Tuesday, December 30

USAC summer resolutions address protections for students, condemn bias

This post was updated Oct. 19 at 11:39 p.m. The Undergraduate Students Association Council passed six resolutions throughout the summer – including ones defending protections for international students. Read more...

Photo: Snippets from resolutions passed by the Undergraduate Students Association Council over the summer are layered over a picture of Kerckhoff Hall. USAC passed six resolutions over the summer, some in collaboration with student groups. (Photo by Crystal Tompkins/Daily Bruin senior staff. Design by Karina Aronson/Assistant Design director)


UC sets world record for most Nobel laureates from a university system

This post was updated Oct. 19 at 11:21 p.m. UC faculty and alumni earned five Nobel prizes in a single year – the most by any university system in history.  Four UC faculty members and one alumnus won Nobel prizes related to physiology or medicine, chemistry and physics in 2025. Read more...

Photo: A person works in a lab at UCLA. UC faculty and alumni earned five Nobel laureates in a single year – the most by any university system in history. (Selin Filiz/Assistant Photo editor)


Former US congresspeople discuss state of bipartisanship in polarized climate

This post was updated Oct. 19 at 11:48 p.m. Former policymakers and political analysts gathered Tuesday to discuss bipartisanship in the United States’ polarized political climate. Read more...

Photo: Former congressman David Dreier (left), former congresswoman Jane Harman (center) and UCLA lecturer Jim Newton (right)speak at a Luskin School of Public Affairs event Tuesday. (Courtesy of UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs/Michael Troxell)



BruinBot to launch accessible AI academic advising designed by students

This post was updated Oct. 16 at 11:34 p.m. A UCLA student created a new tool powered by artificial intelligence that aims to make academic planning faster, simpler and personalized for students. Read more...

Photo: A MyUCLA class planner with STEM classes is pictured. BruinBot, which was developed through a UCLA Digital Technology program with OpenAI’s enterprise platform, helps students generate tailored class schedules by analyzing their degree requirements and preferences. (Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Transfer students in USAC point out accessibility barriers, underrepresentation

This post was updated Oct. 16 at 10:57 p.m. Undergraduate Students Association Council’s Transfer Student Representative staff said transfer students have been historically underrepresented within USAC, even though they make up nearly a quarter of UCLA undergraduates. Read more...

Photo: The entrance to the office of the Transfer Student Representative, located in Kerckhoff Hall, is pictured. Staff from the TSR office said the Undergraduate Students Association Council lacks sufficient transfer representation in staff and leadership roles. (Brianna Carlson/Daily Bruin staff)


Pritzker award finalists discuss emerging environmental research during panel

This post was updated Oct. 16 at 11:05 p.m. Amphibian conservation in Australia, sustainable fashion in Indonesia and human-elephant coexistence in India were among the projects nominated for a UCLA award recognizing emerging environmentalists. Read more...

Photo: Anthony Waddle, Seema Lokhandwala and Bertram Flesch, who accepted the honor on behalf of his wife Denica Riadini-Flesch, are pictured. The three discussed solutions related to conservation, sustainability and human-wildlife coexistence. (Victor Simoes/Daily Bruin)



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