This post was updated Sept. 25 at 4:13 p.m. A UCLA professor of geography was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in April. Marilyn Raphael is a leading scientist in Antarctic climate and ocean atmospheric interactions around Antarctica, said Laura Landrum, a project scientist at the National Center for Atmospheric Research. Read more...
Photo: Marilyn Raphael was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in April. (Anna Dai-Liu/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Students and faculty discussed how technological developments impact human rights and democracy at the DataX Impact Forum in May. The event – titled “Beyond Broligarchy: The Fight for a Better Future” – featured an hour-long conversation between Cory Doctorow, a journalist and science fiction author, and Ramesh Srinivasan, a professor at the UCLA School of Education and Information Studies. Read more...
Photo: Murphy Hall is pictured. The DataX Impact Forum is located in Murphy Hall. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated June 25 at 9:17 p.m. Gina Osborne thought vegetables could not grow without soil. But at the Tower Gardens on the Sproul Landing Sun Deck, she does just that. Read more...
Photo: The Tower Gardens on the Sproul Landing Sun Deck are pictured. The towers, installed in 2017, use an aeroponic system that consumes 90% less water than traditional farming. (Nicolas Greamo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Speakers called on graduating seniors to embrace UCLA’s values amid recent political challenges at annual College of Letters and Science commencement ceremonies Friday. The ceremonies, which took place 11 a.m., 3 p.m. Read more...
Photo: UCLA graduates celebrate at an annual College of Letters and Science commencement ceremony Friday. The ceremonies included musical performances and speeches. (Zimo Li/Daily Bruin senior staff)
While most Bruins studied for finals, one first-year engineering student said they spent the week begging their father not to go to work. The student – who was granted anonymity due to their fear of retaliation from the federal government – said they did not want their father to attend work after learning that U.S. Read more...
Photo: A website tracking suspected ICE activity across the U.S. is pictured. Students reacted with concern to the Trump administration’s orders to carry out ICE raids across the country this week. (Amanda Velasco/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Bioscience and medical technology leaders convened at UCLA from May 19 to May 22, combining two of Los Angeles’s premier innovation conferences. The UCLA Technology Development Group united the UCLA MedTech Conference and LA Bioscience Ecosystem Summit for the inaugural LABEST Week with the hope of fostering collaboration across fields such as medical technology, therapeutics and artificial intelligence, according to a press release. Read more...
Photo: Panelists at LABEST are pictured. The UCLA Technology Development Group united the UCLA MedTech Conference and LA Bioscience Ecosystem Summit for the inaugural LABEST Week with the hope of fostering collaboration across fields such as medical technology, therapeutics and artificial intelligence, according to a press release. (Courtesy of LABEST)
Dr. Andrew Charles, the director of the UCLA Goldberg Migraine Program, sat down with Daily Bruin contributor Alyssa Wong to discuss migraine research, treatment and advocacy for National Migraine and Headache Awareness Month. Read more...
Photo: The Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior is pictured. Dr. Andrew Charles, the director of the UCLA Goldberg Migraine Program, sat down with Daily Bruin contributor Alyssa Wong to discuss migraine research, treatment and advocacy for National Migraine and Headache Awareness Month. (Daily Bruin file photo)
