This post was updated Sept. 26 at 12:15 p.m. UCLA is no longer the nation’s No. 1 public university after eight years on top in the U.S. Read more...
Photo: A “No. 1 public university” banner on UCLA’s campus is pictured. UCLA is no longer the nation’s top public university after eight years on top, according to U.S. News & World Report’s annual rankings. (Andrew Ramiro Diaz/Photo editor)
Hundreds of researchers, faculty and students attended a two-part science fair for suspended research projects Sept. 10 and 11. The UCLA Faculty Association and the UCLA Brain Research Institute led the first day of the fair at the northwest corner of Westwood Boulevard and Le Conte Avenue. Read more...
Photo: Attendees and United Auto Workers Local 4811 members view posters of suspended research in the Rolfe Hall courtyard. Nearly $600 million of UCLA’s federal research funding was frozen by the federal government in July. (Maggie Konecky/Daily Bruin senior staff)
In one year, Irene Ontiveros completed clinical rotations, turned in her final graduate school assignments and welcomed her daughter into the world. With her graduation from the Joe C. Read more...
Photo: Ontiveros pictured with her peers and mentors during her graduation at the Joe C. Wen School of Nursing. She cited this network as some of her “biggest cheerleaders” throughout this time. (Courtesy of Kristi Westphaln)
A new textbook is weaving together overlooked stories that make up the fabric of Asian American and Pacific Islander communities, from Vietnamese American oral histories to the rise of Samoan athletes on the football field. Read more...
Photo: (Courtesy of Billy for Foundations and Futures)
AI learning tools will be introduced to undergraduate physics and math courses this fall. The Artificial Intelligence and Math Skills program, a two-year project aiming to decrease learning disparities in introductory STEM courses, will be implemented across physical and life science courses to improve student learning experiences, according to the UCLA Center for Education Innovation & Learning in the Sciences website. Read more...
Photo: The Math Sciences Building, which houses many undergraduate math, physics and other STEM classes, is pictured. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated Sept. 7 at 8:39 p.m. The suspension of about 800 of UCLA’s research grants halted projects across campus – including some in its highly-ranked applied mathematics program. Read more...
Photo: The Math Sciences Building, which houses the Department of Mathematics, is pictured. The suspension of about 800 of UCLA’s research grants halted projects across campus, including some in its highly-ranked applied mathematics program. (Mia Tavares/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated Sept. 4 at 8:14 p.m. For students at Bruin Student Teaching and Research Scholars Academy, learning in the lab is more than a research opportunity. Read more...
Photo: Kupiec-Weglinski, Dery and Bruin STARS Academy graduates at their graduation in June for completion of their time in lab and the academy. (Courtesy of Ken Dery)
