Thursday, April 9

Senate Bill 607 aims to authorize AI as research concentration at Cal ISIs

A state senator introduced a bill last month to formally recognize artificial intelligence as a research concentration at UC research institutes. If passed, Senate Bill 607 would allow one of the four California Institutes for Science and Innovation – which are multidisciplinary research institutes on UC campuses – to add AI as a concentration. Read more...

Photo: The California State Capitol is pictured. A state senator introduced a bill last month to formally recognize artificial intelligence as a research concentration at UC research institutes. (Edward Ho/Daily Bruin)


Experts discuss health care challenges amid financial restraints at UCLA conference

This post was updated March 4 at 12:12 a.m. As many as 1 million Medi-Cal patients could lose their health coverage due to recent state and Los Angeles County budget constraints, Martha Santana-Chin said in a panel at the 12th annual VITALS Conference on Feb. Read more...

Photo: The UCLA Anderson School of Management is pictured. (Daily Bruin file photo)



Q&A: Dr. Vatche Agopian talks early detection of gallbladder, bile duct cancers

This post was updated Feb. 24 at 11:40 p.m. Dr. Vatche Agopian, a liver transplant hepatobiliary surgeon at UCLA, sat down with Daily Bruin contributor Donya Hassanshahi during February’s Gallbladder and Bile Duct Cancer Awareness Month to discuss the importance of educating people about their health and taking the initiative to detect malignant cancers. Read more...

Photo: (Kirsten Matsumoto/Daily Bruin)


UCLA engineers discover metal with potential to enhance AI chip performance

This post was updated Feb. 22 at 10:33 p.m. Researchers in the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science discovered a metallic material with nearly three times the thermal conductivity of copper, which could make some electronic devices – including AI chips – more effective. Read more...

Photo: Li (left) works with the lab’s spectroscopy setup as part of his experimentation work, and Su (right) assists with theoretical work. (Hannah Morgan/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Waiting for gerontology courses is getting old for students in the minor

When third-year data theory student Madeleine Curran declared UCLA’s gerontology minor, advisors warned her that the required classes were rarely available. After nearly two years in the program, Curran said the advisors were right. Read more...

Photo: The Meyer and Renee Luskin School of Public Affairs is pictured. Many classes offered for the gerontology minor are housed here. (Crystal Tompkins/Daily Bruin senior staff)




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