This post was updated Sept. 9 at 9:40 a.m. When it comes to phasing out fossil fuels, Los Angeles County’s newest plans may eventually face the same problems as UCLA. Read more...
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September 9, 12:52 am
UCLA Health awarded federal innovation grant to launch biodesign hub
A UCLA hub for medical technology and digital health innovation received $1.5 million in funding, UCLA Health announced Wednesday. The UCLA Biodesign Hub for Medical Technology and Digital Health Innovation received $750,000 from the U.S. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA Biodesign Hub for Medical Technology and Digital Health Innovation received a $750,000 federal grant which was matched by UCLA Health and the David Geffen School of Medicine. (Daily Bruin file photo)
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September 5, 3:38 pm
UCLA tops public school rankings for third straight year, sits at No. 25 overall
UCLA was named the No. 1 public university in the country by the Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education College Rankings on Wednesday. This is the university’s third straight year atop the Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education public university rankings. Read more...
Photo: UCLA was named the No. 1 public university in the country by the Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education College Rankings for the third year in a row. UC Berkeley, UC Davis and UC San Diego were also among the top 10 public universities in the nation, placing fourth, fifth and sixth in the rankings, respectively. (Daily Bruin file photo)
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September 2, 11:26 pm
Friends and family remember student for kindness, athletic and artistic passions
Kien Tran had been struggling to make friends during freshman orientation until Christopher Dinkel reached out and invited him to play table tennis. Dinkel quickly became Tran’s first friend at UCLA, and the two eventually became roommates their second year. Read more...
Photo: Christopher Dinkel, a rising third-year at UCLA, died Aug. 17. A member of the sailing team and an aspiring actor, he is remembered for his creativity, friendliness and kindness. (Courtesy of Drew Pfeifer)
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September 2, 11:11 pm
31 UC faculty members step down from editorial boards in protest of Elsevier
This post was updated Sept. 2 at 11:18 p.m. About 30 University of California faculty members suspended their editorial services for Elsevier’s journals starting Aug. 7 to protest the publisher’s alleged lack of productive negotiations with the UC. Read more...
Photo: University of California professors stepped down from editorial positions at Elsevier journals in protest of the publisher’s alleged lack of productive negotiations with the University. (Daily Bruin file photo)
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September 1, 1:07 pm
Seismic assessment lists some UCLA buildings as posing serious risk to life
This post was updated Sept. 2 at 11:23 p.m. Several UCLA buildings on and off campus pose serious risk to life in the case of strong earthquakes. Read more...
Photo: Powell Library is one of 15 buildings that were found to potentially pose a serious risk to life in the case of a strong earthquake. (Daily Bruin file photo)
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August 30, 1:40 pm
4th UCLA student diagnosed with whooping cough, spread of infection ‘highly probable’
Another UCLA student was diagnosed with whooping cough Wednesday, bringing the total number of on-campus cases to four. Whooping cough, also known as pertussis, is a highly contagious respiratory disease. Read more...
Photo: A UCLA student was diagnosed with whooping cough Wednesday, bringing the number of on-campus cases to four. The LADPH had previously notified the school of a third case – a resident of Sproul Cove – on Aug. 23. (Daily Bruin file photo)