Researchers often seek to gather empirical data to make objective conclusions about their research. But pure scientific objectivity may actually lead to biased results, according to one researcher. Read more...
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November 2, 10:56 pm
Associate professor to receive funding for terahertz waves research
A UCLA associate professor will receive nearly a million dollars to fund her research as part of a new scientific fellowship program. The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation recognized electrical engineering associate professor Mona Jarrahi on Wednesday as a Moore Inventor Fellow for her invention of an imaging tool. Read more...
Photo: Mona Jarrahi, associate professor of electrical engineering, was named a Moore Inventor Fellow Wednesday for her research on terahertz-based imaging. (Jennifer Hu/Daily Bruin staff)
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November 1, 1:13 pm
Social science master’s program to launch in fall 2017
Students can now apply to a new nine-month-long social science’s master’s degree program. The first Master of Social Sciences Program, or MaSS, will begin fall 2017 and end in June 2018, according to an email announcement sent by UCLA Social Sciences interim dean Laura Gómez. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA social sciences department started a new multidisciplinary research program for students to enable them to get a social sciences master’s degree. (Daily Bruin file photo)
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November 1, 12:38 am
UCLA researchers develop low-cost pollution-detection systems
UCLA engineering researchers developed a low-cost mobile imaging system that detects and quantifies air pollution. The Ozcan Research Group designed C-Air, a particle detector capable of sizing pollutants in a sample of air. Read more...
Photo: Yichen Wu is a doctoral student in electrical engineering and the primary researcher on the C-Air Project, a particle detector that calculates the amount of pollution in air. (Alyssa Dorn/Daily Bruin)
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November 1, 12:28 am
Vice provost Kathryn Atchison returns to faculty after five years
A UCLA vice provost stepped down Monday after serving for about five years. Kathryn Atchison, vice provost of new collaborative initiatives, plans to return to the faculty and focus on health education, according to an announcement from Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Scott Waugh last week. Read more...
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October 31, 12:16 am
IT Services ends cybersecurity awareness month with talks from experts
People have gone homeless in less than 30 seconds from cyberattacks, an FBI agent told students and faculty at an event Wednesday. “Once you wire (the money), the bank cannot get it back,” said Michael Sohn, a supervisory special agent at the FBI. Read more...
Photo: FBI supervisory special agent Michael Sohn spoke to students, faculty and staff at presentations Wednesday about cybersecurity, as part of National Cyber Security Awareness Month. (Raevyn Walker/Daily Bruin contributor)
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October 27, 10:13 pm
UCLA researchers look to expand autism knowledge through lens of diversity
This post was updated Nov. 1 at 6 p.m. UCLA researchers and students are finding novel ways to battle the stigma of autism and diagnose the disorder. Read more...
Photo: Best Buddies at UCLA is a student organization on campus that aims to end the stigma against people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. (Courtesy of Shammir Allen Khan)