Students and faculty remember Roberts Smith for helping create UCLA’s department of biochemistry and developing drugs to treat viral infections. Smith, a biochemistry professor emeritus, died Jan. Read more...
Photo: Roberts Smith, a biochemistry professor emeritus, died Jan. 25 at the age of 89. He helped create the UCLA department of biochemistry and develop the drug ribavirin, which is used to treat viral infections like hepatitis C and influenza. (Photo courtesy of Steven Clarke)
Universities looking to pursue Grand Challenges should secure adequate funding and engage with the public, according to a report released by UCLA on Monday. Grand Challenges are university initiatives to address issues in society. Read more...
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This post was updated Feb. 14 at 11:07 p.m. Conservative commentator Milo Yiannopoulos will no longer be speaking at UCLA, the Bruin Republicans announced in a Facebook post Wednesday night. Read more...
Student leaders are asking the university to be more transparent about how it spends the money from a mandatory fee for international students. All incoming international students are required to pay an iSTART fee, which funds an online orientation, on top of their New Student Orientation fees during their first quarter at UCLA. Read more...
Maria Hammett said she never had a community where she felt accepted as a queer individual until she came to UCLA. “UCLA has been really helpful in me exploring my identity and being my authentic self,” said Hammett, a third-year environmental science student. Read more...
Photo: Around 25 students participated in this year’s UCLA Pride Parade 2018. The event was part of this year’s UCLA Pride Week, a series of events that celebrate the LGBTQ community on campus. (MacKenzie Coffman/Daily Bruin)
A UCLA dean was recently appointed to the Catholic Church’s academy of social sciences. Marcelo Suárez-Orozco, dean of the UCLA Graduate School of Education and Information Studies, was appointed as Academician to the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences by Pope Francis, according to a university press release Monday. Read more...
Photo: Marcelo Suárez-Orozco, dean of the UCLA Graduate School of Education and Information Studies, was appointed as Academician to the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences by Pope Francis, according to a university press release on Monday. (Courtesy of UCLA Newsroom)
High school students learned about squirrel feeding, laser cooling and the Royal Ballet of Cambodia in classes led by UCLA students during an event Saturday. Splash is a nationwide program that holds yearly events during which college students teach informal introductory classes on various topics to high school students. Read more...
Photo: Around 70 high school students attended classes on various topics taught by UCLA students at an event Saturday. Classes offered at Splash this year included lessons on the evolution of teen film, analyzing stock charts and Russian prison tattoos. (Mackenzie Coffman/Daily Bruin)
