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July 12, 2025 8:11 p.m.
A UCLA lab is pictured. Student researchers at UCLA are grappling with the next steps in their academic and professional journeys as the threat of research funding cuts looms over them. (Libby Li/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated July 13 at 8:32 p.m.
Student researchers at UCLA are grappling with the next steps in their academic and professional journeys as the threat of research funding cuts looms over them.
By Reese Dahlgren
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July 7, 2025 6:14 p.m.This post was July 13 at 8:43 p.m.
UCLA clinicians and policy experts said Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s overhaul of a vaccine advisory committee could create health care disparities and undermine public trust in vaccine recommendations.
By Leilani Krantz
California
June 13, 2025 9:11 p.m.US Marines stationed at federal building in Westwood; 1 person detained
Around 40 United States Marines were stationed at the Wilshire Federal Building in Westwood – and had detained one person – as of 4:40 p.m Friday.
About 200 Marines arrived in Westwood on Friday morning, according to CBS News.
By Josephine Murphy
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June 12, 2025 11:46 p.m.‘This shouldn’t be happening’: Students react to troops, ICE raids in LA
While most Bruins studied for finals, one first-year engineering student said they spent the week begging their father not to go to work.
The student – who was granted anonymity due to their fear of retaliation from the federal government – said they did not want their father to attend work after learning that U.S.
By Amanda Velasco
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June 10, 2025 11:46 a.m.LA’s premier innovation conferences combine for inaugural LABEST Week
Bioscience and medical technology leaders convened at UCLA from May 19 to May 22, combining two of Los Angeles’s premier innovation conferences.
The UCLA Technology Development Group united the UCLA MedTech Conference and LA Bioscience Ecosystem Summit for the inaugural LABEST Week with the hope of fostering collaboration across fields such as medical technology, therapeutics and artificial intelligence, according to a press release.
By Shaun Thomas and Tia Ketsan
Higher Education
June 8, 2025 8:33 p.m.Professors express concern over research, programs following federal funding cuts
Professors expressed concern for the future of UCLA’s teaching and research as the Trump administration continues to financially target universities across the country.
The Trump administration has revoked federal grants and contracts from six American universities due to their alleged failure to resolve antisemitism on campus and one university for allowing a transgender swimmer to compete for its women’s swim team, according to the Associated Press.
By Annika Anbiai-Fard
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June 8, 2025 7:31 p.m.UCLA students celebrate identity-based graduations despite growing DEI scrutiny
Family members rely on identity-specific graduation celebrations to honor their graduating Bruins’ accomplishments.
Identity-based graduation ceremonies – including the Latinx Celebration and the Samahang Pilipino Student Celebration – seek to honor seniors who share a particular identity, said Lindsey Sambilay, the Pilipinx Graduation Celebration admin coordinator.
By Alisha Hassanali
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June 8, 2025 7:23 p.m.Federal budget cuts hurt JusticeCorps interns, low-income communities
Editors note: This article contains a mention of domestic abuse that some readers may find distubring.
Alexis Bembry’s client was ready to give up before walking into the Stanley Mosk Courthouse.
By Izzy Greig and Vivian Stein
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