Saturday, April 11

Across the country, graduate students organize after UC academic worker strikes

A ripple effect of university labor actions has followed the UC academic worker strikes, exposing long-standing issues with employment conditions in higher education. Graduate students at Temple University, a public university in Philadelphia, started a six-week long strike in January, calling for higher wages, health care benefits and better working conditions. Read more...

Photo: Academic student workers picket during the United Auto Workers strike. Other strikes have gone on at other schools across the nation, as deficiencies in the treatment of academic workers come to light. (Christine Kao/Daily Bruin staff)


Crimewatch: March 2023

Sources: UCPD. Graphic reporting by Matthew Royer, city and crime editor. Interactive by Lindsey Parungo, Data editor. UCPD recorded 685 unique entries in its March daily crime log. Read more...


Neuro-stack device technology shows promise for future of brain research

This post was updated April 4 at 10:58 p.m.  UCLA researchers have developed the first wearable device to record the activity of individual neurons in a person’s brain while they move freely. Read more...

Photo: The Neuro-stack sits in a person’s hand. UCLA researchers have created a device that can record single-neuron activity during movement for research purposes. (Courtesy of Dejan Markovic)


UCLA plans to add more EV charging stations, support sustainable transportation

UCLA Transportation is planning to expand sustainable transportation and electric vehicle charging facilities on campus in an effort to reduce UCLA’s contributions to transportation emissions. UCLA Transportation published the Electric Vehicle Readiness Plan on Feb. Read more...

Photo: An electric vehicle charging station is pictured. In February, UCLA Transportation released the Electric Vehicle Readiness Plan, which outlines plans to advance equity and environmental sustainability goals in university transportation, including changes to infrastructure and student commute options. (Jeremy Chen/Assistant Photo editor)


Students to vote on referendum to fund transit passes with students fees

Students will vote on a referendum in the upcoming Undergraduate Students Association election that would fund a new program providing free access to public transportation. If the referendum is passed, each student would pay a quarterly fee of $2.65 for the Universal Access Transit Pass, a special card from LA Metro loaded with unlimited rides for undergraduate students, according to UCLA Transportation. Read more...

Photo: City buses are pictured arriving in Westwood. Students will have the opportunity to vote on an upcoming referendum to implement a quarterly student fee to gain a Universal Access Transit Pass – an LA Metro card that would offer unlimited rides for undergraduate students – through the university. (Justin Jung/Daily Bruin senior staff)


LA Metro construction to close lanes in Westwood through Friday

Lane access around Wilshire Boulevard between Westwood Boulevard and Gayley Avenue will be restricted from Monday through Friday as construction for the Los Angeles Metro continues. Read more...

Photo: Construction of the Purple (D-Line) Extension Transit Project is pictured. Los Angeles Metro will restrict lane access around Wilshire Boulevard between Westwood Boulevard and Gayley Avenue through Friday as construction crews service a conduit and duct bank. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Bruins consider Willow project’s destructive impacts on environment, communities

UCLA community members expressed concerns over President Joe Biden’s approval of the Alaska Willow project, the largest oil drilling project on United States public land in recent years. Read more...

Photo: A map showing the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska with a thumbtack marking the Willow oil drilling project site is pictured. President Joe Biden’s approval of the largest oil drilling project on U.S. public land in recent years sparked concerns among UCLA community members. (Constanza Montemayor/Daily Bruin senior staff)