This post was updated June 26 at 9:37 p.m. UCLA administrators announced in a June 7 statement that the dean of the Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science will be stepping down from her position in the summer. Read more...
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May 25, 4:12 pm
Trans rights advocate Bamby Salcedo wins Distinguished Leader in Feminism Award
This post was last updated May 31 at 12:49 a.m. Editor’s note: Daily Bruin used Latino, Latina, Latinx, [email protected] and Hispanic in this article according to sources’ preferences. Read more...
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May 24, 7:37 pm
Hip Hop Initiative unveiled to highlight, share UCLA scholarship
This post was updated May 30 at 10:50 p.m. A new African American studies initiative will educate the next generation of scholars in celebration of 50 years of hip-hop culture. Read more...
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May 22, 10:39 pm
Student-designed course examines mental health stigma in South Asian communities
Until college, Mahika Nayak hadn’t realized how challenging it would be to find culturally specific resources for mental health. The fourth-year neuroscience student said she felt it was difficult to seek resources or find a community where she could speak out about mental health, and many providers at the UCLA Counseling and Psychological Services center don’t always understand the cultural significance of certain stressors. Read more...
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May 16, 1:26 pm
Ginsburg Symposium hosts discussions about precision medicine technologies
Researchers discussed progress in treatments for genetic diseases and the ethics surrounding these new technologies at a UCLA symposium Wednesday. The first annual Ginsburg Symposium in Precision Health, held at Carnesale Commons from 8 a.m. Read more...
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May 14, 3:01 pm
UCLA technology program becomes official course, focuses on problem-solving skills
A technology entrepreneurship boot camp has recently become an official course at UCLA after four years of being run as an informal program. The course, Engineering 170: “Project-Based Technology Bootcamp for Social Impact,” was originally inspired by students in 2017, said Raffi Simonian, senior program manager in the Office of Advanced Research Computing and the instructor of Engineering 170. Read more...
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May 10, 7:11 pm
Prestigious Goldwater Scholarship awarded to 2 UCLA students
Two UCLA students were named as this year’s recipients of a renowned scholarship in science, mathematics and engineering. Lauren Tan, a third-year chemistry student, and Thien Nguyen, a third-year molecular, cell and developmental biology transfer student, are UCLA’s recipients of the 2022 Goldwater Scholarship. Read more...