Two UCLA diversity initiatives hosted a National Latinx Physician Day celebration Oct. 1 in the Neuroscience Research Building. This year marks the first time National LatinX Physician Day will be celebrated in California. Read more...
Photo: Physician panelists speak on topics related to healthcare discrepancies and self-advocacy. Dr. Cesar Barba, holding the microphone, talks about his career. (Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated Oct. 29 at 9:56 p.m. There are eight recognized planets, according to the International Astronomical Union’s current definition of the term – but a new proposal could change that. Read more...
Photo: (Matthew Park/Daily Bruin)
A group of student researchers took a look at the science behind students’ involvement with protests on campus last spring. Society and Genetics 150XP professor Nicholas Shapiro’s class examines the relationship between science and mass incarceration, in addition to understanding how future scientists can address social dilemmas. Read more...
Photo: Joanna George, Chloe Allen and Erika Nguyen (pictured right to left) pose with their brochures they made from their human biology and society project. (Courtesy of Shaun Thomas)
UCLA students have tried to keep cool amid a blazing heat wave in Los Angeles. Southern California experienced extreme temperatures for nearly a full week after a heat wave arrived in Los Angeles last Tuesday. Read more...
Photo: Westwood Village is pictured, where temperatures reached as high as 100 degrees over a five day heat wave. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated Sept. 2 at 10:20 p.m. Daniel Atkinson, a professor of chemistry and biochemistry, died Feb. 2. He was 102 years old. Atkinson, one of the namesakes of the UCLA Daniel E. Read more...
Photo: Daniel Atkinson teaches a chemistry class at UCLA in 1965 (Courtesy of Astrid Chapman).
In the relentless rhythm of the Ronald Reagan Medical Center, Fiona Harley found herself paged four times in a single day to serve as the “eyes and ears” on a stroke case. Read more...
Photo: Stroke Team members pose in front of UCLA’s Mobile Stroke Unit – the first one in California. The MSU offers exceptional access to immediate diagnosis and treatment of stroke before reaching the hospital. (Courtesy of Allison Peng)
This post was updated Sept. 1 at 9:42 a.m. At the 2024 UCLA Undergraduate Research Week, life science students were given the Dean’s Prize for Excellence in Research and Creative Inquiry, an award recognizing students who presented excellent faculty-mentored research and dedication. Read more...
Photo: (Helen Juwon Park/Illustrations director)
