Dr. Vivian Chang, a UCLA Health pediatric hematologist-oncologist, sat down with Daily Bruin contributor Owen Mazzola to speak about her work in genetics and cancer heritability for National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. Read more...
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This post was updated Sept. 30 at 10:17 a.m. The United States Department of Education on Monday rescinded the Biden administration’s 2024 Title IX regulations, which included protections based on gender identity and sexual orientation. Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in educational programs and activities that receive federal funding. Read more...
Photo: UCLA’s Title IX Civil Rights Office is pictured. The United States Department of Education on Monday announced it would reinstate the first Trump Administration’s 2020 interpretation of Title IX, which does not include protections for LGBTQ+ people. (Andrew Ramiro Diaz/Photo editor)
This post was updated Sept. 27 at 11:54 p.m. Two quantum computing institutes co-led by UCLA researchers received grants from the National Science Foundation worth a combined $75 million Aug. Read more...
Photo: The Center for Quantum Science & Engineering is featured, which is co-led by Jens Palsberg, a professor of computer science and co-principal investigator of one of the institutes. Researchers said these grants will create more opportunities for students and increase UCLA’s presence in the field of quantum computing. (Chenrui Zhang/Daily Bruin staff)
This post was updated Sept. 23 at 10:46 p.m. UCLA is once again the country’s No. 1 public university, according to the U.S. News & World Report’s annual university rankings released Monday. UCLA fell to the second-best public university last year after eight years at the top. Read more...
Photo: A “No. 1 public university” banner is pictured. UCLA regained the number one public university ranking this year, tying with UC Berkeley, after losing the title last year, according to U.S. News & World Report’s annual university rankings. (Crystal Tompkins/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated Sept. 21 at 4:03 p.m. UCLA paused some international students’ work authorizations over the summer following federal scrutiny, which students said could impact their academic and professional success. Read more...
Photo: Students walk on campus. UCLA paused international students’ work authorizations after federal scrutiny, which some students said could affect their academic and professional success. (Daily Bruin file photo)
One week after Chancellor Julio Frenk condemned a School of Law symposium about the 9/11 terrorist attacks, more than 270 law professors nationwide are raising concerns about academic freedom at the university. Frenk said in a Sept. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA School of Law is pictured. Law professors across the nation ask Chancellor Frenk to withdraw his statement, which they say mischaracterized the law school’s 9/11 remembrance symposium. (Andrew Ramiro Diaz/Photo editor)
A UCLA voting rights research center sued the Trump administration Wednesday to block it from using federal databases to allegedly target naturalized citizens who are registered to vote in California. Read more...
Photo: A person votes. The UCLA Voting Rights Project sued the Trump administration Wednesday to block it from using federal databases to allegedly identify noncitizens who are registered to vote in California. (Daily Bruin file photo)
