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November 4, 6:00 pm

UCLA appoints Dr. E. Dale Abel as chair of Department of Medicine

UCLA announced Dr. E. Dale Abel as the new chair of medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine in a press release Monday. Abel, an endocrinologist, will begin as chair of the Department of Medicine Jan. Read more...

Photo: Endocrinologist Dr. E. Dale Abel (pictured) will serve as the new chair of the Department of Medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine beginning next year. The Department of Medicine is the largest department at UCLA Health, employing more than 3,000 faculty physicians and staff. (Courtesy of UCLA)

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November 2, 3:10 pm

UCLA professor receives nomination to serve on National Council on the Humanities

President Joe Biden nominated distinguished law professor Jerry Kang to be a member of the National Council on the Humanities on Friday. The National Council on the Humanities is made up of 26 citizens appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate. Read more...

Photo: Law professor Jerry Kang became a nominee to join the National Council on the Humanities on Friday. Kang stepped down as vice chancellor for equity, diversity and inclusion in 2020 after five years in the position and has worked on research concerning implicit bias and behavioral realism in legal analysis. (Daily Bruin file photo)

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November 1, 2:16 pm

UCLA named No. 14 in Best Global Universities Rankings

UCLA was ranked the No. 14 best university in the world by the U.S. News & World Report. The 2022 Best Global Universities Rankings looked at more than 1,700 public and private universities in the United States and 90 other countries, according to an announcement Tuesday. Read more...

Photo: The U.S. News & World Report listed UCLA as No. 14 in its 2022 Best Global Universities Rankings released Tuesday, based on measures such as global research reputation. (Noah Danesh/Daily Bruin)

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October 20, 11:11 pm

Celebration marks end of scholarship program honoring UCLA alumnus, paramedic

This post was updated Oct. 21 at 3:50 p.m. More than a decade ago, Emiko Miyara and her family walked into the office of the UCLA Paramedic Education Program looking to start a scholarship in memory of Miyara’s late son. Read more...

Photo: Family and friends of UCLA alumnus Mitch Sekine, as well as past and present members of the UCLA Paramedic Education Program community, pose in front of a newly purchased ambulance simulator at the celebration Saturday. The event marked the conclusion of the Mitch Sekine Memorial Scholarship Fund, which first began in 2010 to support students in the program. (Jason Zhu/Daily Bruin staff)

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October 20, 11:10 pm

DataX initiative focuses on improving data science literacy among students

UCLA launched an initiative in September to improve data science literacy among students and promote data-based research across campus. DataX, the new data science initiative, will hire faculty, design cluster courses and aid with graduate student research over the next three years to help students learn more about conducting research with data analysis. Read more...

Photo: Faculty members Jacob Foster and Mark Green will co-lead the new university data science initiative, DataX. (Courtesy of Kathryn Kert Green and Erica Cartmill)

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October 18, 4:02 pm

National Academy of Medicine selects 3 UCLA professors for membership

This post was updated Oct. 19 at 12:24 a.m. The National Academy of Medicine elected three UCLA professors Monday, according to a NAM press release.  At its annual meeting Monday, the NAM announced the election of Dr. Read more...

Photo: Professor of medicine Dr. Keith Norris was one of three UCLA professors to be elected to the National Academy of Medicine, alongside Dr. Helena Hansen, a professor of psychiatry and biobehavioral sciences, and Dr. Peter Tontonoz, a professor of pathology and laboratory medicine. The National Academy of Medicine elected Norris, Hansen and Tontonoz to the organization on Monday with 97 others based on achievements in medicine and public health. (Courtesy of Keith Norris)

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October 15, 5:00 pm

South Campus faculty express pride in students amid return to on-campus learning

This post was updated Oct. 18 at 12:40 a.m. Instead of logging onto Zoom, many Bruins studying the sciences are returning to the classroom this fall after more than a year of online learning. Read more...

Photo: Instructors for South Campus classes reflect on this quarter’s highly anticipated return to in-person teaching and the measures being taken to ensure a safe, accessible learning environment. (Michael Vigman/Daily Bruin)


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