Quyen Di Chuc Bui tells his students he loves them at the end of every email he sends them. He also shows his love by giving them stuffed animals. Read more...
Photo: Quyen Di Chuc Bui, an Asian languages and culture lecturer, gives out stuffed animals in every lecture of his introductory Vietnamese class. He says students better learn the material when they feel their professor cares. (Ashley Kenney/Daily Bruin)
The UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center and UCLA Health were awarded $8.7 million from the National Cancer Institute for their prostate cancer program, according to a university press release Thursday. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA Prostate Cancer Program received an $8.7 million grant from the National Cancer Institute, according to a university press release Tuesday. The grant will be used to improve the diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of prostate cancer. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Ethical questions about artificial intelligence brought together a student-run organization and an international delegation in a cross-cultural dialogue Monday. UCLA’s AI Robotics Ethics Society hosted a delegation from Vienna, Austria, to discuss the ethics of AI, including the automation of jobs by AI machines, the use of AI in healthcare and the regulation of AI research. Read more...
Photo: Claus Kramsl (left), a journalist, Gerhard Hirczi (center), the managing director of the Vienna Business Agency, and Ute Stadlbauer (right), a regional manager at the agency, were part of a delegation which discussed the ethics of artificial intelligence. (Daanish Bhatti/Daily Bruin)
All of the 2019 Undergraduate Students Association Council fall special election candidates ran independently, marking a decline in candidate coalitions. The 2019-2020 USAC now has 11 independent representatives, the most in at least eight years. Read more...
Photo: The number of representatives on the Undergraduate Students Association Council who ran independently is the highest it has been in at least eight years. Representatives said they feel they can more clearly express their ideals independently. (Daily Bruin file photo)
If a wildfire threatened UCLA, administrators plan to defend the campus rather than evacuate all students. Michael Beck, administrative vice chancellor, said UCLA has an agreement with the Los Angeles Fire Department to provide sufficient resources to ensure campus safety, particularly for student housing facilities. Read more...
Photo: The Getty fire did not threaten campus because the wind pushed it west of the 405 Freeway. If such a blaze threatened campus, logistical problems would prevent UCLA from evacuating all students. Instead, the Los Angeles Fire Department would work to defend the campus and students would be free to self-evacuate. (Kanishka Mehra/Assistant Photo editor)
An additional student clinic has been open for a year now, but remains in its pilot program because of low student use. The clinic, UCLA Health for Bruins, opened September 2018 at 100 Medical Plaza, Suite 490. Read more...
Photo: UCLA Health for Bruins, a clinic for students, opened in September 2018 but has been operating as a pilot program since then. Its physicians hope to offer students health services later in the evening and, eventually, over the weekends. (Daanish Bhatti/Daily Bruin)
The UCLA community can now access the programming software MATLAB for free via a campuswide license. UCLA administrators sent a campuswide email Thursday, announcing UCLA would be providing a campuswide license of the software for students, faculty and staff. Read more...
Photo: Students, faculty and staff can now access MATLAB for free via a campuswide license paid for by UCLA administrators. Students who purchased the software between Sept. 23 and Thursday are eligible for reimbursements. (Niveda Tennety/Assistant Photo editor)
