Friday, May 1

UCLA’s involvement in Thirty Meter Telescope prompts protest from student groups

UCLA students and faculty remain divided over the University of California’s involvement in the development of a massive telescope in Hawaii, as construction continues to be delayed by protesters for a sixth week. Read more...

Photo: The UCLA Pacific Islands’ Student Association held a town hall in February and invited local Hawaiian leaders to discuss their opinions on the Thirty Meter Telescope. The student organization held a public protest and received almost 5,000 signatures on a petition to demonstrate opposition to the TMT to the UC Board of Regents, according to PISA member Uriah Blackwell. (Tanmay Shankar/Assistant Photo editor)




UCLA alumna Janet Reilly appointed to UC Board of Regents

A UCLA alumna has been appointed to the University of California Board of Regents, according to an August 9 press release from the governor’s office. Janet Reilly, who is a co-founder and board president of a free volunteer-based health clinic called Clinic by the Bay, will fill the position on the board previously held by Ellen Tauscher, who died in April. Read more...

Photo: Janet Reilly, a UCLA alumna has been appointed to the University of California Board of Regents, according to an August 9 press release from the governor’s office. As a regent, she will vote on issues concerning the UC system, including tuition and policy. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Global rank names UCLA No. 2 public university in US, No. 11 university in world

UCLA was named the No. 2 public university in the United States and the No. 11 university in the world, according to a ranking released Thursday. Read more...

Photo: UCLA was named the No. 2 public university in the United States and the No. 11 university in the world, according to the 2019 Academic Ranking of World Universities. UCLA held the same position in the ranking as last year, both among public universities and among all universities (Daily Bruin file photo)


Dodgers honor 50th anniversary of Los Angeles Pediatric Society medical program

This post was updated Aug. 18 at 10:43 p.m. When Alexis Briano started high school in 2015, she hoped to join a club at her school for students interested in pursuing medicine, but found nothing. Read more...

Photo: The Eve and Gene Black Summer Medical Career Program was honored for its 50th anniversary in a Los Angeles Dodgers pregame ceremony on Aug. 10. The program lets high school students shadow medical professionals at work. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin senior staff)


USAC recap – August 14

The Undergraduate Students Association Council is the official student government representing the undergraduate student body at UCLA. Council meetings take place every two weeks in the summer in the Bruin Viewpoint Room and are open to all students. Read more...