This post was updated March 10 at 11:35 p.m. On Feb. 25, Eugene Chi set his table, laid out food and waited for 11 strangers to arrive. Read more...
Photo: (Shea McCauley/Daily Bruin)
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March 9, 5:36 pm
National Society of Black Engineers at UCLA raises nearly $23K for convention
This post was updated March 10 at 9:03 p.m. UCLA’s chapter of the National Society of Black Engineers raised nearly $23,000 in February to help members attend the organization’s national convention. Read more...
Photo: Members of the National Society of Black Engineers at UCLA pose for a picture at a previous NSBE convention. The club raised nearly $23,000 in February to sponsor club members who will attend the annual conference later this month. (Courtesy of Selasi Etchey)
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March 7, 9:58 pm
‘The Big Bang Theory’ creator’s $24.5M pledge expands universe for Bruins in STEM
A $24.5 million pledge from “The Big Bang Theory” co-creator Chuck Lorre’s foundation is set to create a new universe for Bruins in STEM. The Chuck Lorre Family Foundation has provided scholarships, mentorship and support to incoming freshmen with financial need via The Big Bang Theory Scholarship since 2015. Read more...
Photo: Recipients of The Big Bang Theory Scholarship pose with the cast and crew of “The Big Bang Theory” and the show’s co-creator Chuck Lorre. A $24.5 million donation will expand the scholarship program, which helps low-income students pursuing education in STEM fields. (Courtesy of Mike Yarish/Warner Bros. Television)
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March 7, 6:11 pm
Michael Grunstein, pioneering researcher in epigenetics, dies at 77
Michael Grunstein, a distinguished professor emeritus of biological chemistry, died Feb. 18. He was 77 years old. Grunstein – best known for his study of histones, the proteins that DNA is coiled around – first became a faculty member at UCLA in 1975. Read more...
Photo: Michael Grunstein, a distinguished professor emeritus of biological chemistry, is pictured. Grunstein died Feb 18. (Courtesy of Siavash Kurdistani)
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March 7, 5:35 pm
UC’s Academic Congress on AI discusses its use in higher education
The UC’s Academic Congress on Artificial Intelligence highlighted the economic and social risks of AI but acknowledged its potential at a conference Feb. 28 and 29. Read more...
Photo: Ramesh Srinivasan (left), professor of information studies, is pictured speaking to the UC’s Academic Congress on Artificial Intelligence, while Katherine Newman (center-right), the UC provost and external vice president of academic affairs, and Daron Acemoglu (right), an economics professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, look on. (Nicolas Greamo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
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March 7, 4:33 pm
UCLA programs and clubs foster financial literacy support system
This post was updated March 10 at 9:10 p.m. Some undergraduate clubs are taking steps to equip students with essential skills in financial literacy and professional development. Read more...
Photo: (Joy Chen/Daily Bruin)
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March 7, 12:16 pm
UCLA Downtown confirms 31 programs, UCLA Research Park appoints immunology advisor
This post was updated March 7 at 10:06 p.m. UCLA announced its plan to host 31 programs at UCLA Downtown and the appointment of a special advisor for immunology initiatives at the UCLA Research Park on Thursday. Read more...
Photo: The former Westside Pavilion mall, which will house the UCLA Research Park, is pictured. Chancellor Gene Block and Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Darnell Hunt announced updates to recent campus acquisitions in a campuswide email Thursday. (Creative Commons photo by Cbl62 via Wikimedia Commons)