We know you have a lot of questions about COVID-19 as 2022 begins with another quarter at least partially online. From topics like vaccine booster shots to whether gyms will remain open, Daily Bruin staffers answered your most pressing questions. Read more...
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Academics, Campus, News
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January 14, 6:57 pm
UCLA students, faculty share experiences with transition to Bruin Learn system
Students and professors have expressed mixed feelings about UCLA’s transition to Bruin Learn, a new learning management system, during winter quarter. Bruin Learn is built on the Canvas online platform and will include other tools, according to the UCLA LMS Transformation website. Read more...
Photo: (Katelyn Dang/Illustrations director)
A Closer Look, Campus, News
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January 13, 6:28 pm
Changing COVID-19 protocols complicate students’ plans to return to campus
This post was updated Jan. 18 at 12:29 a.m. Some students have expressed concerns about moving into the dorms amid online classes and changes from the university administration. Read more...
Photo: With looming uncertainty about how university protocols regarding COVID-19 may continue to change, some students felt conflicted about moving back to Westwood for the winter quarter. Students discuss weighing the hope for an upcoming return to in-person classes against the drawbacks of a campus where many amenities remain temporarily unavailable. (Megan Cai/Daily Bruin)
A Closer Look, Higher Education, International, News
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January 12, 8:45 pm
UCLA professor partners with Indigenous communities for archaeology research
Groggy eyed, Stephen Acabado stepped off his 5 a.m. bus into Ifugao after his flight from the United States. “Hi Doc, good morning,” a stranger told him, he said. Read more...
Photo: Professor of archaeology and anthropology Stephen Acabado runs two archaeological projects in the Philippines. Acabado, who has been returning to the Philippines for his research for more than a decade, guides the projects to work with local Indigenous communities to study artifacts and piece together history. (Courtesy of Stephen Acabado)
Academics, Campus, News
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January 12, 2:35 pm
Student leaders call for hybrid learning, expanded remote options past Jan. 28
Student leaders believe implementing hybrid learning after Jan. 28 will promote educational accessibility and empower students who might be hesitant to return to in-person instruction. UCLA extended remote instruction through Jan. Read more...
Photo: The Disabled Student Union is calling on the university to provide online learning options when UCLA returns to in-person instruction. (Photo illustration by David Rimer/Assistant Photo editor)
Academics, News, Science & Health
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January 12, 1:32 pm
Study finds that zooming through recorded videos does not reduce comprehension
A recent UCLA study found no significant costs to watching online lecture videos at faster speeds. According to the study published Nov. 14, there was no difference in learning comprehension between watching a lecture video at 1x, 1.5x or 2x speed, a topic the researchers sought to investigate as the pandemic moved classrooms online. Read more...
Photo: (Katelyn Dang/Illustrations director)
Campus, News
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January 11, 5:54 pm
Students encounter long lines at COVID-19 testing sites upon arrival to campus
Students returning to on-campus housing from winter break had mixed opinions about the efficiency of getting a COVID-19 test. The university mandated Dec. 21 that all students returning to campus take a COVID-19 test from a campus vending machine or distribution center upon their arrival and a second one three to five days after coming to campus. Read more...
Photo: UCLA mandates students returning to on-campus housing take a COVID-19 test upon their arrival, a process with mixed reviews. (Ashley Kenney/Photo editor)