This post was updated Sept. 6 at 8:15 p.m. UCLA is offering a newly created summer internship to current or recently graduated students at a sports marketing agency, SPORTFIVE. Read more...
Photo: UCLA’s Arthur Ashe Legacy Fund has partnered with sports media and marketing agency SPORTFIVE to offer an internship to one UCLA student or recent graduate each year. The inaugural internship session took place in summer 2021. (David Rimer/Assistant Photo editor)
UCLA appointed a new interim dean of the David Geffen School of Medicine, according to an announcement Friday. Dr. Steven Dubinett will serve as interim dean beginning Sept. Read more...
Photo: Dr. Steven Dubinett, associate vice chancellor for research at UCLA and senior associate dean for translational research, will serve as interim dean of the David Geffen School of Medicine beginning Sept. 1. (Daily Bruin file photo)
UCLA researchers found an association between cognitive impairment and an altered gut microbiome in mice, furthering scientific understanding of the brain-gut connection. The study published Aug. Read more...
Photo: Mice that ate diets low in carbohydrates and were subjected to reduced oxygen levels had an altered gut bacteria makeup, which may have contributed to lower scores on cognitive tests, according to a new UCLA study. (Sakshi Joglekar/Assistant Photo editor)
UCLA has retained its dedication to European language studies in creating the Department of European Languages and Transcultural Studies, which has been official since spring 2021 and will begin its first full academic year as a fully operational department in fall 2021. Read more...
Photo: In Spring 2021, UCLA merged the departments of French and Francophone studies, Germanic languages, Scandinavian and Italian to create the Department of European Languages and Transcultural Studies. The new ELTS department, situated in Royce Hall, will embark on its first full academic year in operation in fall 2021, offering new majors and minors to students.
When she first learned about Philanthropy as Civic Engagement, student Damola Adeyemo could not believe class participants gave away $100,000 to nonprofits as part of their coursework. Read more...
Photo: Damola Adeyemo and Jack Weerts are recent students of Community Engagement and Social Change M122: “Philanthropy as Civic Engagement.” Students of the class have the opportunity to research and learn about the work of over 40 nonprofit organizations and, together with their classmates, to decide which three will be given part of a $100,000 donation. (Left to right: Courtesy of Damola Adeyemo, Courtesy of Jack Weerts)
Susan Ettner, a UCLA professor and former interim dean, began her term as the dean of graduate education July 1. Ettner is a general internal medicine and health services professor at the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine and a health policy and management professor at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health. Read more...
Photo: Susan Ettner, a UCLA professor and former interim dean, was named dean of graduate education on June 25. Ettner began her full term July 1. (Courtesy of Susan Ettner)
This post was updated July 18 at 8:42 p.m. UCLA researchers found that individuals previously infected with the COVID-19 virus may not need the second shot of two-dose COVID-19 vaccines, but booster shots may be necessary in the future. Read more...
Photo: People who have recovered from COVID-19 may not need a second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, according to a new UCLA study. All fully vaccinated individuals may need a booster shot in the future, however. (Sandra Ocampo/Daily Bruin)
