This post was updated Nov. 16 at 9:57 p.m. Fred Ramsdell, one of the recipients of the 2025 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine, sat down with science and health contributor Leilani Krantz to discuss his journey with scientific exploration and the importance of foundational research. Read more...
Photo: Ramsdell is pictured with his dogs. (Courtesy of Fred Ramsdell)
This post was updated Nov. 6 at 11:08 p.m. The UC eliminated its Department of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion on Oct. 27, replacing it with the Office of Culture and Inclusive Excellence. Read more...
Photo: The UC Office of the President’s Office of Culture and Inclusive Excellence website is pictured. The UC eliminated its department of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion on Oct. 27. (Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated Nov. 5 at 1:02 a.m. A coalition of 25 student organizations filed an amicus brief Thursday in support of a lawsuit against President Donald Trump that alleged research funding suspensions to UCLA and subsequent settlement demands violated employees’ free speech. The student organizations – filing under the name Students for Higher Education – said in the brief that the federal government’s “ruinous cuts to federal research funding,” its $1.2 billion settlement demand and attacks on international students obstruct the constitutionally protected free speech of students and faculty members. Read more...
Photo: A copy of the amicus brief filed by Students for Higher Education is pictured in front of Kerckhoff Hall. The coalition of student organizations and five USAC offices filed the brief in support of a UC faculty lawsuit against President Donald Trump, alleging violations of free speech. (Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated Nov. 5 at 1:08 a.m. A national free speech advocacy group alleged that segments of the UC’s online anti-harassment training restrict students’ speech. Read more...
Photo: Murphy Hall is pictured. A national free speech advocacy group alleged that segments of the UC’s online anti-harassment training restrict students’ speech. (Daily Bruin file photo)
UCLA and the University of Cambridge faculty members shared academic and personal connections to modern and historical reparation efforts during an Oct. 24 panel. The event was held at St. Read more...
Photo: La Kretz Hall, where the UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability is located, is pictured. The reparations event was co-sponsored by the IoES. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated Oct. 30 at 11:34 p.m. California’s surgeon general said at an Oct. 20 UCLA event that addressing adverse childhood experiences – which can negatively impact maternal health – is a state priority. Read more...
Photo: Amander Clark sits with Dr. Ramos. Ramos, an obstetrician gynecologist and public health leader who earned her master’s degree in public health from UCLA, discussed how adverse childhood experiences – such as incarceration, parental abuse, neglect and divorce – affect maternal health outcomes. (Brianna Carlson/Daily Bruin staff)
The UCLA Faculty Association called on UCLA to preserve academic freedom at a Monday rally following the release of the Trump administration’s settlement demands. Around 40 people attended the noon rally at the bottom of Janss Steps, where professors and doctors gave speeches condemning the Trump administration’s proposed settlement terms publicized Friday. Read more...
Photo: Robin D.G. Kelley, a distinguished professor in U.S. History, speaks at a Monday rally. Professors and doctors gave speeches condemning the Trump administration’s proposed settlement terms publicized Friday. (Andrew Ramiro Diaz/Photo editor)
