California students will receive a more engineering design-based science education in a few years that will connect experiments more closely with concepts. The California State Board of Education approved in early November a framework that will help teachers implement curricula based on the Next Generation Science Standards. Read more...
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November 30, 9:03 pm
Cosmetic dentist and UCLA alum brings smiles into the spotlight
Bill Dorfman transformed people’s smiles through dental surgeries when he was featured on the television show “Extreme Makeover.” “What I realized is, when you save a lot of teeth, you save a smile,” Dorfman said. Read more...
Photo: Bill Dorfman, a UCLA alumnus, is a media personality and celebrity cosmetic dentist. He is also involved with LEAP, a nonprofit education foundation that organizes youth leadership programs at UCLA. (Dayoung Lee/Daily Bruin)
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November 30, 8:06 pm
Alum encourages students to explore business field at speaker series
Nick Desai graduated from UCLA with a master’s degree in electrical engineering in 1992. But instead of becoming an engineer, he used his science education to enter the business world. Read more...
Photo: Nick Desai, UCLA alumnus, spoke at the Ronald and Valerie Sugar Distinguished Speaker Series, which aims to connect students with industry professionals in the field of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. (Courtesy of Heal)
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November 30, 6:58 pm
Professor seeks to destigmatize MSG through taste test, lecture
About 30 students and faculty sampled chips, cured meats, sun-dried tomatoes and cheese to experience the fifth taste sensation, umami, Tuesday night. The taste test was part of a lecture by Sarah Tracy, an adjunct assistant professor at the Center for the Study of Women and Institute for Society and Genetics, about the history and societal perceptions of Monosodium Glutamate, or MSG. Read more...
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November 30, 6:22 pm
Graphic: UCLA researchers examine parenting perceptions of vaccinations
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November 27, 11:04 pm
Students, faculty work on sustainability report card for LA County
UCLA faculty and students will update the County of Los Angeles’ sustainability grade based on its air quality and use of sustainable energy. The report card is a project led by the Sustainable LA Grand Challenge, a research initiative out of the UCLA Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research, which aims to make Los Angeles County environmentally sustainable by 2050. Read more...
Photo: (Noelle Cho/Daily Bruin)
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November 25, 12:37 pm
Panel at Hammer Museum discusses LGBTQ rights in blood donation
Members of the LGBTQ community on campus said they are frustrated with a federal policy that bans men who have sex with men from donating blood unless they are celibate for one year. Read more...
Photo: Panelists at the Hammer Museum discussed the Food and Drug Administration’s ban on blood donation from men who have sex with men Tuesday. (Daniel Leibowitz/Daily Bruin)