Sunday, May 3


Developing global jazz studies major presents new opportunities for students

Ennis Harris said the new global jazz major has taught him how to combine different genres of music. For example, he has learned about the intersection of traditional jazz and Syrian folk music, said Harris, a third-year global jazz student. Read more...

Photo: Global jazz lecturer and guitar instructor Wolf Marshall said he thinks the new major balances performance and private instruction with professionals well, setting the program apart from other large conservatories. (Joe Akira/Daily Bruin staff)


UCLA professor leads NASA mission to collect data on one of Jupiter’s moons

This post was updated April 4 at 11:11 a.m. A UCLA professor is leading a project to create a new tool to gather data about one of Jupiter’s moons. Read more...

Photo: NASA is designing a spacecraft called Europa Clipper to orbit one of Jupiter’s moons and take measurements of its magnetic field and its ocean’s depth and salinity. UCLA professor emerita Margaret Kivelson was chosen to lead the project. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Student organization plans to provide peer bonding community for incoming students

A new student organization aims to create a community to provide students with guidance on planning their academic and career goals. Bruin Bonding aims to help incoming students by connecting them with upperclassmen who could give them advice on classes, professors and other opportunities through a peer bonding program. Read more...

Photo: Leanne Ton (left), a third-year business economics student, and Anqi Chen (right), a third-year business economics and music performance student, founded Bruin Bonding to create a community to provide students with guidance on planning their academic and career goals. (Amy Dixon/Photo editor)


Researchers discover gene suppressing stroke and brain injury recovery

UCLA researchers discovered that a gene could suppress stroke recovery and traumatic brain injury recovery. Stanley Carmichael, the chair of the neurology department, and Alcino Silva, a psychology professor, found that blocking the function of the CCR5 gene leads to better cognitive and motor skill recovery after a stroke or traumatic brain injury. Read more...

Photo: Stanley Carmichael, the chair of the neurology department, and Alcino Silva, a psychology professor, found that blocking the function of the CCR5 gene leads to better cognitive and motor skill recovery after a stroke or traumatic brain injury. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Project targets alcohol-related issues on campus and in Westwood community

UCLA students and staff are banding together with members of the Westwood community to address alcohol-related issues such as alcohol poisoning. The Westside Impact Project is an informal collaboration between Westwood residents and UCLA to address alcohol-related problems on campus and in the surrounding area. Read more...

Photo: UCLA ranks fifth among nine UC campuses for number of disciplinary referrals involving alcohol and drugs. (Liz Ketcham/Assistant Photo editor)


New methods could make plants more resilient to climate changes, disease

UCLA researchers developed new methods to manipulate gene expression in plants, which could help make them resistant to climate change and plant-harming bacteria. In a study published February, researchers in molecular, cell and developmental biology professor Steve Jacobsen’s lab designed proteins that can silence specific genes. Read more...

Photo: Researchers in the molecular, cell and developmental biology professor Steve Jacobsen’s lab designed proteins that can silence specific genes. (Daily Bruin file photo)