The Board of Regents, the governing body of the University of California, assembled Sept. 20 to 22 for their bimonthly meeting via teleconference and in person at UC San Diego. Read more...
Photo: The Board of Regents meeting in September is pictured. The board’s topics of discussion included a proposal to curtail universities’ authority over athletics decisions and University goals such as increasing the in-state student population. (Shengfeng Chien/Daily Bruin staff)
UCLA researchers have developed a sensor to attach to a finger that optimizes treatment for patients with bipolar disorder by helping them track their medication levels. Read more...
Photo: A sensor created by UCLA researchers to detect lithium is pictured. The sensor is attached to a finger and gives a reading in less than a minute. (Courtesy of Jialun Zhu & Shuyu Lin/I²BL)
UCLA has been using a service to monitor social media posts since 2018 without significant public notice. The university was one of at least 37 colleges and universities identified in a recent investigation by the Dallas Morning News into the use of Social Sentinel, a service schools can use to monitor students’ public social media accounts for potential threats to campus safety. Read more...
Photo: A phone sits on a chair. A recent investigation by the Dallas Morning News uncovered that UCLA has contracted with Detect, formerly known as Social Sentinel, a service that allows universities to monitor social media content. (Christine Kao/Daily Bruin staff)
A proposed UC A-G ethnic studies requirement has gone through multiple iterations of revisions and feedback and, after much controversy, has hit a roadblock of implementation concerns after almost two years of deliberations. Read more...
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The North Westwood Neighborhood Council – the official neighborhood council representing Westwood Village and UCLA to the Los Angeles City Council – met Wednesday for their monthly meeting. Read more...
University of California applicants are now able to submit their applications, which are released on Aug. 1 every year, two months prior to the Nov. 30 deadline. Read more...
Photo: Powell Library is pictured. The UC extended the submission window to two months before the Nov. 30 deadline. (Daily Bruin file photo)
The UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science has introduced a data science engineering minor intended for students of all disciplines. The pathway includes two lower-division courses, three required upper-division courses and eight additional units from an assorted list of computer science, electrical and computer engineering, mechanical and aerospace engineering and statistics electives. Read more...
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