This post was updated March 30 at 11:17 p.m. Seeking an outlet between remote classes during the pandemic, third-year human biology and society student Tiffany Chen started a club in fall 2020 to address neurological diseases. Read more...
Photo: Members of the High-tech and Neurological Disorders club stand in front of the UCLA MakerSpace. The student organization started in fall 2020 and works to educate the community about neurological diseases. (Chelsea Westman/Daily Bruin staff)
Thousands attended Farhang Foundation’s 13th annual celebration of Nowruz on March 20 at UCLA’s Dickson Court to commemorate the Iranian New Year and the cultural history of Iran. Read more...
Photo: Farhang Foundation hosted it’s 13th annual Nowruz celebration in UCLA’s Dickson Court on March 20. The event featured various exhibitions of Iranian arts and culture from across Los Angeles, including a performance by the UCLA Iranian Music Student Ensemble and a Persian tea house. (Noah Danesh/Daily Bruin)
All those who took her class loved Nancy Ezer, said her former student Martin Chan. “She had this personality where she was able to captivate you and that you loved her and adored her and respected her, even if you earned a grade that was much lower than you expected,” said Chan, an alumnus who also graduated from UCLA with a doctoral degree in Hebrew in 2019. Read more...
Photo: Many former students of Nancy Ezer said they remembered and appreciated her kindness, dedication and support as well as her effective teaching methods. (Courtesy of Ryan Davidson)
UCLA Health leadership announced the current interim chair of the psychiatry and biobehavioral sciences department will return to faculty duties soon and the process to find a new permanent chair will begin, two days after faculty members sent a letter requesting a response from psychiatry department leadership following a Daily Bruin investigation. Read more...
Photo: Leadership from the David Geffen School of Medicine’s department of psychiatry responded to concerns raised by department faculty earlier this week. (Daily Bruin file photo)
A UCLA club that seeks to widen health care and medical access across the world is collaborating with a nonprofit organization to address the issue of drug overdoses at UCLA. Read more...
Photo: UCLA Universities Allied for Essential Medicines officers and End Overdose’s UCLA chapter co-presidents Maddie Ward (center) and Gianna Uy (right) participate in handing out fentanyl test strips to the campus at an event by End Overdose’s recently formed chapter at UCLA. (Courtesy of Emma Nguyen)
This post was updated March 9 at 11:35 p.m. UCLA researchers created a Valentine’s Day-themed website to help students learn chemistry. Launched Feb. 14, ChemMatch aims to make learning a wide range of chemistry concepts easier and more enjoyable for anyone, said Neil Garg, a distinguished professor of chemistry and biochemistry who initiated the project. Read more...
Photo: The faculty and students behind ChemMatch view the website on a phone. The website, launched on Valentine’s Day, intends to educate people of all ages about chemistry in an entertaining way. (Chelsea Rose Westman/Daily Bruin staff)
Ukrainian community members at UCLA expressed fear and anger following news of Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine but said they were hopeful given the global pushback. Read more...
Photo: Ukrainian community members expressed feelings of distress regarding Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine, which began on Feb. 24. Many countries have imposed sanctions on Russia in response to the war. (Constanza Montemayor/Daily Bruin senior staff)
