This post was updated April 27 at 10:17 p.m. UCLA researchers expressed concerns about academic funding cuts under the Trump administration. The National Institutes of Health announced it would cap indirect costs for its grants at 15%, a decline from its previous average for indirect cost rates between 27% and 28%. Read more...
Photo: A chemistry lab is pictured. Many science-based labs have been affected by the academic funding cuts. (Libby Li/Daily Bruin)
An event spanning more than 50 art exhibitions across Southern California – and featured on UCLA’s campus – explored the connection between art and science to confront pressing global issues. Read more...
Photo: Many of the art exhibits were featured in the Fowler Museum, which is pictured. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Undergraduate students from the UCLA and UC Berkeley chapters of the California Health Professional Student Alliance traveled to the California State Capitol to lobby for health equity. Read more...
Photo: Members of CaHPSA at UCLA and UC Berkeley are pictured. (Courtesy of William Tarran)
This post was updated April 21 at 12:37 a.m. The Professionalism Council at the David Geffen School of Medicine hosted its Annual Healthcare Ethics Symposium on April 3 . Read more...
Photo: The David Geffen School of Medicine is pictured here. The DGSOM’s Professionalism Council hosted its annual Healthcare Ethics Symposium in early April. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated April 21 at 4:57 p.m. Around 400 students aged four to 12, teachers and parents from UCLA Lab School protested against climate change in Dickson Plaza on Tuesday. Read more...
Photo: Children march through UCLA’s campus holding signs. The UCLA Lab School, which serves students aged pre-K through sixth grade, organized the rally as part of its annual Creek Week. (Andrew Diaz/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated May 29 at 1:34 p.m. A new form of social media influencer – the “nutrition expert” – has caused an increase in online misinformation, affecting the eating habits of young adults. Read more...
Photo: (Sid Francis/Daily Bruin)
Panelists called for research-informed LGBTQ+ health advocacy at the UCLA Center for LGBTQ+ Advocacy, Research and Health’s second annual Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in Research Symposium on March 18. Read more...
Photo: Ilan Meyer, a distinguished senior scholar of public policy at the UCLA School of Law’s Williams Institute, receives the Distinguished Research Award in LGBTQ Health at the UCLA Center for LGBTQ+ Advocacy, Research and Health’s Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in Research symposium. The event, which took place March 18, was the center’s second annual symposium. (Vivian Stein/Daily Bruin)
