Tuesday, February 17

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March 13, 8:48 am

Former students, colleagues remember Nancy Ezer as a dedicated educator

All those who took her class loved Nancy Ezer, said her former student Martin Chan. “She had this personality where she was able to captivate you and that you loved her and adored her and respected her, even if you earned a grade that was much lower than you expected,” said Chan, an alumnus who also graduated from UCLA with a doctoral degree in Hebrew in 2019. Read more...

Photo: Many former students of Nancy Ezer said they remembered and appreciated her kindness, dedication and support as well as her effective teaching methods. (Courtesy of Ryan Davidson)

A Closer Look, California, Campus, News, Science & Health

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March 9, 11:14 pm

Leaders respond to concerns about racism in medical school’s psychiatry department

UCLA Health leadership announced the current interim chair of the psychiatry and biobehavioral sciences department will return to faculty duties soon and the process to find a new permanent chair will begin, two days after faculty members sent a letter requesting a response from psychiatry department leadership following a Daily Bruin investigation. Read more...

Photo: Leadership from the David Geffen School of Medicine’s department of psychiatry responded to concerns raised by department faculty earlier this week. (Daily Bruin file photo)

A Closer Look, News

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March 9, 5:28 pm

Health club at UCLA partners with nonprofit End Overdose to address drug overdoses

A UCLA club that seeks to widen health care and medical access across the world is collaborating with a nonprofit organization to address the issue of drug overdoses at UCLA. Read more...

Photo: UCLA Universities Allied for Essential Medicines officers and End Overdose’s UCLA chapter co-presidents Maddie Ward (center) and Gianna Uy (right) participate in handing out fentanyl test strips to the campus at an event by End Overdose’s recently formed chapter at UCLA. (Courtesy of Emma Nguyen)

A Closer Look, Academics, News, Science & Health

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March 8, 5:46 pm

UCLA researchers seek to inspire love for chemistry with educational website

This post was updated March 9 at 11:35 p.m. UCLA researchers created a Valentine’s Day-themed website to help students learn chemistry. Launched Feb. 14, ChemMatch aims to make learning a wide range of chemistry concepts easier and more enjoyable for anyone, said Neil Garg, a distinguished professor of chemistry and biochemistry who initiated the project. Read more...

Photo: The faculty and students behind ChemMatch view the website on a phone. The website, launched on Valentine’s Day, intends to educate people of all ages about chemistry in an entertaining way. (Chelsea Rose Westman/Daily Bruin staff)

A Closer Look, International, News

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March 4, 8:14 pm

Community shares initial reactions, concerns regarding Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

Ukrainian community members at UCLA expressed fear and anger following news of Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine but said they were hopeful given the global pushback. Read more...

Photo: Ukrainian community members expressed feelings of distress regarding Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine, which began on Feb. 24. Many countries have imposed sanctions on Russia in response to the war. (Constanza Montemayor/Daily Bruin senior staff)

A Closer Look, News

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March 4, 3:37 pm

Powell Cat Feeder Friends binds together community of pet-lovers on campus

This post was updated March 6 at 10:07 p.m. For many, Powell Cat is a reliable friend away from home. “Powell Cat is kind of like my second animal home,” said Isabelle Sandbank, a third-year applied linguistics student. Read more...

Photo: Many students said Powell Cat has become a highlight of their days at UCLA, serving as a lovable and comforting part of campus from their nook in front of Kaufman Hall. (Photo by Ashley Kenney/Photo editor, Photo illustration by Victoria Li/Daily Bruin senior staff)

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March 1, 6:54 pm

UCLA’s new space medicine fellowship program welcomes first inaugural fellow

UCLA launched its newest space medicine fellowship to train flight surgeons for future expeditions into space. UCLA will run the program alongside SpaceX, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the California Institute of Technology, letting fellows continue practicing emergency medicine at UCLA and gain expertise in space and biomedical engineering. Read more...

Photo: Dr. Haig Aintablian stands in front of the entrance of the emergency room at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. Aintablian is the first ever fellow in UCLA’s new space medicine fellowship program, meant to train emergency medicine physicians in treating and diagnosing diseases in space. (Shane Yu/Daily Bruin)


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