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March 7, 9:58 pm

‘The Big Bang Theory’ creator’s $24.5M pledge expands universe for Bruins in STEM

A $24.5 million pledge from “The Big Bang Theory” co-creator Chuck Lorre’s foundation is set to create a new universe for Bruins in STEM. The Chuck Lorre Family Foundation has provided scholarships, mentorship and support to incoming freshmen with financial need via The Big Bang Theory Scholarship since 2015. Read more...

Photo: Recipients of The Big Bang Theory Scholarship pose with the cast and crew of “The Big Bang Theory” and the show’s co-creator Chuck Lorre. A $24.5 million donation will expand the scholarship program, which helps low-income students pursuing education in STEM fields. (Courtesy of Mike Yarish/Warner Bros. Television)

A Closer Look, News, Science & Health

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March 7, 6:11 pm

Michael Grunstein, pioneering researcher in epigenetics, dies at 77

Michael Grunstein, a distinguished professor emeritus of biological chemistry, died Feb. 18. He was 77 years old. Grunstein – best known for his study of histones, the proteins that DNA is coiled around – first became a faculty member at UCLA in 1975. Read more...

Photo: Michael Grunstein, a distinguished professor emeritus of biological chemistry, is pictured. Grunstein died Feb 18. (Courtesy of Siavash Kurdistani)

Higher Education, News, UC

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March 7, 5:35 pm

UC’s Academic Congress on AI discusses its use in higher education

The UC’s Academic Congress on Artificial Intelligence highlighted the economic and social risks of AI but acknowledged its potential at a conference Feb. 28 and 29. Read more...

Photo: Ramesh Srinivasan (left), professor of information studies, is pictured speaking to the UC’s Academic Congress on Artificial Intelligence, while Katherine Newman (center-right), the UC provost and external vice president of academic affairs, and Daron Acemoglu (right), an economics professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, look on. (Nicolas Greamo/Daily Bruin senior staff)

Campus, Los Angeles, News

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March 7, 12:16 pm

UCLA Downtown confirms 31 programs, UCLA Research Park appoints immunology advisor

This post was updated March 7 at 10:06 p.m. UCLA announced its plan to host 31 programs at UCLA Downtown and the appointment of a special advisor for immunology initiatives at the UCLA Research Park on Thursday. Read more...

Photo: The former Westside Pavilion mall, which will house the UCLA Research Park, is pictured. Chancellor Gene Block and Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Darnell Hunt announced updates to recent campus acquisitions in a campuswide email Thursday. (Creative Commons photo by Cbl62 via Wikimedia Commons)

A Closer Look, Campus, News

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March 6, 3:35 pm

UCLA Dining to introduce breakfast, late-night options in spring 2024

This post was updated on March 8 at 12:04 a.m. UCLA Dining will offer new breakfast and late-night dining options next quarter. Bruin Café and Epicuria at Ackerman will serve breakfast options starting next quarter, while De Neve dining hall will also offer a pilot program to bring back its late-night dining options, according to an emailed statement from UCLA Dining. Read more...

Photo: Students in the De Neve dining hall are pictured. The dining hall will begin to offer late-night pizza options during Week 2 of spring quarter. (Daily Bruin file photo)

Los Angeles, News

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March 6, 1:21 am

2024 primary election candidates in Los Angeles

Angelenos voted for Los Angeles City Council seats, LA County Board of Supervisors members, the LA District Attorney, LA Superior Court judges and Measure HLA in Tuesday’s primary election. Read more...

Photo: A voting center is pictured. Angelenos had the chance Tuesday to vote for LA City Council seats, LA County Board of Supervisors members, the LA District Attorney, LA Superior Court judges and Measure HLA. (Daily Bruin file photo)


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