Monday, December 29

Anderson Forecast finds Trump’s tariffs slow US, California economic growth

The Trump administration’s unpredictable international trade policies and rising tariffs are slowing economic growth in the United States and California, according to researchers at the UCLA Anderson School of Management Forecast. Read more...

Photo: The UCLA Anderson School of Management is pictured. The Anderson School’s summer forecast said the Trump administration’s unpredictable international trade policies and rising tariffs are slowing economic growth in the United States and California. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Science fair for suspended research aims to show impact of federal funding freeze

Hundreds of researchers, faculty and students attended a two-part science fair for suspended research projects Sept. 10 and 11. The UCLA Faculty Association and the UCLA Brain Research Institute led the first day of the fair at the northwest corner of Westwood Boulevard and Le Conte Avenue. Read more...

Photo: Attendees and United Auto Workers Local 4811 members view posters of suspended research in the Rolfe Hall courtyard. Nearly $600 million of UCLA’s federal research funding was frozen by the federal government in July. (Maggie Konecky/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Labor unions, faculty associations sue Trump administration over demands to UCLA

This post was updated Sept. 16 at 10:46 p.m. Groups representing over 100,000 employees sued President Donald Trump on Tuesday, alleging that the suspension of research funds and settlement demands of $1 billion is financial coercion and a violation of the free speech and due process rights of employees.  The suit follows the Trump administration’s proposed $1 billion settlement for UCLA to regain its research funding – including 800 grants from the National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation and U.S. Read more...

Photo: Members of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3299 and the University Professional and Technical Employees-Communication Workers of America 9119 march though the UCLA campus during their February strike. The two unions are parties in a lawsuit against President Donald Trump. (Andrew Ramiro Diaz/Photo editor)



Threat to UCLA Black community deemed non-credible by UCPD, under FBI investigation

The Federal Bureau of Investigation opened a probe Thursday into a violent threat made against Black community members at UCLA which UCPD deemed non-credible.  The threat – which was also sent to people at the University of Southern California – referenced the stabbing of Iryna Zarutska, a Ukrainian woman who was allegedly murdered in August by a Black man, according to Morning, Trojan. Read more...

Photo: Royce Hall is pictured. The Federal Bureau of Investigation opened a probe into a violent threat made against Black community members at UCLA on Thursday. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Research grant suspension impacts applied mathematics program, collaboration

This post was updated Sept. 7 at 8:39 p.m. The suspension of about 800 of UCLA’s research grants halted projects across campus – including some in its highly-ranked applied mathematics program. Read more...

Photo: The Math Sciences Building, which houses the Department of Mathematics, is pictured. The suspension of about 800 of UCLA’s research grants halted projects across campus, including some in its highly-ranked applied mathematics program. (Mia Tavares/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Bruin STARS Academy fosters career development with mentorship, lab opportunities

This post was updated Sept. 4 at 8:14 p.m. For students at Bruin Student Teaching and Research Scholars Academy, learning in the lab is more than a research opportunity. Read more...

Photo: Kupiec-Weglinski, Dery and Bruin STARS Academy graduates at their graduation in June for completion of their time in lab and the academy. (Courtesy of Ken Dery)



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