Friday, February 13

Academics

Academics, Campus, National, News

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December 11, 9:15 pm

UCLA professors on conservative watchlists talk safety concerns, academic freedom

Associate professor of anthropology Hannah Appel said she has been repeatedly doxed and threatened via email since spring 2024. Appel, a member of Faculty for Justice in Palestine at UCLA, said she is on the watchlist of Canary Mission, a website that tracks professors who “promote hatred of the USA, Israel and Jews on North American college campuses and beyond.” She had previously participated in pro-Palestine protests and spoke during an occupation of Dodd Hall in May 2024. Read more...

Photo: Turning Point USA’s professor watchlist is pictured. Some UCLA professors have reported finding their names on conservative watchlists that aim to expose alleged left-leaning bias in higher education. (Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon/Daily Bruin senior staff)

Academics, Higher Education, News

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December 4, 9:24 pm

UCLA instructors express privacy concerns amid rise of AI notetaking platforms

This post was updated Dec. 9 at 2:21 p.m. Artificial intelligence-based transcription software has emerged as a popular notetaking tool among college students, but it has left some UCLA instructors with privacy concerns. Read more...

Photo: Otter AI, which converts spoken audio into text, is pictured. Artificial intelligence-based transcription software has emerged as a popular notetaking tool among college students, but it has left some UCLA instructors with privacy concerns. (Andrew Ramiro Diaz/Photo editor)

A Closer Look, Academics, California, Campus, Higher Education, Los Angeles, News, Science & Health

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December 4, 9:13 pm

$31 million Ginsburg donation to UCLA Research Park supports research, facilities

Dr. Allen and Charlotte Ginsburg pledged $31 million to UCLA Research Park and the David Geffen School of Medicine in November. Their contribution will primarily support initiatives and facilities at UCLA Research Park – a new 700,000-square-foot hub for biomedical research located two miles south of UCLA’s main campus. Read more...

Photo: The David Geffen School of Medicine is pictured. (Daily Bruin file photo)

Academics, Los Angeles, News, Science & Health

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November 29, 10:45 pm

BAIR Lab uses machine learning to analyze health care data, improve patient lives

The UCLA Biomedical Artificial Intelligence Research Lab is using machine learning to improve the lives of patients. Machine learning is a field of AI that learns from existing data to make predictions relationships regarding the population of the data, according to UCLA Extension. Read more...

Photo: The UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science is pictured. (Daily Bruin file photo)

Academics, Los Angeles, News, Science & Health

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November 24, 10:44 pm

David Geffen School of Medicine hosts second annual Medical Education Day

The David Geffen School of Medicine hosted its second annual Medical Education Day, featuring community-led workshops and presentations on educational innovations Nov. 13. Medical Education Day was created by the school’s Medical Education Committee to foster an environment for educators to learn from one another and share personal experiences, according to Dr. Read more...

Photo: The David Geffen School of Medicine hosted its second annual Medical Education Day, featuring community-led workshops and presentations. (Courtesy of Sophie Wentzell)

Academics, Los Angeles, News, Science & Health

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November 20, 11:24 pm

Reform LA Health hosts forum to advocate for building new medical school

A UCLA Health dermatologist and student organizers urged the Westwood community to advocate for the creation of a new medical school in Los Angeles County on Nov. Read more...

Photo: Reza Babapour is pictured speaking to an audience. Reform LA Health hosted a forum urging the Westwood community to advocate for the creation of a new medical school in Los Angeles County. (Courtesy of Eddy Zhu)

Academics, Campus, News

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November 20, 11:41 am

MyUCLA, Eduroam outage impacts students during enrollment, midterms

Multiple student services – including MyUCLA and Eduroam – shut down Thursday morning because of a campus-wide outage, sparking concern from students. The impacted services included MyUCLA – which students use to access enrollment information, official records, class planners and their Bruin Bills – and Eduroam, a campus Wi-Fi option, according to the Digital & Technology Solutions website. Read more...

Photo: MyUCLA is pictured. Multiple student services shut down Thursday morning because of a campus-wide outage. (Daily Bruin file photo)


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