The state of California allocated $2.2 million to fund innovation and entrepreneurship at UCLA. The funding came from a $22 million state investment in the University of California under Assembly Bill 2664, the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Expansion. Read more...
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January 18, 10:57 pm
UCLA receives $2.2M to fund innovation, entrepreneurship
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January 18, 12:03 am
Williams Institute to focus research on LGBTQ discrimination
The Williams Institute at UCLA is reorienting the scope of its research to investigate LGBTQ discrimination post-marriage equality. On Thursday, former UCLA law professor Russell Robinson presented an article at the UCLA School of Law, in which he discussed perception of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer rights following marriage equality. Read more...
Photo: Russell Robinson, a former UCLA law professor, spoke about marriage equality for same-sex couples Thursday at the UCLA School of Law. About 35 students attended. (Kristie-Valerie Hoang/Daily Bruin)
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January 17, 9:20 pm
CAPS sees 17 percent increase in student demand during fall quarter
This post was updated on Jan. 19 at 1:30 p.m. About 17 percent more students requested brief screenings to receive counseling or treatment at the Counseling and Psychological Services last quarter. Read more...
Photo: Counseling and Psychological Services experienced a 17 percent increase during fall quarter in requests for brief screenings. (Daily Bruin file photo)
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January 17, 7:36 pm
Graduate students raise funds to host conference on women in physics
This post was updated on Jan. 24 at 4:50 p.m. Alexandra Latshaw and Elizabeth Mills spend much of their time in physics laboratories, meticulously planning experiments and scribbling down equations that look like they belong on a “The Big Bang Theory” whiteboard. Read more...
Photo: About 250 students attended the Conference for Undergraduate Women in Physics last weekend at the UCLA Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference Center. (Yixuan Gong/Daily Bruin)
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January 13, 11:56 am
Photo: UCLA Anderson trade show technology shoots for the future
The UCLA Anderson School of Management hosted the third annual Consumer Electronics Show on Thursday. CES is a technology trade show that features the latest technologies that may be utilized to improve the business world. Read more...
Photo: Many technological innovations were exhibited at the Consumer Electronics Show at UCLA Anderson School of Management on Thursday. Vendor displays presented numerous gadgets that aim to solve business and personal problems. (Hannah Johnson/Daily Bruin)
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January 11, 10:37 pm
21st Century Cures Act potential source of funding for UCLA research
A major sponsor of UCLA research will receive billions of dollars to fund cancer and stem cell research, along with mental health programs. President Barack Obama signed the 21st Century Cures Act into law in December. Read more...
Photo: (Harishwer Balasubramani/Daily Bruin)
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January 10, 12:34 am
UCLA community looks into research, education to tackle opioid addiction
Opioid drug overdoses now claim almost as many lives each year as car accidents in the U.S. In the last 10 years, opioid-related deaths have nearly tripled and opioid addiction is now regarded as a nationwide epidemic by the Center for Disease Control. Read more...
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