This post was updated Oct. 27 at 11:35 p.m. Students raised concerns about the lack of enforcement of COVID-19 protocols on campus and on the Hill after traces of COVID-19 were found in the wastewater of numerous residential halls. Read more...
Photo: Students living on the Hill expressed concern about UCLA not enforcing COVID-19 health and safety protocols. (Esther Li/Daily Bruin staff)
This post was updated Oct. 24 at 11:26 p.m. Editor’s note: This article mentions the Associated Students UCLA Communications Board, which oversees student media outlets at UCLA, including the Daily Bruin. Read more...
Photo: Kerckhoff Hall houses the Undergraduate Students Association Council and Associated Students UCLA Student Media. USAC approved a bylaw change that adds a one-year term reserved for a transfer student to the ASUCLA Communications Board. (Ashley Kenney/Photo editor)
UCLA launched an initiative in September to improve data science literacy among students and promote data-based research across campus. DataX, the new data science initiative, will hire faculty, design cluster courses and aid with graduate student research over the next three years to help students learn more about conducting research with data analysis. Read more...
Photo: Faculty members Jacob Foster and Mark Green will co-lead the new university data science initiative, DataX. (Courtesy of Kathryn Kert Green and Erica Cartmill)
The UCLA chapter of the American Indian Science and Engineering Society won the Professional Chapter of the Year award at the 2021 AISES National Conference on Sept. Read more...
Photo: UCLA’s chapter of the American Indian Science and Engineering Society received national recognition for its work to promote professional development for Indigenous students in STEM disciplines. (Anna Syed/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Graduate student volunteers at the UCLA Planetarium hope for a swift return to in-person shows as they kick off the school year with their first virtual show since March. Read more...
Photo: Planetarium show staff Lizvette Villafaña, Briley Lewis and Luke Finnerty stand inside the UCLA Planetarium. Finnerty hosted the first virtual show since March on Wednesday on the topic of hot Jupiters. (Courtesy of Devon Williams)
The University Council-American Federation of Teachers hosted informational pickets on campus about its ongoing bargaining with the University of California on Wednesday and Thursday. The UC-AFT is a labor union that encompasses lecturers and other part-time faculty across all UC campuses, representing more than 6,800 lecturers. Read more...
Photo: The University Council-American Federation of Teachers raised signs at its Wednesday and Thursday demonstration on campus. The group sought to bring awareness to its ongoing labor negotiations with the University of California. (Jeremy Chen/Daily Bruin)
The Daily Bruin received nine 2020-2021 Pinnacle Awards and five honorable mentions from the College Media Association Saturday. The awards were announced at the virtual Fall National College Media Convention and evaluated submissions from the 2020-2021 school year. Read more...
Photo: The Daily Bruin received several awards and honorable mentions for its coverage in 2020-2021, including first place awards for best editorial, best online sports section, best breaking news photo and best newspaper feature page/spread. (Ashley Kenney/Photo editor)
