Academics
Dec. 3, 2024 6:12 p.m.
A classroom is pictured. Gov. Gavin Newsom recently announced a partnership between California community colleges and NVIDIA, an artificial intelligence company. (Daily Bruin file photo)
California is collaborating with an artificial intelligence company to further integrate AI into the lives of community college students, educators and workers.
Gov. Gavin Newsom and NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang signed an initiative this August to form a partnership between the California government and NVIDIA, an AI hardware supplier.
By Abhishek Jagannathan
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Dec. 2, 2024 11:36 p.m.UCLA’s Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life released its latest performance report this quarter, detailing membership, academic performance, service hours, conduct and dollars raised for philanthropy efforts among Greek life organizations for the 2023-2024 academic year.
By Celia Powers
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Nov. 29, 2024 7:10 p.m.UCLA study finds impact of culturally divisive conflict on American public schools
A recent UCLA study found that cultural and political conflict is costing American public schools more than just time.
American school districts have spent roughly $3.2 billion toward resolving tensions over how political issues are taught in educational spaces in the 2023-2024 school year, according to the study.
By Jackson Calegari and Mia Burzminski
Academics
Nov. 14, 2024 7:42 p.m.UC Regents discuss new student opportunities, policies to promote inclusion
This post was updated Nov. 18 at 1:03 a.m.
SAN FRANCISCO – The UC Board of Regents introduced new academic opportunities and discussed diversity across the University at its Wednesday meeting.
By Alexandra Crosnoe and Sam Mulick
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Oct. 29, 2024 11:44 p.m.‘Black mold, leaky roofs’: Proposition 2 puts $10B for school repairs on ballot
California voters will decide next Tuesday whether to approve a $10 billion bond for school renovations.
If passed, Proposition 2 will allow the state to sell $8.5 billion in bonds to repair K-12 schools and $1.5 billion in bonds to improve community college campuses, said Steven Brint, a distinguished professor of public policy and sociology at UC Riverside.
By Amy Wong
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Oct. 29, 2024 11:40 p.m.Uniqlo founder gives $31M to UCLA to fund study of Japanese humanities
Japan’s richest man donated $31 million to the study of Japanese humanities at UCLA on Oct. 3.
Tadashi Yanai, the president of Japanese retail company Fast Retailing – the parent company of clothing company Uniqlo – committed the donation to the Yanai Initiative for Globalizing Japanese Humanities.
By Aimee Zhang
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Oct. 28, 2024 1:00 a.m.UCLA’s 137th Faculty Research Lecture discusses current state of AI
Creativity, original thought and novel ideas still separate artificial intelligence from humans, according to UCLA’s 137th Faculty Research Lecture.
Faculty research lectures – hosted by UCLA’s Office of Research and Creative Activities – are held during fall and spring quarters and have been a tradition at UCLA since 1925.
By Zoya Alam
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Oct. 22, 2024 11:52 p.m.UCLA accused an ecologist of harassment. She’s now suing for discrimination.
A prominent UCLA ecologist on involuntary leave filed a lawsuit against the University earlier this month, alleging wrongful suspension, harassment and racial discrimination.
Ecology and evolutionary biology professor Priyanga Amarasekare joined UCLA in 2005, but she was suspended in July 2022 for a year with no pay by then-Chancellor Gene Block.
By Shaanth Kodialam
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Oct. 22, 2024 10:20 p.m.UCLA Library program gives grants for worldwide digital preservation of art
Editor’s note: This post was updated Oct. 27 at 3:31 p.m. to remove sensitive information.
UCLA Library’s Modern Endangered Archives Program announced that they will be giving 26 new grants worth $1.47 million to expand digitization of endangered artworks.
By Harbaksh Kaur
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