The Undergraduate Students Association Council passed a resolution calling upon UCLA administrators to review faculty with connections to Jeffrey Epstein at its Feb. 3 meeting. USAC is the official student government representing the undergraduate student body at UCLA. Read more...
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February 8, 10:36 pm
Professors discuss implications of US withdrawing from World Health Organization
The United States officially withdrew from the World Health Organization on Jan. 22, marking the end of its 78-year membership. The United Nations agency – established in 1948 – encourages international collaboration to achieve the “highest attainable standard of health,” according to the WHO constitution. Read more...
Photo: President Donald Trump addresses members of the media after meeting with the White House Task Force on the 2026 FIFA World Cup Monday, November 17, 2025, in the Oval Office. (Courtesy of The White House)
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February 8, 10:33 pm
Bruin Masters Swim Club members see self-growth through UCLA Recreation program
Waking up at the crack of dawn is routine for a group of swimmers at UCLA’s Sunset Canyon Recreation Center. About 20 members of the Bruin Masters Swim Club – a UCLA Recreation program for adult faculty, staff and students – start their days with swim sets at 5:45 a.m every Monday through Friday. Read more...
Photo: Members of the Bruin Masters Swim Club — a UCLA Recreation program for adult faculty, staff and students — swim at the Sunset Canyon Recreation Center. The swim club, which was founded in 1995, includes former Olympians and UCLA professors alike. (Chenrui Zhang/Daily Bruin)
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February 8, 8:30 am
Statistics and data science symposium hosts early-career scientists
Researchers celebrated the role of numerical data in scientific research at a Jan. 26 event at the Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference Center. The Lange Symposium on Computational Statics and Biomedical Data Science – hosted by the UCLA Department of Computational Medicine and Human Genetics – invited six speakers from across the country to discuss their research. Read more...
Photo: The Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference Center, the site of the sixth annual Lange Symposium, is pictured. (Daily Bruin file photo)
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February 7, 10:43 pm
Luskin School holds panel on civil and immigrant rights, prosecuting ICE agents
This post was updated Feb. 8 at 10:01 p.m. California Attorney General Rob Bonta said California will prosecute federal immigration enforcement officers who violate residents’ constitutional rights at a Thursday UCLA event. Read more...
Photo: California Attorney General Rob Bonta is pictured. Bonta said California will prosecute federal immigration enforcement officers who violate residents’ constitutional rights at a Thursday UCLA event. (Andrew Ramiro Diaz/Photo editor)
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February 7, 7:53 pm
Center for Accessible Education launches myCAE, streamlines student experience
This post was updated Feb. 8 at 10:12 p.m. The Center for Accessible Education’s new student portal makes requesting accommodations more convenient, despite an initial learning curve, students said. Read more...
Photo: The Center for Accessible Education’s website introducing myCAE, its new student portal, is pictured. myCAE – which was implemented in early January – allows students to schedule appointments with their disability specialists and manage their accommodation requests. (Gabby Yang/Daily Bruin)
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February 6, 8:50 am
UCLA researchers look into cannabis health effects with California state grant
The California Department of Cannabis Control gave UCLA four grants in January totaling $7.3 million for cannabis research. These grants will fund four research studies that will allow UCLA to develop the science and evidence to help guide public policy related to cannabis availability, safety and accessibility, said Ziva Cooper, a professor-in-residence of psychiatry and behavioral sciences. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior is pictured. The UCLA Center for Cannabis and Cannabinoids is located here. (Zimo Li/Daily Bruin senior staff)