Saturday, July 5

Q&A: Dean Alissa Park aims to foster diversity, inclusion in UCLA engineering school

This post was updated Oct. 24 at 7:51 p.m. Ah-Hyung “Alissa” Park, the Ronald and Valerie Sugar Dean of the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science, sat down with the Daily Bruin to discuss her plans in the new role for the upcoming year. Read more...

Photo: Dean Ah-Hyung “Alissa” Park is pictured. Park, who began her term as dean of the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science in September, sat down with the Daily Bruin to discuss some of her plans and priorities for this academic year. (Courtesy of the School of Engineering)


Undergraduate Research Centers host open house, showcase research opportunities

This post was updated Oct. 1 at 11:13 p.m. The UCLA Undergraduate Research Centers for the Sciences and the Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences hosted an open house Wednesday morning for students to learn how to get involved in research and to share their own experiences. Read more...

Photo: Dodd Hall is pictured. The Undergraduate Research Centers for the Sciences and the Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences hosted an open house in the hall Wednesday to discuss methods and strategies for getting involved in research at UCLA. (Daily Bruin file photo)


UCLA graduate students named 2023-2024 This is Public Health ambassadors

Two graduate students from the Fielding School of Public Health will serve as ambassadors in This is Public Health’s 2023-2024 cohort. Sarah Stigers and Lauren Morales, both of whom are graduate students in public health, were among 82 ambassadors selected in July from around the world, according to the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health. Read more...

Photo: Sarah Stigers (left) and Lauren Morales (right) are pictured. Stigers and Morales, both of whom are graduate students at the Fielding School of Public Health, have been named as members of the This is Public Health program’s 2023-2024 ambassador cohort. (From left to right: Courtesy of Sarah Stigers and Courtesy of Lauren Morales)


UCLA Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry names 2 new teacher-scholars

The UCLA Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry is bringing in two new teacher-scholars this academic year while saying goodbye to two former scholars. The two new scholars, Rajat Maji and Chau Ngo, joined the program in July. Read more...

Photo: Former teacher-scholar Daniel Nasrallah (left) and newly announced teacher-scholar Chau Ngo (right) are pictured. The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry’s teacher-scholar program offers postdoctoral scholars the chance to not only work on research but also simultaneously teach undergraduate courses at UCLA. (Courtesy of Daniel Nasrallah and Courtesy of Chau Ngo)


Gene Block and faculty reflect on Block’s time as chancellor of UCLA

This post was updated Sept. 21 at 10:37 p.m. As UCLA chancellor Gene Block begins the last year of his tenure, he and his colleagues reflect on the work he has done over the past 17 years. Read more...

Photo: Chancellor Gene Block is pictured. Block officially announced his retirement in August. Several members of UCLA faculty expressed admiration for Block’s commitment to increasing campus diversity, creating more affordable housing and raising funds for the university during his tenure. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Michael Waterstone begins term as new dean of UCLA School of Law

Michael Waterstone took over as the UCLA School of Law dean Aug. 1, the university announced Tuesday. Waterstone was previously the dean of Loyola Marymount University Loyola Law School, where he was a faculty member for 17 years, the announcement said. Read more...

Photo: The UCLA School of Law is pictured. The new dean of the school began his term Aug. 1. (Daily Bruin file photo)




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