This post was updated May 6 at 9:36 a.m. California Attorney General Rob Bonta said he is doing everything within his power to protect people without legal status at a Friday UCLA School of Law event. Read more...
Photo: California Attorney General Rob Bonta (left) and Ahilan Arulanantham (right), faculty co-director at Center for Immigration Law and Policy at the School of Law, speak at a Friday event. (Edward Ho/Daily Bruin)
Government officials explored sustainable ways of responding to the Los Angeles fires at the seventh annual UCLA Luskin Summit on April 16. The event was held at the UCLA Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference Center. Read more...
Photo: Panelists at the Luskin Summit, including Mayor Karen Bass, are pictured. (Nicolas Greamo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated April 27 at 10:17 p.m. UCLA researchers expressed concerns about academic funding cuts under the Trump administration. The National Institutes of Health announced it would cap indirect costs for its grants at 15%, a decline from its previous average for indirect cost rates between 27% and 28%. Read more...
Photo: A chemistry lab is pictured. Many science-based labs have been affected by the academic funding cuts. (Libby Li/Daily Bruin)
California has joined a lawsuit suing the Trump administration for cutting grants designed to combat a nationwide teacher shortage. Eight states sued the Trump administration for terminating $600 million worth of grants. Read more...
Photo: An empty lecture hall is pictured. California has joined a lawsuit suing the Trump administration for cutting grants designed to combat a nationwide teacher shortage. (Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Undergraduate students from the UCLA and UC Berkeley chapters of the California Health Professional Student Alliance traveled to the California State Capitol to lobby for health equity. Read more...
Photo: Members of CaHPSA at UCLA and UC Berkeley are pictured. (Courtesy of William Tarran)
Around 100 people rallied in the Shapiro Courtyard on Thursday to protest against a UCLA School of Law professor who opposes affirmative action. The rally, hosted by the Black Law Students Association and several other student organizations, protested Richard Sander, co-founder of the anti-affirmative action group Students Against Racial Discrimination, which sued the UC on Feb. Read more...
Photo: Demonstrators rally in the Shapiro Courtyard on Thursday to protest against a UCLA Law professor who opposes affirmative action. The professor, Richard Sander, is currently suing the UC, alleging that the University has engaged in illegal affirmative action admissions practices. (Selin Filiz/Daily Bruin staff)
This post was updated April 15 11:01 p.m. A new report from the UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Institute found that January wildfires across Los Angeles put at least 35,000 jobs held by Latinos at risk of temporary or permanent displacement. Read more...
Photo: The Palisades fire is pictured. A new report from the UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Institute found that January wildfires across Los Angeles put at least 35,000 jobs held by Latinos at risk of temporary or permanent displacement. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)
