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March 9, 11:28 pm

Study shows Life Sciences 30 series improves students’ grasp of math in biology

This post was updated March 10 at 11:10 a.m. UCLA researchers published a study discussing the success of the Life Sciences 30 series, a set of classes at UCLA designed to revitalize the way life sciences students learn calculus. Read more...

Photo: Jane Shevtsov, an instructor for the Life Sciences 30 series, teaches a classroom of students. Departmental leadership developed the course as a way to make introductory calculus classes more relevant for life sciences students. (August Suchecki/Daily Bruin)

Campus, International, News

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March 9, 11:19 pm

Students hold candlelight vigil for victims of mosque attack in Pakistan

Editor’s note: The terms “Shia” and “Shiite” are used interchangeably based on sources’ preferences. Dozens gathered in a vigil Monday in remembrance of the victims of the recent Islamic State affiliate attack in Peshawar, Pakistan. Read more...

Photo: Students and community members gather by Kerckhoff Hall in memory of the victims of an Islamic State affiliate bombing in Peshawar, Pakistan. (Lauren Man/Daily Bruin senior staff)

A Closer Look, California, Campus, News, Science & Health

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March 9, 11:14 pm

Leaders respond to concerns about racism in medical school’s psychiatry department

UCLA Health leadership announced the current interim chair of the psychiatry and biobehavioral sciences department will return to faculty duties soon and the process to find a new permanent chair will begin, two days after faculty members sent a letter requesting a response from psychiatry department leadership following a Daily Bruin investigation. Read more...

Photo: Leadership from the David Geffen School of Medicine’s department of psychiatry responded to concerns raised by department faculty earlier this week. (Daily Bruin file photo)

A Closer Look, News

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March 9, 5:28 pm

Health club at UCLA partners with nonprofit End Overdose to address drug overdoses

A UCLA club that seeks to widen health care and medical access across the world is collaborating with a nonprofit organization to address the issue of drug overdoses at UCLA. Read more...

Photo: UCLA Universities Allied for Essential Medicines officers and End Overdose’s UCLA chapter co-presidents Maddie Ward (center) and Gianna Uy (right) participate in handing out fentanyl test strips to the campus at an event by End Overdose’s recently formed chapter at UCLA. (Courtesy of Emma Nguyen)

Higher Education, News, UC

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March 9, 4:49 pm

UCLA report explores the UC’s growing reliance on adjunct faculty

The University of California is increasingly employing adjunct faculty as the state shifts away from prioritizing higher education, according to a UCLA-led report from February. The UCLA Luskin Center for History and Policy published the report titled “The Transformation of Academic Labor: Past as Prologue at the UC” as the first part of a larger three-part series from the LCHP designed to critically and constructively envision a path to build a more just UCLA community. Read more...

Photo: (Katie Frei/Daily Bruin)

A Closer Look, Academics, News, Science & Health

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March 8, 5:46 pm

UCLA researchers seek to inspire love for chemistry with educational website

This post was updated March 9 at 11:35 p.m. UCLA researchers created a Valentine’s Day-themed website to help students learn chemistry. Launched Feb. 14, ChemMatch aims to make learning a wide range of chemistry concepts easier and more enjoyable for anyone, said Neil Garg, a distinguished professor of chemistry and biochemistry who initiated the project. Read more...

Photo: The faculty and students behind ChemMatch view the website on a phone. The website, launched on Valentine’s Day, intends to educate people of all ages about chemistry in an entertaining way. (Chelsea Rose Westman/Daily Bruin staff)


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