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...
Campus, News, Science & Health
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January 18, 10:57 pm
UCLA receives $2.2M to fund innovation, entrepreneurship
Campus, News
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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)
News, Westwood
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January 18, 6:21 pm
Westwood Community Council recap – Jan. 18
The Westwood Community Council meets several times a year to discuss issues relevant to the Westwood Village business and residential community. Discussion Janet Turner, field representative and constituent services of Congressman Ted Lieu, said the post office recently improved training for mail carriers and the Enterprise Customer Care system, which helps accurately locate packages. Read more...
A Closer Look, News
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January 18, 3:54 pm
Hammer Museum hosts expert panel on 2016 election results
The Hammer Museum hosted a forum to discuss the results of the presidential election Tuesday night. Two political scientists and a public policy scholar examined the effectiveness of political ad campaigns, roles of black voters and the link between racial and economic anxiety at the event titled “Election Postmortem.” Lynn Vavreck, UCLA professor of political science and communication studies, pointed out three numbers she thought highlighted the closeness of the election: 77,000, the total votes needed in Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania to swing the election in favor of Hillary Clinton; 2,800,000, the total votes by which Donald Trump lost the popular vote; 58, President Barack Obama’s approval rating. Read more...
Photo: Lynn Vavreck, Theodore Johnson, Ian Masters and Michael Tesler discussed the results of the 2016 presidential election in “Election Postmortem” Tuesday night. (Hannah Johnson/Daily Bruin)
News, Student Government
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January 18, 1:49 am
USAC Recap – Jan. 17
The Undergraduate Students Association Council is the official student government representing the undergraduate student body at UCLA. Council meetings usually take place every week on Tuesdays at 7 p.m. Read more...
A Closer Look, Campus, News, Science & Health
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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)
A Closer Look, News
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January 18, 12:01 am
Breaking down Trump’s foreign policy positions and endeavors
The president serves as the public face of the country in foreign affairs. He leads negotiations on treaties and trade deals, deciding when to deploy the military and taking sides in international conflicts. Read more...