This post was updated March 8 at 9:45 p.m. Editor’s Note: This article contains references to sex offenses, including against minors, which some readers may find disturbing. Read more...
Photo: UCLA’s Schoenberg Hall is pictured. Mark Tramo, an associate adjunct professor in UCLA’s department of neurology who communicated with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, said in a Friday email that he will retire in June and canceled his spring quarter class. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated March 4 at 12:07 a.m. Kay Chung, a TikTok content creator and fourth-year dental student at the UCLA School of Dentistry, sat down with science and health contributor Maanasi Kademani to discuss her academic journey and her experience documenting it on social media. Read more...
Photo: Kay Chung, a TikTok content creator, is a fourth-year dental student at the UCLA School of Dentistry who has amassed almost 2 million TikTok followers and is known for her videos that demystify the dental school experience at UCLA. (Purvi Singhania/Daily Bruin)
The department of statistics and data science has a new teaching aide – only, it isn’t human. Thomas Maierhofer, a lecturer in the department of statistics and data science, developed an artificial intelligence teaching aide to use in his Statistics 10 and 20 classes. Read more...
Photo: Thomas Maierhofer, a lecturer in the department of statistics and data science, is pictured holding a computer displaying the artificial intelligence teaching aide he created. Maierhofer developed the aide, which he calls ALLISTAIR, for his Statistics 10 and 20 courses. (Joshua Neira/Daily Bruin)
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)
The math department’s new grading policy is meant to make grading more equitable across different lectures of the same courses. But some students say it closely resembles a quota system – which the department bans. Read more...
Photo: Students are pictured studying in a mathematics class. (Daily Bruin file photo)
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)
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)
