Wednesday, February 4

SPROUT at UCLA nurtures K-5 students’ budding interests in STEM through field days

A new UCLA club is teaching Los Angeles’ elementary school children to love science. SPROUT at UCLA, which formed in January, aims to bring one free STEM field day to schools in the LA Unified School District for kindergarten to fifth-grade students. Read more...

Photo: SPROUT at UCLA members are pictured after one of their club meetings. (Courtesy of SPROUT at UCLA)


UCLA professors strive to make course materials accessible, introduce AI textbooks

This post was updated March 2 at 11:23 p.m. A UCLA comparative literature course is expanding access to educational materials with a textbook generated using artificial intelligence. Read more...

Photo: Kaplan Hall, the site of many comparative literature courses, is pictured. A UCLA comparative literature course is expanding access to educational materials with a textbook generated using artificial intelligence. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Q&A: Epidemiology professor Nina Harawa talks HIV prevention, care in Black communities

This post was updated March 2 at 11:45 p.m. Nina Harawa, a professor of medicine and epidemiology at the Fielding School of Public Health and the David Geffen School of Medicine, sat down with Daily Bruin contributor Alyssa Wong to discuss HIV prevention and treatment in Black communities. Read more...

Photo: The David Geffen School of Medicine is pictured. Nina Harawa serves professor of medicine and epidemiology at the David Geffen School of Medicine and sat down with the Daily Bruin to discuss HIV prevention and care in Black communities. (Daily Bruin file photo)



UCLA study finds greater health inequities exist in minority communities

Californians’ race, sexuality and income are connected to inequities in health-related issues, according to a UCLA study. The California Health Interview Survey published by the UCLA Center for Health Policy found minorities have more negative health-related experiences. Read more...

Photo: The Fielding School of Public Health is pictured. People’s race, sexuality and income are connected to inequities in health-related issues, according to the California Health Interview Survey. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Missing meteorite samples from UCLA collection found on eBay listing

This post was updated Feb. 28 at 2:10 p.m. Jason Utas has long been in the craft of buying and selling meteorites. But Utas – a graduate student studying earth, planetary and space sciences – said that in 2022 he found something particularly unusual on eBay, an online marketplace and auction site. Read more...

Photo: Over 1,500 meteorites and celestial objects are housed in UCLA’s Meteorite Museum, the largest meteorite collection on the West Coast. One of UCLA’s meteorites was recently listed on eBay, causing controversy. (Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon/Daily Bruin senior staff)


AFSCME Local 3299, UPTE-CWA 9119 march across UCLA campus, disrupting dining halls

This post was updated Feb. 28 at 1:05 a.m. The Daily Bruin covers breaking news events as they happen. This page will cover the latest from the February 2025 strikes and will provide the most important updates in a summary of the strike as it happens. Read more...

Photo: Members of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3299 picket on the UCLA campus. The union is striking against the UC on Wednesday and Thursday. (Max Zhang/Daily Bruin)



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