UCLA received fewer freshman applications than last year for admission in fall 2019, according to data released Tuesday. The number of applicants decreased by about 2 percent, from 113,695 in 2018 to 111,266 in 2019, according to preliminary data released by the University of California Office of the President. Other UC schools, such as UC […]
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USAC recap – Jan. 29
The Undergraduate Students Association Council is the official student government representing the undergraduate student body at UCLA. Council meetings take place every Tuesday at 7 p.m. in Bruin Viewpoint Room and are open to all students. Watch a livestream of the meetings on the USAC Live! channel on YouTube. Public Comment: The chapter chair for […]
Campus Queries: How can college students care for their eyesight?
Campus Queries is a series in which Daily Bruin readers and staff present science-related questions for UCLA professors and experts to answer. Q: What is the best way to preserve eyesight? A: Aside from getting glasses or going through laser eye surgery, there is little people can do to slow the rate of eyesight degradation, […]
Proposed state budget would increase funding for UC, aims to support students
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposed budget for next year would increase funding for the University of California. The proposed budget would allocate $36.4 billion for higher education, an increase of $1.4 billion from this year’s budget. According to the proposal, the budget would add $240 million in ongoing funds for operating costs, as well as efforts […]
Westwood groups oppose student high-rise project, cite planning discrepancies
This post was updated Feb. 1 at 1:22 p.m. Westwood community members oppose a proposed housing project because they think it will replace existing affordable housing and cause traffic congestion. Two physicians filed a plan with Los Angeles to build a 16-story housing development, called The Agora, on Hilgard Avenue in November. Several community organizations, […]
USAC uses surplus funds for own projects, leaves the rest for student applicants
This article was updated Feb. 1 at 1:29 p.m. Student government officials split surplus funding between their own projects and student groups. The Undergraduate Students Association Council received $424,885 in surplus funding to spend at its discretion. Surplus funds are funds made available by increased revenues from student fees or USAC programs costing less than […]
Former surgeon remembered for devotion to students, medical breakthroughs
Warren Grundfest is remembered for his mentorship and his work in minimally invasive surgery and electrical and biomedical engineering. Grundfest, a former chair of the Henry Samueli School of Engineering’s biomedical engineering department, died Dec. 28, 2018. Grundfest first came to UCLA to complete an internship and part of his general surgery residency in 1980, […]