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...
Photo: A headset and pencils rest on books about hip-hop. A new African American studies initiative will educate the next generation of scholars about hip-hop culture. (Jeremy Chen/Daily Bruin staff)
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...
Photo: A class in session of Asian American Studies 88S: “Log Kya Kahenge: Understanding South Asian Mental Health Stressors, Challenges, and Stigma.” Instructor Mahika Nayak said she hopes the class will foster open discussion about mental health for students from South Asian communities. (Ashley Kenney/Photo editor)
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...
Photo: Past students in the technology entrepreneurship boot camp pose for a picture during fall 2019 demo day. After four years as an informal program, the boot camp has doubled in size and become an official UCLA course. (Courtesy of Raffi Simonian)
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...
Photo: Thien Nguyen stands with members of her lab. Nguyen, a third-year molecular, cell and developmental biology student, was one of two UCLA winners of the Goldwater Scholarship this year. (Anya Yakimenko/Daily Bruin)
UCLA-affiliated researchers conducted the first-ever large-scale survey that investigated the use of digital flashcards among college students. According to the study published April 7, digital flashcards have become increasingly popular over the past two decades, with one of the most well-known digital flashcard platforms, Quizlet, hosting more than 50 million active users per month. Read more...
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This post was updated April 28 at 12:22 a.m. Advocates and UCLA faculty addressed criticisms of a UCLA report for not analyzing disability and LGBTQ+ representation in the film and television industry. Read more...
Photo: The Hollywood sign overlooks the Hollywood area of Los Angeles. A UCLA report analyzing diversity among actors and staff in Hollywood has been criticized for not considering disabilities or LGBTQ+ identities. (Tanmay Shankar/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated April 20 at 10:44 p.m. UCLA researchers will use data from NASA’s recently launched James Webb Space Telescope to study how stars and galaxies change over time. Read more...
Photo: Guido Roberts-Borsani, a postdoctoral scholar of physics and astronomy, stands inside the UCLA Planetarium. Roberts-Borsani is one of multiple UCLA researchers working on projects using data from the recently launched James Webb Space Telescope. (Shane Yu/Daily Bruin)
