Monday, May 4

UCLA awarded title of No. 2 public university in U.S. by international ranking

An international ranking named UCLA the second-best public university in the United States on Tuesday. The 2018 Academic Ranking of World Universities, which was published by the ShanghaiRanking Consultancy, also ranked UCLA 11th in the world out of 1000 universities, an increase from the 12th spot which UCLA had held since 2011. Read more...

Photo: UCLA was ranked the second-best public university in the United States by the Academic Ranking of World Universities on Tuesday. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Westwood Neighborhood Council recap – Aug. 8

Comments by public officials Samee Park, the director of Neighborhood Council Operations from the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment, said program applications for IgniteLA, an organization that teaches girls ages from 14 to 24 how to get involved in politics, are now open and available online. Read more...


UCLA receives $9.3M grant to be used to provide free prostate cancer treatment

UCLA doctors received $9.3 million to help reduce the cost of prostate cancer treatment across California. The state of California awarded the grant to doctors in the UCLA urology department last week. Read more...

Photo: Doctors in the UCLA urology department received $9.3 million to fund the Improving Access, Counseling and Treatment for Californians program, an organization that provides free prostate cancer treatment to men in California who are underinsured or uninsured. (Daily Bruin file photo)


New course to bring in multidisciplinary perspectives to discuss art

This post was updated Aug. 15 at 4:30 p.m. A new interdisciplinary course will explore the concepts of time, space and beauty, starting fall quarter of 2018. Read more...

Photo: Arts and Architecture 100: “Ten Questions” is grounded in the arts but will explore fundamental concepts from different disciplines such as biology and philosophy. (Liz Ketcham/Assistant Photo editor)


Electric scooters may face enforced regulations to continue operation in LA

An Los Angeles city council member proposed banning electric scooters at the end of July until the city begins issuing permits to companies that make them. Read more...

Photo: Electric pay-per-minute scooters from companies, like Bird Rides, Inc. and LimeBike, are facing new potential regulations in Los Angeles after facing backlash from a city council member and residents. (Nathan Smith/Daily Bruin senior staff)


UC workers demand halt in outsourcing to companies that support Trump’s immigration policy

The University of California’s largest employee union released a statement urging the Board of Regents to divest from businesses who work with Immigration and Customs Enforcement or support implementing President Donald Trump’s “zero tolerance” and family separation policies. Read more...

Photo: Over 50,000 employees across the 10 University of California campuses went on strike for three days in May partly because of growing concerns about outsourcing at the UC. (Jenna Nicole Smith/Daily Bruin)


Student worker union holds protest for provisions in new contract with UC

This post was updated Aug. 15 at 5:53 p.m. University of California student workers held a rally Tuesday to put pressure on the University to accept their demands for their new contract. Read more...

Photo: Roughly 100 people rallied in and outside Murphy Hall on Tuesday to pressure administrative officials to accept student workers’ demands for their new contract. (Amy Dixon/Photo editor)