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January 21, 11:31 pm

UCLA students appreciate value of economics with 3rd place in Federal Reserve contest

A group of UCLA students placed third in an annual national economics competition hosted by the Federal Reserve on Nov. 21. Nearly 140 teams from 36 states competed in the National College Fed Challenge and finals were held in Washington, D.C. Read more...

Photo: UCLA’s team for the National College Fed Challenge is pictured in Washington, D.C. The team placed third in the 2025 competition, which was the first in-person conference since the COVID-19 pandemic. (Courtesy of UCLA’s team for the Fed Challenge)

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January 14, 7:19 pm

UCLA health experts voice concern over CDC child vaccination guideline rollbacks

When Dr. Deborah Lehman did her medical training about 40 years ago, cases of bacterial meningitis were common, often sending patients to the hospital, leaving them neurologically impaired and, in severe cases, killing them. Read more...

Photo: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is pictured. (Courtesy of the White House/Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License)

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January 14, 10:34 am

UCLA Center X AP Readiness Program promotes educational equity, access

The number of high school students taking Advanced Placement exams increased 95% over the past decade, but many still do not have the necessary support to succeed, UCLA faculty said. Read more...

Photo: High school students participate in an AP Readiness session. The UCLA Center X AP Readiness Program aims to build more equitable learning environments in public schools. (Courtesy of Todd Cheney)

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January 13, 10:45 pm

Writer Sammy Roth urges accurate, engaging storytelling in climate journalism

Environmental journalist Sammy Roth emphasized the importance of accurate and engaging storytelling in the fight against climate change during a Friday event. Roth has spent more than a decade reporting on climate change, energy, policy and the intersection of the environment and pop culture. Read more...

Photo: Roth speaks to an audience about the importance of accurate and engaging storytelling in the fight against climate change. (Alexis Muchnik/Daily Bruin)

Academics, International, National, News, Science & Health

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January 9, 10:27 pm

Q&A: Mary E. Brunkow shares research journey, urges scientific curiosity

This post was updated Jan. 13 at 9:42 p.m. “Scurfy” mice, DNA sequencing and a Seattle biotechnology company were integral to the research that Mary E. Read more...

Photo: Mary E. Brunkow, one of the 2025 Nobel laureates, is pictured. Brunkow, UCLA alumnus Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi earned the prize for their work in discovering the Foxp3 gene and its crucial function in regulatory T-cell development. (Selin Filiz/Assistant Photo editor)

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January 8, 10:53 pm

Professor Julia Koerner teaches students to construct new architecture boundaries

When it comes to architecture, Julia Koerner is teaching students to think outside of the box. Koerner, an associate adjunct professor in UCLA Architecture and Urban Design with collaborations in Academy Award-winning costume designs, works on innovative design techniques – such as 3D printing – in the creation of sustainable architecture, fashion and other products. Read more...

Photo: Julia Koerner, an associate adjunct professor in UCLA Architecture and Urban Design, sits in her lab. Koerner works on 3D printing design techniques in the creation of sustainable architecture, fashion and other products. (Joice Ngo/Daily Bruin)


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