Michael Skiles was at a meet-the-candidates event in 2017 while running unopposed for Graduate Students Association president when he heard a new brewery wanted to open in Westwood. It started a chain of events that would see him help subdivide Westwood into two. Skiles, a graduate student in philosophy, former three-time president of the GSA, […]
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Student organizations reconstruct systems of support for women in engineering
Some professors and student groups at UCLA said they think the university has made progress in increasing the number of women in engineering, but more work still needs to be done. A $5 million endowment was awarded to the Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science to provide funding for Women in Engineering at […]
Ted Lieu, survivors of conversion therapy discuss banning practice at roundtable
Congressman Ted Lieu said he thinks conversion therapy needs to be banned at the federal level at a UCLA event Thursday. The UCLA School of Law hosted a roundtable discussion with survivors of conversion therapy during Pride Month to discuss the Therapeutic Fraud Prevention Act, or H.R.2119. This legislation, which was first proposed by Lieu […]
Union members protest after researcher’s postdoctoral appointment ends
About 40 union members marched through campus Thursday to protest the university’s actions regarding a postdoctoral appointment. United Auto-Workers Local 5810, a union which represents academic and postdoctoral researchers, protested alleged retaliation against one of its members by the university. Sandra Koch, a postdoctoral researcher, was told her appointment would end June 30, which protestors […]
UCLA-developed i-insulin could mitigate risk of hypoglycemia for diabetes patients
A UCLA-led research team has developed a new type of insulin that could prevent low blood sugar in patients with diabetes. Zhen Gu, the study’s principal investigator and a UCLA bioengineering professor, helped develop a new type of insulin, called i-insulin, that automatically responds to changes in blood glucose levels. This could potentially help patients […]
New cannabis advisory board met with controversy on campus
A newly established policy advisory board will oversee cannabis-related events and research on campus. The University of California released two memorandums outlining requirements for cannabis-related research on campus and potential risks of receiving funding from businesses that profit from marijuana-related activities. UCLA established the Cannabis Advisory Board in April, which is responsible for drafting policy […]
UCLA study finds schools across the country are becoming increasingly segregated
American public schools are increasingly segregated along the lines of race and income, a study found. A report from the Civil Rights Project at UCLA and the Center for Education and Civil Rights at the Pennsylvania State University, which was published in May, found racial and economic segregation is intensifying and spreading among American public […]