This post was updated June 3 at 9:57 p.m. UCLA’s School of Theater, Film and Television plans to reverse a controversial proposed change to its undergraduate narrative directing program, professors said Wednesday. Read more...
Photo: Melnitz Hall is pictured. UCLA film and television students filed a petition Tuesday in response to the department’s changes to its undergraduate narrative directing program. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated May 28 at 12:08 a.m. Subtle memory-related brain changes in people with neurological disorders may be reversible before full cognitive decline occurs, underscoring the importance of early detection, UCLA researchers said at a May 15 conference. Read more...
Photo: Dr. Jeff Bronstein, the director of the Movement Disorders Program at UCLA, is pictured at the HAND Conference discussing the difference between normal cognitive aging and neurological disease and how people age differently. (Libby Li/Daily Bruin)
The Trump administration requested more than $15 billion in cuts to federal research funding for a second consecutive year, leaving UCLA professors concerned about the future of scientific research. Read more...
Photo: A pipette kit in a research laboratory is pictured. Professors warn additional funding cuts could cause detrimental impacts on research. (Daily Bruin file photo)
UCLA’s Teacher Education Program plans to discontinue one of its signature course offerings, faculty said. The program’s critical media literacy classes help students analyze media, evaluate the quality of information sources and examine representation online, according to the TEP website. Read more...
Photo: An empty lecture hall is pictured. The UCLA Teacher Education Program will no longer offer its standalone critical media literacy course after spring 2026, faculty said. (Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon/Daily Bruin senior staff)
A professor with appointments in three UCLA departments will serve as the 2027-28 chair of the Academic Senate. Catherine Sugar, who will begin her term as chair Sept. Read more...
Photo: Catherine Sugar stands outside the Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden. Sugar will serve as the next Academic Senate vice chair. (Courtesy to Alexandra Foley)
This post was updated May 18 at 7:14 p.m. Rosalba Ruiz said she initially doubted her ability to succeed in higher education as a non-traditional student. Read more...
Photo: Prospective transfer students and their families explore Bruin Plaza. UCLA Transfer Bruin Day, held Saturday, allowed prospective students to learn more about campus resources and programs. (William Gauvin/Daily Bruin)
Students in a UCLA Ecological Medicine seminar traded their classroom for the outdoors in spring quarter. Conor Murray, the instructor for Psychiatry 186, led students through the Mildred E. Read more...
Photo: Students in the UCLA Ecological Medicine seminar travel through the Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden, where they participated in a “forest-bathing” exercise. (Maanasi Kademani/Daily Bruin)
