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October 2, 5:54 pm

Latinos in Surgery offers representation, mentorship to address discrepancy

This post was updated Oct. 7 at 6:06 p.m. Only around 6% of active physicians across the country are Hispanic. Because of that disparity, Latinos in Surgery – a student organization founded at the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine – encourages Latino medical students to not only pursue medicine but also enter its most competitive surgical specialties. Read more...

Photo: Jose Segura-Bermudez, Alejandra Lopez Macha and Victor Arechiga – the three co-founders of Latinos in Surgery at the David Geffen School of Medicine – are pictured from left to right. (Zimo Li/Daily Bruin senior staff)

Higher Education, National, News, Science & Health

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September 24, 4:45 pm

NIH temporarily reinstates suspended UCLA grants following federal judge decision

This post was updated Sept. 25 at 3:41 p.m. Nearly two months after the federal government froze over half a billion dollars in research funding to UCLA, the National Institutes of Health has temporarily reinstated its suspended grants Tuesday – abiding by a federal judge’s Monday ruling.  Vice Chancellor for Research and Creative Activities Roger Wakimoto announced the restatement in a Wednesday email to the UCLA community, where he added that the majority of the university’s suspended grants have temporarily been reinstated.  The federal government suspended $584 million dollars in funding to UCLA – including $500 million from the NIH – July 30 and 31. Read more...

Photo: A researcher works in a UCLA lab. Vice Chancellor for Research and Creative Activities Roger Wakimoto announced in a Wednesday email that UCLA’s suspended grants from the National Institutes of Health were reinstated. (Selin Filiz/Assistant Photo editor)

Academics, Higher Education, National, News

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September 22, 8:54 pm

UCLA loses No. 1 public university title in 2026 US News & World Report ranking

This post was updated Sept. 26 at 12:15 p.m. UCLA is no longer the nation’s No. 1 public university after eight years on top in the U.S. Read more...

Photo: A “No. 1 public university” banner on UCLA’s campus is pictured. UCLA is no longer the nation’s top public university after eight years on top, according to U.S. News & World Report’s annual rankings. (Andrew Ramiro Diaz/Photo editor)

Higher Education, National, News, Science & Health, UC

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September 22, 8:01 pm

Federal judge orders Trump administration to restore $500M of UCLA research grants

This post was updated Sept. 23 at 12:29 p.m. A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to restore $500 million of UCLA’s research grants Monday, reinstating the vast majority of the university’s frozen funds. Read more...

Photo: A researcher works in a UCLA lab. A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to restore $500 million in research funding to UCLA on Monday, reinstating the vast majority of the university’s frozen funds. (Selin Filiz/Assistant Photo editor)

California, National, News

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September 21, 6:53 pm

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)

Academics, Higher Education, Los Angeles, National, News, Science & Health, Westwood

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September 20, 7:47 pm

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)

Higher Education, National, News, UC

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September 16, 4:08 pm

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)


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