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May 20, 11:12 pm

School of Nursing criticized for senior lecturer’s reduced teaching appointments

This post was updated May 21 at 11:12 p.m. Senior Continuing Lecturer Young Kee Markham has taught gerontology to graduate nursing students for 27 years. But starting next fall, Markham said UCLA plans to significantly reduce her teaching appointments amid changes to the graduate degree. Read more...

Photo: The School of Nursing is pictured. Senior Continuing Lecturer Young Kee Markham said her teaching appointments were cut despite her 27 years of experience following a graduate program change. (Kai Dizon/Daily Bruin senior staff)

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May 18, 10:47 am

Typhus cases rise in LA, precautions recommended for students, community

This post was updated May 20 at 10:52 a.m. Flea borne typhus cases in Los Angeles County have reached an all-time high, according to an April report by LA County public health officials. Read more...

Photo: The David Geffen School of Medicine is pictured. Experts from the School of Medicine discuss possible causes and prevention techniques for the rise in typhus cases. (Crystal Tompkins/Daily Bruin senior staff)

A Closer Look, Academics, Feature Photos, News, Science & Health

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May 13, 11:51 pm

Students explore intersection of nature, health through ecological medicine class

Students in a UCLA Ecological Medicine seminar traded their classroom for the outdoors in spring quarter. Conor Murray, the instructor for Psychiatry 186, led students through the Mildred E. Read more...

Photo: Students in the UCLA Ecological Medicine seminar travel through the Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden, where they participated in a “forest-bathing” exercise. (Maanasi Kademani/Daily Bruin)

Higher Education, National, News, Science & Health

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May 6, 1:33 pm

DOJ alleges David Geffen School of Medicine illegally considered race in admissions

This post was updated May 7 at 9:06 p.m. The United States Department of Justice alleged Wednesday that the David Geffen School of Medicine illegally considered race in its admissions processes, discriminating against white and Asian American applicants.  The DOJ’s Civil Rights Division alleged in a Wednesday press release that the School of Medicine illegally used race as a selection criteria for candidates and admitted Black and Latino students who had lower academic qualifications than their white and Asian counterparts. Read more...

Photo: The David Geffen School of Medicine Learning Resource Center is pictured. The U.S. Department of Justice alleged Wednesday that UCLA’s medical school illegally considered race in its admissions processes, discriminating against white and Asian American applicants. (Daily Bruin file photo)


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