Friday, February 13

9 graduate students to pursue research internationally with Fulbright fellowship

Nine UCLA graduate students will get to research abroad after being awarded a prestigious fellowship from the federal government. The Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Fellowship Program funds dissertation research in geography, history, culture, economy, politics, international relations and languages of a society or societies. Read more...

Photo: Nine UCLA graduate students were selected for the prestigious Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Fellowships. They will research abroad for six to 12 months in Brazil, Mexico, Peru, Columbia, Israel, Egypt, Japan, Korea, Ethiopia, Armenia, Hong Kong and China. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Artist, theologian, lawyer contemplate truth in latest installment of ’10 Questions’

This post was updated Oct. 23 at 11:38 p.m. Theologian Jason Sexton said the university was established in order to search for and discover meaningful truths. Read more...

Photo: Victoria Marks, a professor in the UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture, lead a theologian, an artist and a First Amendment scholar in a discussion that sought to answer the question: What is truth? (Courtesy of UCLA Arts)


Life science general chemistry courses now open to biochemistry students

Biochemistry students will now have the option to take life science general chemistry courses instead of physical chemistry courses to fulfill prerequisites for the major. Historically, biochemistry students were not offered this course series alternative. Read more...

Photo: Biochemistry students now have the option to take life science chemistry courses instead of physical science chemistry prerequisite classes for the major. Biochemistry professor Albert Courey said both courses have the same level of rigor and cover the same materials. (Liz Ketcham/Photo editor)



UCLA achieves gold rating for bicycle accessibility following recent improvements

UCLA improved from a silver to gold bicycle-friendly rating for its efforts to enable bicycling to and from campus, according to an independent evaluation released Thursday. Read more...

Photo: The League of American Bicyclists gave UCLA a gold rating for its bicycle-friendly policies and infrastructure. This rating is an improvement from the silver rating UCLA earned in 2015. UC Davis, UC Santa Barbara and UC Irvine all have a platinum rating. (Daily Bruin file photo)


UCLA engineering ranked No. 9 worldwide, No. 1 among US public universities

UCLA was named No. 9 in the world for engineering and technology by Times Higher Education. THE, a company that ranks universities around the world based on their performance in research and education, released its 2020 ranking for engineering and technology Wednesday. Read more...

Photo: UCLA was ranked ninth in the world by Times Higher Education in its 2020 engineering and technology ranking. UCLA was also ranked sixth in the United States and first among American public universities in engineering and technology. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Annual race held at UCLA raises over $400K for pancreatic cancer research

About 2,000 participants ran or walked five kilometers Sunday to raise awareness and funds for pancreatic cancer. Runners, volunteers and families filled Wilson Plaza on Sunday morning at the 22nd Annual LA Cancer Challenge. Read more...

Photo: About 2,000 runners and walkers gathered in Wilson Plaza to participate in the 22nd Annual LA Cancer Challenge. The event’s goal was to raise funding and awareness for pancreatic cancer, and benefitted the Hirshberg Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Research. (Liz Ketcham/Photo editor)



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