommendations and feedback. Read more...
Photo: Empty lecture hall seats are pictured. A new app is helping UCLA students swap enrollment stress for smoother schedules. (Andrew Ramiro Diaz/Photo editor)
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October 13, 6:13 pm
‘Very overdue’: Psychology department to launch youth behavioral health minor
This post was updated Oct. 13 at 10:19 p.m. The UCLA psychology department will launch a new youth behavioral health minor this winter and will welcome a cohort of more than 100 students. Read more...
Photo: Pritzker Hall is pictured. The UCLA psychology department created a new youth behavioral health minor in response to a shortage of trained mental health workers who can support young people and their families. (Crystal Tompkins/Daily Bruin senior staff)
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October 8, 8:38 pm
Newsom signs laws letting CA community colleges add up to 12 new degrees per year
This post was updated Oct. 8 at 10:56 p.m. Two new laws will allow California community colleges to offer up to 12 new bachelor’s degrees, including duplicates of some UC degrees, upon University approval. Read more...
Photo: Santa Monica College is pictured. Two new laws will allow California community colleges to offer new bachelor’s degrees, including some that duplicate programs offered by the University of California, with approval. (Daily Bruin file photo)
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October 7, 8:17 pm
USAC Recap – Oct. 6
This post was updated Oct. 12 at 12:30 p.m. The Undergraduate Students Association Council discussed an upcoming walkout against sexual violence and efforts to support students affected by UCLA’s planned childcare center closures at its Oct. Read more...
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October 2, 1:28 am
UCLA expands student AI tool access, prompting responsible use, learning concerns
UCLA expanded students’ access to artificial intelligence tools within their Google accounts Sept. 23, sparking concern among some students and professors. The university gave students free access to a Google Workspace for Education Plus plan and integrated Google’s Gemini AI agent into their Workspace applications, such as Google Docs, Slides and Sheets, Chief Information Officer Lucy Avetisyan announced in a campuswide email. Read more...
Photo: A Google Workspace upgrade announcement is pictured. UCLA announced Sept. 23 that it would expand students’ access to AI tools within their Google accounts, including Gemini tools for Google Docs and Sheets. (Amelia Chief/Daily Bruin senior staff)
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September 26, 8:29 pm
UCLA co-led institutes receive $75 million in NSF grants for quantum technology
This post was updated Sept. 27 at 11:54 p.m. Two quantum computing institutes co-led by UCLA researchers received grants from the National Science Foundation worth a combined $75 million Aug. Read more...
Photo: The Center for Quantum Science & Engineering is featured, which is co-led by Jens Palsberg, a professor of computer science and co-principal investigator of one of the institutes. Researchers said these grants will create more opportunities for students and increase UCLA’s presence in the field of quantum computing. (Chenrui Zhang/Daily Bruin staff)