This post was updated Oct. 26 at 10:51 p.m. After four weeks in her introductory chemistry course with nothing but physics material, Ella Ghazinouri felt out of her depth. Read more...
Photo: A large lecture hall with students is pictured. Members of the community discussed benefits and drawbacks of some of the large introductory STEM classes, sometimes known as “weeder classes,” at UCLA. (Anya Yakimenko/Daily Bruin staff)
This post was updated Oct. 25 at 12:14 a.m. The UCLA Undergraduate Research Fellows Program seeks to provide support and mentorship for students involved in research. Read more...
Photo: The Life Sciences Building, which houses the Undergraduate Research Center for the Sciences, is pictured. Applications for the center’s 2023-2024 Undergraduate Research Fellows Program will be open through Nov. 15. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated Oct. 22 at 10:20 p.m. End Overdose, a Los Angeles-based nonprofit, is expanding to college campuses across the country to educate and equip students to prevent drug-related overdoses. Read more...
UCLA researchers have developed new nanotechnology that can be used to regenerate bone in patients facing bone loss. In a study published in September, the researchers found that simultaneously altering the expression levels of two genes related to bone formation led to increased production of a protein that forms bones called BMP-2, said Dr. Read more...
Photo: The building that houses the UCLA School of Dentistry Clinics is pictured. A team of researchers, including some from the School of Dentistry, has developed new and safer technologies for bone regrowth. (Daily Bruin file photo)
The UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine hosted a town hall Oct. 10 to discuss challenges faced by Asian American and Pacific Islander students, faculty and staff. Read more...
Photo: A graphic with statistics about racist encounters is pictured. The UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine’s Asian American and Pacific Islander Alliance hosted a virtual town hall Oct. 10 to discuss issues faced by AAPI community members. (Courtesy of Danielle Cho)
This post was updated Oct. 24 at 7:51 p.m. Ah-Hyung “Alissa” Park, the Ronald and Valerie Sugar Dean of the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science, sat down with the Daily Bruin to discuss her plans in the new role for the upcoming year. Read more...
Photo: Dean Ah-Hyung “Alissa” Park is pictured. Park, who began her term as dean of the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science in September, sat down with the Daily Bruin to discuss some of her plans and priorities for this academic year. (Courtesy of the School of Engineering)
UCLA researchers received a $1 million grant to develop a new method for identifying air particulates, which may be useful in combating climate change. The grant, which the researchers received from the National Science Foundation in August, is part of a larger series of funding to promote quantum technology and research, according to the NSF. Read more...
Photo: The city of Los Angeles is pictured. UCLA researchers received a grant from the National Science Foundation to develop quantum sensing technologies that can be used to detect air pollutants. (Daily Bruin file photo)
