Wednesday, July 1

UCLA announces $125 million Semiconductor Hub with industry partners

The Henry Samueli School of Engineering’s new $125 million Semiconductor Hub will push technological boundaries, faculty and administrators said at a conference May 21. The hub will accelerate research on semiconductors, which are materials used in computer chips to regulate electrical current, faculty speakers said. Read more...

Photo: From left to right: Alissa Park, Charlie Kawwas, Gary Dickerson, Julio Frenk, Henry Samueli, Michael Hogan, Sassine Ghazi and Mona Jarrahi at the Semiconductor Hub launch in the Mong Auditorium. The faculty, administrative and corporate leaders will spur innovation and student learning at the new hub. (Courtesy from UCLA Samueli School of Engineering)


Senior dean of the College, dean of Physical Sciences to step down next June

This post was updated June 3 at 9:50 p.m. The senior dean of the UCLA College and dean of the Division of Physical Sciences will step down in June 2027, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Darnell Hunt announced Tuesday. Read more...

Photo: Miguel A. García-Garibay, the senior dean of the UCLA College and dean of the Division of Physical Sciences, delivers a speech. García-Garibay will step down from both positions June 30, 2027, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Darnell Hunt announced Tuesday. (Zimo Li/Daily Bruin senior staff)


TEDxUCLA returns, centering stories of work, art, resilience

TEDxUCLA held its first conference since 2023 Tuesday night, featuring business owners, researchers and a speaker from UCLA’s custodial unit. The conference, which drew about 300 attendees to the Northwest Auditorium, hosted 10 speakers. Read more...

Photo: Corey Crossfield, a graduate student in executive business and event speaker, is featured. Crossfield leveraged their synesthesia, which allows them to see color when listening to music, to encourage viewers to embrace the traits that make them unique. (Charlie Hamilton/Daily Bruin)


UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television to review program change following criticism

This post was updated June 3 at 9:57 p.m. UCLA’s School of Theater, Film and Television plans to reverse a controversial proposed change to its undergraduate narrative directing program, professors said Wednesday. Read more...

Photo: Melnitz Hall is pictured. UCLA film and television students filed a petition Tuesday in response to the department’s changes to its undergraduate narrative directing program. (Daily Bruin file photo)


UCPD arrests man suspected of sexual assault, cellphone theft

UCPD arrested a man early Friday morning after he allegedly assaulted multiple people on UCLA’s campus. The man allegedly stole a student’s cellphone on Bruin Walk and fled to the Hill where he attempted to sexually assault multiple students between 11:35 p.m. Read more...

Photo: A UCPD car drives down a street in Westwood. UCPD arrested a man who allegedly assaulted multiple students on campus. (Daily Bruin file photo)


GSA condemns conversion of Weyburn Terrace to undergraduate housing

The Graduate Students Association criticized UCLA Housing’s decision to convert Weyburn Terrace into undergraduate housing, alleging a lack of input from graduate students. UCLA Housing is converting Weyburn Terrace into undergraduate housing over the next three years, it announced in a Jan. Read more...

Photo: Weyburn Terrace is pictured. UCLA Housing will convert the graduate student apartment complex into undergraduate housing over the next three years, prompting criticism from the Graduate Students Association and some graduate students over relocation plans. (Daily Bruin file photo)


In Plain Sight: From murals to evacuation maps, UCLA’s sign shop blends craftsmanship, creativity

A diverse range of signs are scattered across UCLA’s 419-acre campus, from murals to traffic markers. But behind the scenes, workers at UCLA’s sign shop spend weeks in the basement of the Facilities Management building creating the signs that guide students, faculty and visitors. Read more...

Photo: UCLA sign shop sign makers Lars Peterson and Mark Vogt are pictured. The sign shop makes all plaques and signs that direct students, faculty and visitors around campus. (Kai Dizon/Daily Bruin senior staff)



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