Tuesday, May 5

UCLA professor named Carnegie Fellow for research on content moderation

A UCLA professor was named an Andrew Carnegie Fellow on Wednesday. Sarah Roberts, an assistant professor of information studies, was named a 2018 Carnegie Fellow for her research on commercial content moderation and received $200,000 for her research. Read more...

Photo: Sarah Roberts, an assistant professor of information studies, was named a 2018 Carnegie Fellow for her research Wednesday. The Andrew Carnegie Fellows Program aims to support scholarship and research in the social sciences and humanities. (UCLA Newsroom)



USAC candidates criticize opponent platforms, qualifications at debate

A crowded pack of candidates for student government tried to differentiate themselves from one another at a debate Wednesday night. The Undergraduate Students Association Council held its annual candidate debate in De Neve Auditorium amid a crowd of about 300 people. Read more...

Photo: Seven of the general representative candidates participated in this year’s undergraduate student government election debate. Candidates often questioned their opponents’ qualifications and platforms. (Liz Ketcham/Daily Bruin)


Union workers plan strike after failing to come to an agreement with the UC

The University of California’s largest union announced Thursday it will hold a three-day strike in two weeks in response to a failure to reach a contract agreement with the University. Read more...

Photo: The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees 3299 has protested against the UC while negotiating for its multiyear contract. The union announced Thursday it is holding a strike in from May 7 to May 9. (Daniel Miller/Daily Bruin)


UC Board of Regents to no longer vote on tuition increase at May meeting

This post was updated April 26 at 4:34 p.m. The University of California announced Thursday it will not increase in-state tuition during its governing board’s meeting in May. Read more...

Photo: The University of California Board of Regents was originally expected to vote on an in-state tuition increase in May. However, the UC announced Thursday it will no longer consider the increase during its May meeting. (Amy Dixon/Assistant Photo editor)


TEDxUCLA speakers discuss effects of altruism on brain, community

This article was updated May 1 at 10:05 p.m. Experts said stimulating certain regions of the brain can make an individual more generous at an event Tuesday night. Read more...

Photo: The UCLA Healthy Campus Initiative invited Manal Aboelata, managing director at Prevention Institute, and Marco Iacoboni, professor of psychiatry and biobehavioral sciences and director of a neurology lab at UCLA, to speak about the significance of altruism. (Isa Saalabi/Daily Bruin)