Wednesday, February 4

UCLA Jewish researchers criticize funding cuts, response to antisemitism claims

This post was updated Sept. 24 at 11:17 p.m. Jewish community members criticized the federal government’s citation of “antisemitism and bias” as justification for suspending university funding. Read more...

Photo: Hillel at UCLA building is pictured. UCLA’s Hillel chapter, along with the Jewish Faculty Resilience Group, are forming a Jewish faculty working group to advocate for the restoration of UCLA’s research funding. (Daily Bruin file photo)



Twin alumni share UCLA Bruin Marching Band history as 1st female members, twirlers

Marching their way through the Rose Bowl Stadium, Terry and Jerry Fitzer kicked off the 1965 UCLA football season as the first female members of the UCLA Bruin Marching Band. Read more...

Photo: Terry and Jerry Fitzer, who are twins and UCLA alumni, pose at the Illinois State Twirling Championship. Terry and Jerry were the first female members of the UCLA Bruin Marching Band. (Courtesy of Devon Bream)


‘One IT’ centralized plan leaves HumTech organization facing uncertainty

This post was updated Sept. 12 at 6:20 p.m. A UCLA organization that provides specialized technology support for students and faculty across the Humanities Division could be impacted by UCLA’s new information technology consolidation initiative, professors said. Read more...

Photo: The Humanities Technology website is pictured. Professors said that HumTech, an organization that provides specialized technology support for the Humanities Division, could be compromised under UCLA’s plan to consolidate information technology services. (Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Research grant suspension impacts applied mathematics program, collaboration

This post was updated Sept. 7 at 8:39 p.m. The suspension of about 800 of UCLA’s research grants halted projects across campus – including some in its highly-ranked applied mathematics program. Read more...

Photo: The Math Sciences Building, which houses the Department of Mathematics, is pictured. The suspension of about 800 of UCLA’s research grants halted projects across campus, including some in its highly-ranked applied mathematics program. (Mia Tavares/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Bruin STARS Academy fosters career development with mentorship, lab opportunities

This post was updated Sept. 4 at 8:14 p.m. For students at Bruin Student Teaching and Research Scholars Academy, learning in the lab is more than a research opportunity. Read more...

Photo: Kupiec-Weglinski, Dery and Bruin STARS Academy graduates at their graduation in June for completion of their time in lab and the academy. (Courtesy of Ken Dery)


UCLA plans to consolidate some campus services to cut costs, increase ‘efficiency’

This post was updated September 7 at 8:14 p.m. UCLA plans to consolidate campus human resources, finance, communications, marketing, event planning and academic personnel services to cut costs, according to internal documents acquired by the Daily Bruin. Read more...

Photo: UCLA’s “One IT” website is pictured. Two vice chancellors announced that the university will “streamline” services distributed across multiple campus units in line with Goal 5 of its Strategic Plan. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)



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