This post was updated at 11:23 p.m. Amy Mainzer didn’t plan on studying asteroids when she graduated from her doctoral program in 2003. But now, Mainzer – who received her doctorate of astronomy from UCLA – is building a telescope that will be sent to space to detect asteroids before they hit Earth’s surface. Read more...
Photo: Amy Mainzer stands in the UCLA Meteorite Museum. Mainzer will testify before Congress on Thursday on NASA’s planetary defense strategy. (Selin Filiz/Daily Bruin staff)
Experts discussed patterns in the history of fire in the context of the January Los Angeles County fires at the Fowler Museum on April 30. The panel, titled, “Why History Matters: L.A. Read more...
Photo: A panelist at the “Why History Matters: L.A. Wildfires Past, Present, and Future” event speaks at a lectern. The event, held at the Fowler Museum, challenged historical narratives of fires. (Edward Ho/Daily Bruin)
Alumni from UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs discussed how they built their careers in environmentalism across public and private sectors during the “Young Alumni Building Green Futures” panel May 1. Read more...
Photo: UCLA alumni speak on a panel at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs. (Karla Cardenas-Felipe/Daily Bruin staff)
Over 200 researchers and students attended a two-day symposium to discuss new advancements in single-cell analysis and spatial biology at the California NanoSystems Institute at UCLA on April 16 and 17. Read more...
Photo: Attendees look around the posters at the event. (Ruby Galbraith/Daily Bruin)
A UCLA dermatologist called for urgent reforms to the Los Angeles health care system at a presentation April 23. Dr. Reza Babapour, a dermatologist and clinical faculty member at the Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, spoke at the event, which was co-hosted by pre-health student organizations, including Community Medicine in LA, Iranian Medical Society, LA Health Volunteers and Bruins Public Health. Read more...
Photo: Dr. Reza Babapour, a dermatologist and clinical faculty member at the Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, is pictured. (Courtesy of Chris Laszlo)
A policy brief published by the UCLA Center on Reproductive Health, Law and Policy found that unconditional cash transfer programs could benefit pregnant people and new parents. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA School of Law is pictured. A policy brief published by the UCLA Law’s Center on Reproductive Health, Law and Policy found that unconditional cash transfer programs could benefit pregnant people and new parents. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Susan Gerski, the longest-serving employee at the UCLA School of Dentistry, died Jan. 5. She was 76. The UCLA School of Dentistry hired Gerski in 1968 – less than four years into its six-decade existence. Read more...
Photo: Susan Gerski points at a map. The longest-serving employee at the UCLA School of Dentistry died Jan. 5. She was 76. (Courtesy of Missy Gerski)
