UCLA members of a student-oriented national Christian fellowship criticized the organization’s employment policy last week on campus and social media. InterVarsity Christian Fellowship/USA will dismiss staff members who openly disagree with its theological doctrine on human sexuality starting Nov. Read more...
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October 16, 11:43 pm
UCLA receives grant to research antidepressant resistance in seniors
A nonprofit organization awarded UCLA and four other universities a $13.9 million grant to study how elderly people with chronic depression respond to treatment. The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute selected UCLA for the depression research study because UCLA researchers published a paper on the potential of methylphenidate to improve antidepressant response to citalopram. Read more...
Photo: Helen Lavretsky, a geriatric psychiatrist and lead researcher of the Optimizing Outcomes of Treatment-Resistant Depression in Older Adults study, said OPTIMUM will help physicians better recommend more effective depression treatments. (Courtesy of Helen Lavretsky)
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October 16, 4:05 pm
Alum, Pokémon Go creative designer talks future of augmented reality
Raza Ahmad said he didn’t expect augmented reality games to be the success they have been. But Pokémon Go and other games he helped develop proved him wrong. Read more...
Photo: Raza Ahmad, an alumnus of the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television and member of the Niantic Labs creative team, came to UCLA to talk about his work in game design and his vision for augmented reality. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin senior staff)
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October 15, 5:01 pm
Man hospitalized after being struck with a rod
A man was hospitalized after an altercation with another man Saturday afternoon. The first man hit the other man with a rod between 2:45 p.m. and 3 p.m. Read more...
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October 14, 2:40 pm
Louise Nelson announced as new vice chancellor for legal affairs
UCLA officials announced Louise Nelson as the new vice chancellor for legal affairs Friday morning. Nelson, who serves as senior vice president and assistant general counsel for the hotel company Hilton Worldwide, will start her term Nov. Read more...
Photo: Louise Nelson is the new vice chancellor of legal affairs for UCLA. (Courtesy of UCLA Newsroom)
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October 13, 11:47 pm
Bruin Republicans holds ‘An Illegal Immigrant Killed My Child’ event
A student’s hums drowned out the words of a speaker at a Bruin Republicans event titled “Sabine Durden: An Illegal Immigrant Killed My Child” on Thursday evening. Read more...
Photo: Sabine Durden, the guest speaker for Bruin Republicans’ event Thursday, spoke about illegal immigration and Republican candidate Donald Trump’s policies in this election. (Miriam Bribiesca/Photo Editor)
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October 13, 11:14 pm
Former UCLA professor wins Nobel Prize for foundational chemistry work
J. Fraser Stoddart, a former professor of chemistry and biochemistry, received the Nobel Prize on Oct. 5 for building the world’s smallest machines, including molecular elevators, artificial muscles and molecule-sized computer chips. Read more...
Photo: James Stoddart, professor emeritus of chemistry, built molecular machinery that won him the 2016 Nobel Prize in chemistry. (Courtesy of UCLA)