Miguel Craven, the 2026-27 UC student regent, spoke with national news and higher education editor Josephine Murphy to discuss Craven’s background and goals for his tenure. Read more...
Photo: Miguel Craven is pictured. Craven, the 2026-27 UC student regent, spoke with national news and higher education editor Josephine Murphy to discuss Craven’s background and goals for his tenure. (Zimo Li/Daily Bruin senior staff)
On the final evening before James Milliken succeeded UC President Michael Drake as leader of the University, Chancellor Julio Frenk announced the federal government’s suspension of research funding to UCLA. Read more...
Photo: James Milliken is pictured. Milliken assumed office as UC President the night after federal funding suspensions to UCLA were announced. (Courtesy of U.S. Department of Education)
A group of UCLA researchers is using an air quality monitoring system across the Westside of Los Angeles to better understand contamination following the Palisades fire. Read more...
Photo: The sky above Los Angeles is pictured. A UCLA team is using air quality monitors to inform LA residents about pollution after the Palisades fire. (Michael Gallagher/Assistant Photo editor)
This post was updated Sept. 17 at 8:26 p.m. The UC Board of Regents approved the UCLA police department’s request for less-than-lethal munition launchers and sponge rounds at a Wednesday meeting. Read more...
Photo: UCPD officers with less-than-lethal weapons enter the Palestine solidarity encampment. The UC Board of Regents approved the UCLA police department’s request for less-than-lethal munition launchers and sponge rounds at a Wednesday meeting. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated Sept. 22 at 2:20 p.m. A UC Board of Regents committee voted unanimously Wednesday to recommend allocating an additional $2 million to replace an outdated UCLA emergency power system. The project, first approved in 2020, will upgrade the emergency power system for the Center for Health Sciences and its adjacent buildings to ensure that research, clinical activities and safety remain protected in case of a power outage. Read more...
Craig Valenzuela, a UCLA alumnus and former Los Angeles Police Department commander, was appointed UCPD’s chief of police in July. He stepped into the role Sept. Read more...
Photo: Craig Valenzuela, UCPD’s chief of police, is pictured. Valenzuela, a UCLA alumnus and former LAPD commander, stepped into the role at the beginning of September. (Courtesy of UCPD)
This post was updated Sept. 16 at 10:46 p.m. Groups representing over 100,000 employees sued President Donald Trump on Tuesday, alleging that the suspension of research funds and settlement demands of $1 billion is financial coercion and a violation of the free speech and due process rights of employees. The suit follows the Trump administration’s proposed $1 billion settlement for UCLA to regain its research funding – including 800 grants from the National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation and U.S. Read more...
Photo: Members of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3299 and the University Professional and Technical Employees-Communication Workers of America 9119 march though the UCLA campus during their February strike. The two unions are parties in a lawsuit against President Donald Trump. (Andrew Ramiro Diaz/Photo editor)
