This post was updated June 1 at 4:04 p.m.. The UCLA Fielding School of Public Health announced it will offer a new master’s degree in data science in health. Read more...
Academics
Academics, News, Science & Health
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May 26, 3:49 pm
Beckman Scholars Program selects 2 UCLA undergraduates for 2023-2024 scholarship
This post was updated June 5 at 12:11 a.m. The UCLA Beckman Scholars Program selected two undergraduate researchers in May as the organization’s 2023-2024 scholars. The scholarship – which is part of a national program funded by the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation – is awarded annually to two undergraduate researchers for an honors or departmental thesis project under the supervision of a UCLA Beckman faculty member. Read more...
Photo: Third-year molecular, cell and developmental biology student Cecilia McCormick (left) and third-year chemistry student Amanda Nguyen (right) are pictured. The two were selected as the 2023-2024 UCLA Beckman Scholars, a program that awards $18,200 for undergraduate research. (From left to right: Ella Greenberg Winnick/Daily Bruin and Stella Gray/Daily Bruin)
Academics, Higher Education, News
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May 14, 8:54 pm
U.S. News and World Report ranks the UCLA School of Law as a top-15 law school
U.S. News and World Report ranked the UCLA School of Law as a top-15 law school for the fourth year in a row. U.S. News releases an annual ranking assessing law school quality using a variety of factors, including faculty resources, bar exam passage rate and employment outcomes following graduation. Read more...
Photo: UCLA School of Law (pictured) has been ranked a top-15 law school nationally for the fourth year in a row, according to U.S. News and World Report. (Daily Bruin file photo)
A Closer Look, Academics, News
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May 2, 11:46 pm
UCLA community voices both optimism, concern over the use of ChatGPT in academics
UCLA students and faculty expressed mixed feelings about the impact of ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence tools on academic honesty, learning and society. ChatGPT is a product developed by OpenAI, an AI research and development company, that interacts with the user conversationally. Read more...
Photo: (Megan Wu/Daily Bruin)
Academics, Campus, News, Student Government
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April 30, 10:19 pm
USAC Academic Affairs commissioner aims to bring transparency to overcrowding
The Academic Affairs commissioner presented plans for the expansion of technology to view occupancy in UCLA libraries at the Undergraduate Students Association Council meeting April 4. Read more...
Photo: Powell Library is pictured. The Academic Affairs Commission is considering a program that would allow UCLA community members to monitor campus library occupancy levels. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Academics, Higher Education, News
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April 27, 11:43 pm
UCLA graduate schools rank top 20 in the nation, tying with Stanford, Princeton
This post was updated April 29 at 1:34 p.m. U.S. News and World Report ranked the UCLA Anderson School of Management, Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, School of Education and Information Studies, School of Nursing, and the Luskin School of Public Affairs in the top 20 graduate schools for each respective program. Read more...
Photo: The John E. Anderson Graduate School of Management is pictured. U.S. News and World Report ranked several UCLA graduate programs in the top 20 graduate schools for each respective field. (Justin Jung/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Academics, Campus, News
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April 23, 10:16 pm
School of Management receives $3M grant for programs for underserved students
The UCLA Anderson School of Management received a $3 million grant March 22 from the Riordan Foundation to further support its collaborations with the school. Founded in 1987 by former Mayor of Los Angeles Richard Riordan and then-professor of management William Ouchi, the Anderson-Riordan programs provide a pathway for underrepresented students to excel in business and leadership. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA Anderson School of Management is pictured. (Justin Jung/Daily Bruin senior staff)