Friday, February 13

California

A Closer Look, California, Fire, Los Angeles, News, Science & Health, Westwood

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January 30, 4:50 pm

LA Fires Research Conference fosters discussion on fire survivors’ experiences

More than half of tested homes in Los Angeles county fire-impacted communities had unsafe contaminant levels one year after the January 2025 fires, a survivor advocacy group said at the first annual LA Fires Research Conference on Jan. Read more...

Photo: A professor in the department of environmental health at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, is pictured speaking at the event. The conference centered on the experiences of fire survivors from the January 2025 Los Angeles county fires. (Chenrui Zhang/Daily Bruin)

California, News, Regents, UC

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January 25, 7:46 pm

UC funding increases under state budget, challenges remain

This post was updated Jan. 27 at 10:11 p.m. A UC Board of Regents committee highlighted a $12.3 billion discrepancy between 2026-27 state revenue projections made by Gov. Read more...

Photo: Nathan Brostrom, the UC’s executive vice president and chief financial officer, speaks with Miguel Craven, the student regent-designate. A UC Board of Regents committee highlighted a $12.3 billion discrepancy between 2026-27 state revenue projections made by Gov. Gavin Newsom and the Legislative Analyst’s Office at its Wednesday meeting. (Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon/Daily Bruin senior staff)

California, National, News, Science & Health

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January 17, 9:03 pm

Senate Bill 895 seeks to establish $23 billion research fund amid federal cuts

State senator Scott Wiener announced a bipartisan ballot measure intended to backfill research funding amid the Trump administration’s cuts in a press conference Friday. Senate Bill 895 – joint-authored by state senators Sasha Perez and Aisha Wahab – was first introduced to the state senate Thursday. Read more...

Photo: The California State Capitol is pictured. State senator Scott Wiener announced a bipartisan ballot measure intended to backfill research funding amid the Trump administration’s cuts in a press conference Friday. (Edward Ho/Daily Bruin)

California, National, News

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January 16, 12:25 am

UCLA economists predict deportations, elevated employment may impact US economy

UCLA economists predicted that investments in artificial intelligence may propel the United States’ GDP in the first quarter of 2026, while the labor market will weaken. Read more...

Photo: The UCLA Anderson School of Management is pictured. UCLA economists predicted that investments in artificial intelligence may propel the United States’ GDP in the first quarter of 2026, while the labor market will weaken. (Daily Bruin file photo)

Academics, California, Los Angeles, National, News, Science & Health

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January 14, 7:19 pm

UCLA health experts voice concern over CDC child vaccination guideline rollbacks

When Dr. Deborah Lehman did her medical training about 40 years ago, cases of bacterial meningitis were common, often sending patients to the hospital, leaving them neurologically impaired and, in severe cases, killing them. Read more...

Photo: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is pictured. (Courtesy of the White House/Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License)

A Closer Look, Academics, California, News

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January 14, 10:34 am

UCLA Center X AP Readiness Program promotes educational equity, access

The number of high school students taking Advanced Placement exams increased 95% over the past decade, but many still do not have the necessary support to succeed, UCLA faculty said. Read more...

Photo: High school students participate in an AP Readiness session. The UCLA Center X AP Readiness Program aims to build more equitable learning environments in public schools. (Courtesy of Todd Cheney)


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