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August 20, 9:53 pm

Design media arts department draws up 3 new degrees to overwrite original

This post was updated Aug. 23 at 6:18 p.m. UCLA’s current design media arts major will be split into three new majors starting fall 2027. The department will offer separate design, games and computational art majors, said Eddo Stern, a design media arts professor. Read more...

Photo: A game controller and a laptop showing Figma and Adobe is pictured. The design media arts major will broken into separate design, games and computational art majors starting fall 2027. (Crystal Tompkins/Daily Bruin senior staff)

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August 8, 9:33 pm

UC’s consideration of standardized testing return raises preparedness questions

This post was updated Aug. 9 at 6:37 p.m. The UC’s decision to reconsider standardized testing requirements has reignited a debate over students’ readiness. More than 3,000 UC STEM faculty members signed a May letter calling on the University to reconsider standardized testing amid concerns about students’ preparedness in math, writing and verbal reasoning. Read more...

Photo: A pencil lies on a completed Scantron. The UC is reconsidering standardized testing amid competing concerns about student readiness and educational equity. (Crystal Tompkins/Daily Bruin senior staff)

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August 1, 5:49 pm

Q&A: New School of Public Health dean Kari Nadeau wants to expand scholarships, funding

This post was updated Aug. 2 at 6:12 p.m. Kari Nadeau began her tenure as dean of the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health on July 1. Read more...

Photo: Kari Nadeau, the new dean of the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, is featured. Nadeau plans to increase scholarships and community engagement opportunities for students. (Courtesy of Kari Nadeau/Cropped from Original)

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August 1, 1:13 am

UCLA marmot research lab turns to OnlyFans after funding cuts

This post was updated Aug. 2 at 6:08 p.m. Facing a federal funding denial, a UCLA research group is turning to OnlyFans to raise money and bring awareness to long-term research funding difficulties. Read more...

Photo: A yellow-bellied marmot is featured. UCLA researchers have received thousands of dollars in donations on OnlyFans to fund their long-term marmot study. (Courtesy of Katie Adler)

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July 31, 12:35 am

USAC Recap – July 21

The Undergraduate Students Association Council unanimously supported a California bill addressing artificial intelligence-generated deepfakes and other forms of technology-facilitated sexual harassment at its July 21 meeting. Read more...

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July 26, 12:58 pm

Q&A: Professor Gail Wyatt discusses mental health advocacy in marginalized communities

This post was updated July 26 at 8:20 p.m. July is the Bebe Moore Campbell National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month. The month honors Campbell, an advocate and author who co-founded the National Alliance on Mental Illness Urban Los Angeles to help people from marginalized backgrounds seek mental health services. Read more...

Photo: (Helen Sanders / Daily Bruin staff)


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