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September 28, 6:02 pm

Education Department reinstates Trump Title IX rules, rescinds LGBTQ+ protections

This post was updated Sept. 30 at 10:17 a.m. The United States Department of Education on Monday rescinded the Biden administration’s 2024 Title IX regulations, which included protections based on gender identity and sexual orientation.  Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in educational programs and activities that receive federal funding. Read more...

Photo: UCLA’s Title IX Civil Rights Office is pictured. The United States Department of Education on Monday announced it would reinstate the first Trump Administration’s 2020 interpretation of Title IX, which does not include protections for LGBTQ+ people. (Andrew Ramiro Diaz/Photo editor)

A Closer Look, Academics, Campus, National, News, Science & Health

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September 26, 8:29 pm

UCLA co-led institutes receive $75 million in NSF grants for quantum technology

This post was updated Sept. 27 at 11:54 p.m. Two quantum computing institutes co-led by UCLA researchers received grants from the National Science Foundation worth a combined $75 million Aug. Read more...

Photo: The Center for Quantum Science & Engineering is featured, which is co-led by Jens Palsberg, a professor of computer science and co-principal investigator of one of the institutes. Researchers said these grants will create more opportunities for students and increase UCLA’s presence in the field of quantum computing. (Chenrui Zhang/Daily Bruin staff)

A Closer Look, Los Angeles, News

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September 25, 10:23 pm

Oral history project K-Town Archive documents LA’s ‘beating heart’

This post was updated Sept. 27 at 11:03 p.m. When one woman from El Salvador moved to the United States in 1979, she was alone and worked as a housekeeper, retail employee and babysitter to support her daughter. Read more...

Photo: The K-Town Archive team is pictured. A partnership between the UCLA Archive of Healing and the Koreatown Storytelling Program is preserving nearly 400 stories through a new oral history project. (Courtesy of Katherine Yungmee Kim)

Higher Education, News, UC

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September 25, 1:42 pm

1,600 communication workers ratify contract to join UC’s largest union

UC communication workers voted Thursday to join a union representing more than 60,000 student employees, researchers and educators across the University. UC Communication, Marketing and Sales Specialists ratified a union contract Thursday to join United Auto Workers Local 4811. Read more...

Photo: Union members hold signs. UC communication workers voted to ratify a union contract and joined United Auto Workers Local 4811 on Thursday. (Andrew Ramiro Diaz/Photo editor)

Campus, Higher Education, News

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September 24, 12:25 pm

Frenk says UCLA’s year-end budget deficit is significantly smaller than expected

UCLA’s year-end budget deficit for the 2026 fiscal year was about $160 million lower than its initial projections, Chancellor Julio Frenk said in a campuswide email Thursday.   The university was projected to generate a $220 million budget deficit for the 2025-26 fiscal year, said Reem Hanna-Harwell, UCLA’s interim chief financial officer, in a March campuswide email. Read more...

Photo: Murphy Hall is pictured. UCLA’s year-end budget deficit for the 2026 fiscal year was about $160 million lower than its initial projections, Chancellor Julio Frenk said in a campuswide email Thursday. (Daily Bruin file photo)

News, Westwood

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September 22, 7:30 pm

After 20 years in Westwood, Espresso Profeta is set to close this week

This post was updated Sept. 23 at 10:54 p.m. Espresso Profeta, a specialty coffee shop, will close Friday after 20 years in Westwood. The shop, which opened its only location at 1129 Glendon Avenue in January 2006, could no longer afford to pay rent, co-owner and General Manager Samantha Langford said. Read more...

Photo: Espresso Profeta’s storefront is pictured. The specialty coffee shop will close Friday after 20 years in Westwood. (Karla Cardenas-Felipe/Daily Bruin staff)

A Closer Look, Campus, News

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September 22, 7:28 pm

Bruins connect across majors and interests at Enormous Activities Fair

This post was updated Sept. 23 at 10:53 p.m. Hundreds of booths took over UCLA’s campus for the Enormous Activities Fair on Tuesday, offering everything from origami trinkets to community service opportunities. Read more...

Photo: Students explore clubs in Royce Quad. Hundreds of booths took over UCLA’s campus for the Enormous Activities Fair, offering everything from origami keepsakes to community service opportunities. (Chenrui Zhang/Daily Bruin staff)


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