Monday, May 11


UC officials announce new fellowships to fund education programs

New University of California fellowships will fund graduate-level education programs for students who aim to teach in low-income public schools, UC officials announced Tuesday. The President’s Educator Fellowships will award $320,000 to UCLA and eight other UC campuses with educator programs for the 2016-2017 academic year, according to a UC Office of the President press release. Read more...


Conrad N. Hilton Foundation grants UCLA $5.44M for research

A Hilton foundation awarded a $5.44 million grant to the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health for research, officials announced Monday. The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation will fund research about achieving the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals, or SDGs, which include reducing poverty and hunger, advancing education and making global cities more sustainable. Read more...



Metro officials announce funding plan, including Westwood extension

County transportation officials announced a potential sales tax measure Friday that would fund the completion of the Purple Line by 2024 and build a train that runs from Westwood to the Los Angeles International Airport, among other transportation projects. Read more...

Photo: LA Metro officials released a plan for a potential half-cent sales tax increase, which would fund the Purple Line and a train from Westwood to LAX. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Fire reported in Perloff Hall

Students and faculty evacuated Perloff Hall Thursday afternoon after a fire broke out in the building. UCLA Fire Marshal Dana Johnson said a machine overheated in the lower shop causing filters in the building’s ventilation system to catch fire. Read more...

Photo: (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin)


Westwood BID recap – March 17

The Westwood Village Improvement Association, also known as the BID, is a nonprofit organization tasked with improving the state of Westwood Village. The BID was created by property and business owners in August 2011 to provide Westwood Village with functions the City of Los Angeles could not provide. Read more...