Monday, December 29

Student organization coalition files amicus brief supporting lawsuit against Trump

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)




Free speech group alleges SHAPE training restricts UC students’ speech

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)


Yeh Lab researches Dark-eyed Juncos, adaptation to urban environments

This post was updated Nov. 6 at 11:17 p.m. Most people would not think twice about seeing a bird on UCLA’s campus. However, for researchers in the Yeh Lab, many of the birds are anything but ordinary. Read more...

Photo: A Dark-eyed Junco, a kind of sparrow, is perched on a tree branch. The Yeh lab evaluates how Juncos respond and adapt to urban environments, particularly on UCLA’s campus. (Crystal Tompkins/Daily Bruin senior staff)


UCLA faculty members hold panel on modern, historical reparation efforts

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)


Día de los Muertos event spotlights environmental grief through ofrendas, art show

A Día de los Muertos event mourned environmental destruction. The UCLA Mathias Botanical Garden hosted a free public event called “Día de los Muertos: Mourning and Remembering Through Ecological Change” on Saturday. Read more...

Photo: Attendees of “Día de los Muertos: Mourning and Remembering Through Ecological Change” at the UCLA Mathias Botanical Garden sit at a table. The event, co-hosted by several on-campus organizations, combined ofrenda memorials with reflections about the environment. (Crystal Tompkins/Daily Bruin senior staff)



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