Aimée Dorr, the former UC provost and dean of the UCLA Graduate School of Education and Information Studies, died Jan. 25. She was 83. Dorr joined the UCLA faculty in 1981 as a professor in the education department who researched the impacts of electronic media on children. Read more...
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March 7, 10:00 pm
Professor Alex Wang discusses China, climate action at UCLA Law event
Law professor Alex Wang credited China for its advancements in green technology but criticized its shortcomings in ecological protection at a book talk Wednesday. The talk was divided between Wang’s explanation of his book titled “Chinese Global Environmentalism” and a conversation between him and Mary Nichols, the former chair of the California Air Resources Board. Read more...
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March 6, 8:29 pm
UCLA professor to retire, cancel spring class amid criticism over Epstein ties
This post was updated March 8 at 9:45 p.m. Editor’s Note: This article contains references to sex offenses, including against minors, which some readers may find disturbing. Read more...
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March 3, 7:15 pm
Q&A: Kay Chung, UCLA dental student and TikTok content creator, reflects on her journey
This post was updated March 4 at 12:07 a.m. Kay Chung, a TikTok content creator and fourth-year dental student at the UCLA School of Dentistry, sat down with science and health contributor Maanasi Kademani to discuss her academic journey and her experience documenting it on social media. Read more...
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March 2, 10:27 am
Statistics lecturer develops, implements new AI teaching aide
The department of statistics and data science has a new teaching aide – only, it isn’t human. Thomas Maierhofer, a lecturer in the department of statistics and data science, developed an artificial intelligence teaching aide to use in his Statistics 10 and 20 classes. Read more...
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February 27, 9:18 pm
Experts discuss health care challenges amid financial restraints at UCLA conference
This post was updated March 4 at 12:12 a.m. As many as 1 million Medi-Cal patients could lose their health coverage due to recent state and Los Angeles County budget constraints, Martha Santana-Chin said in a panel at the 12th annual VITALS Conference on Feb. Read more...
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February 24, 5:37 pm
Math department standardizes grade cutoffs across lectures to address inequities
The math department’s new grading policy is meant to make grading more equitable across different lectures of the same courses. But some students say it closely resembles a quota system – which the department bans. Read more...