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May 23, 2025 12:34 a.m.
Regent Janet Reilly is pictured. The UC Board of Regents Health Services Committee announced at a meeting May 13 that the proposed UC Health budget will decrease for the upcoming fiscal year. (Anna Dai-Liu/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The UC Board of Regents Health Services Committee announced at a meeting May 13 that the proposed UC Health budget will decrease for the upcoming fiscal year.
By Prannay Veerabahu
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May 22, 2025 11:24 a.m.This post was updated May 23 at 10:43 p.m.
In this special package, the Science and Health team at the Daily Bruin explores how policies and appointments under the Trump administration could influence the research enterprise at UCLA – from climate studies to biomedical innovation to artificial intelligence.
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May 20, 2025 8:23 p.m.Experts discuss AI implications following Trump administration executive order
Artificial intelligence experts at UCLA said AI deregulation creates cultural challenges and has significant business implications following a Trump administration executive order.
One of President Donald Trump’s executive orders – executive order 14179 – passed in January and revoked previous AI regulation policies that he described as “barriers to American AI innovation.” Titled “Removing Barriers to American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence,” the order places a high emphasis on global leadership and competition and deregulating AI.
By Amy Wong
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May 19, 2025 9:59 p.m.UCLA research programs hit by EPA cuts amid national changes to climate policy
UCLA researchers and policy experts expressed concerns about the qualifications of new Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin.
Since his appointment, Zeldin has overseen the rollback of 31 environmental regulations and has attempted to revise the EPA’s 2009 findings that greenhouse gases endanger public health, according to an EPA press release.
By Yashila Suresh and Evelin Zaragoza Meza
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May 18, 2025 8:47 p.m.‘Tragic and devastating’: Scientists react to funding cuts for climate research
When Sara Graves wakes up every morning, she hopes the federal grants supporting her climate change research have not been cut.
Graves – a doctoral student in atmospheric and oceanic sciences – works as a researcher at the UCLA Center for Climate Science, where she focuses on water conservation efforts, along with other climate-related research.
By Catherine Wang and Zoya Alam
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May 16, 2025 12:31 a.m.Bold Beauty at UCLA spotlights beauty in disability through photo-stories
Bold Beauty at UCLA is bringing its vision of the connection between art and disability to campus.
The club is a chapter of the Bold Beauty Project – a national organization that pairs women with disabilities and photographers to create “photo-stories” of each model, according to its website.
By Alyssa Wong
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May 13, 2025 11:35 p.m.Forbes names Liz Izhikevich in 30 Under 30 list for internet security research
An assistant professor in the electrical and computer engineering department at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering, was selected for the 2025 Forbes 30 Under 30 list.
By Evelin Zaragoza Meza
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May 13, 2025 5:10 p.m.From starlight to spotlight: UCLA professor Amy Mainzer defends planetary science
This post was updated at 11:23 p.m.
Amy Mainzer didn’t plan on studying asteroids when she graduated from her doctoral program in 2003.
But now, Mainzer – who received her doctorate of astronomy from UCLA – is building a telescope that will be sent to space to detect asteroids before they hit Earth’s surface.
By Izzy Greig and Reese Dahlgren
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