The state of California allocated $2.2 million to fund innovation and entrepreneurship at UCLA. The funding came from a $22 million state investment in the University of California under Assembly Bill 2664, the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Expansion. Read more...
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January 18, 10:57 pm
UCLA receives $2.2M to fund innovation, entrepreneurship
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January 18, 10:52 pm
Students in Piterberg’s class say protests interfering with education
Some UCLA students said they think repeated protests against a professor accused of sexual assault are negatively impacting their education. History professor Gabriel Piterberg’s class was dismissed about halfway through lecture Wednesday morning when protesters refused to leave the classroom, said UCLA spokesperson Tod Tamberg. Read more...
Photo: Some students in history professor Gabriel Piterberg’s class said they find the protests against him disruptive to their learning. (Jintak Han/Assistant Photo editor)
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January 18, 12:03 am
Williams Institute to focus research on LGBTQ discrimination
The Williams Institute at UCLA is reorienting the scope of its research to investigate LGBTQ discrimination post-marriage equality. On Thursday, former UCLA law professor Russell Robinson presented an article at the UCLA School of Law, in which he discussed perception of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer rights following marriage equality. Read more...
Photo: Russell Robinson, a former UCLA law professor, spoke about marriage equality for same-sex couples Thursday at the UCLA School of Law. About 35 students attended. (Kristie-Valerie Hoang/Daily Bruin)
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January 17, 9:20 pm
CAPS sees 17 percent increase in student demand during fall quarter
This post was updated on Jan. 19 at 1:30 p.m. About 17 percent more students requested brief screenings to receive counseling or treatment at the Counseling and Psychological Services last quarter. Read more...
Photo: Counseling and Psychological Services experienced a 17 percent increase during fall quarter in requests for brief screenings. (Daily Bruin file photo)
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January 17, 7:36 pm
Graduate students raise funds to host conference on women in physics
This post was updated on Jan. 24 at 4:50 p.m. Alexandra Latshaw and Elizabeth Mills spend much of their time in physics laboratories, meticulously planning experiments and scribbling down equations that look like they belong on a “The Big Bang Theory” whiteboard. Read more...
Photo: About 250 students attended the Conference for Undergraduate Women in Physics last weekend at the UCLA Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference Center. (Yixuan Gong/Daily Bruin)
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January 17, 12:55 am
Student reflects on immigrant identity, anti-Muslim prejudice in US
Nadine El Fawal was apprehensive about moving to a new country at age 14, but her mother said that in America, her dreams would come true. Read more...
Photo: Nadine El Fawal, a first-year microbiology, immunology and molecular genetics student, immigrated to Virginia from Egypt four years ago and said she experiences discrimination because of her identity. (Dayoung Lee/Daily Bruin)
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January 16, 11:43 pm
USAC looks for ways to bring entrepreneurship education into curricula
Undergraduate Students Association Council members want to find ways to improve the entrepreneurship curriculum at UCLA. Members of the office of USAC General Representative 2 and groups in the entrepreneurship community attended the Entrepreneurship Council’s conference Friday, which discussed how to improve UCLA’s entrepreneurship culture and education. Read more...
Photo: The Entrepreneurship Council discussed about ways to improve entrepreneurship culture on campus at a conference on Friday. (Dayoung Lee/Daily Bruin)