The Undergraduate Students Association Council is the official student government representing the undergraduate student body at UCLA. Council meetings take place every two weeks during the summer on Monday evenings in the Bruin Viewpoint Room and are open to all students. Read more...
News, Student Government
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July 7, 11:16 pm
USAC recap – July 1
News
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July 5, 11:02 pm
7.1 magnitude earthquake hits Southern California, marks second in two days
This post was updated July 9 at 1:10 a.m. A 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck Southern California on Friday around 8:19 p.m., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Read more...
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National, News
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July 3, 5:00 pm
Professor convicted of conspiracy to illegally export microchips to China
This post was updated July 13 at 9:07 a.m. A UCLA professor could face up to 219 years in prison for attempting to export electronics with military applications to China, according to a Department of Justice press release Tuesday. Read more...
Photo: Yi Chi Shih, an adjunct professor of electrical engineering at UCLA, could face up to 219 years in prison for attempting to illegally export electronics with military applications to China. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Campus, News, UC
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July 1, 11:01 am
UCLA named a top-50 university globally in two recent rankings
UCLA was named among the world’s best universities for research and academia in two separate rankings last week. Nature, a scientific journal, named all 10 of the UC’s campuses and its three affiliated national laboratories in the top 500 institutions that influenced research in natural sciences last year. Read more...
Photo: UCLA, alongside other University of California campuses, was listed among the world’s best universities for scientific research and academia in two separate rankings last week. The rankings were conducted by Nature, a renowned scientific journal, and QS Quacquarelli Symonds, a global higher education company. (Daily Bruin file photo)
News, Student Government
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July 1, 10:51 am
Grad students allege student officials’ ASUCLA appointments improperly conducted
This post was updated July 2 at 9:35 p.m. Graduate students raised concerns about the way student government officials conducted an appointment process for the Associated Students UCLA Board of Directors. Read more...
News, Westwood
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July 1, 10:48 am
Construction on Sunset Boulevard to cause lane closures for yearlong project
Yearlong roadwork on Sunset Boulevard near UCLA might cause travel delays to Westwood, according to a university announcement June 24. Construction will occur on Sunset Boulevard between the 405 Freeway and Bellagio Road, and between South Beverly Glen Boulevard and Carolwood Drive. Read more...
A Closer Look, Campus, News
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July 1, 10:45 am
Animal-assisted therapy group supports students, UCLA Health patients and staff
Erin Rice once watched her therapy dog make a 6-year-old boy open his eyes, look at his mother and begin communicating after a surgery that removed one hemisphere of his brain. Read more...
Photo: UCLA Health’s People-Animal Connection program began when a cardiology nurse noticed patients who had fish tanks in their rooms did better during medical treatment. It connects therapy dogs, and one therapy miniature horse, to students and UCLA Health patients. (Courtesy of UCLA People-Animal Connection)