Students struggling in math and science courses will soon have increased access to one-on-one tutoring with math counselors. The Community Programs Office plans to open the Math Success Program this quarter for underrepresented students in math and science fields, said CPO Director Antonio Sandoval. Read more...
Photo: The Community Programs Office will use $25,000 to open the Math Success Program for underrepresented students in math and science fields. (April Hoang/Daily Bruin senior staff)
UCLA officials said a campus bike share program will launch spring 2017. The UCLA bike share program, which was announced April, will allow students, faculty, staff and visitors to rent bikes for a fee and return them at hubs all over campus. Read more...
A UCLA health policy professor will receive a national award for her contributions in public health. Linda Rosenstock, former dean of the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, will receive the 2016 Stephen Smith Award from The New York Academy of Medicine. Read more...
Photo: Linda Rosenstock, former dean of the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, will receive The New York Academy of Medicine’s Stephen Smith Medal in November for her work in public health. (UCLA Newsroom)
UCLA students can anonymously share their darkest secrets online with the touch of a button. On the UCLA Secrets Facebook page, students submit posts about their beliefs, experiences with anxiety and even posts to find their crush on campus. Read more...
Photo: (Rachel Zhu/Daily Bruin)
Students dipped their hands into paint and pressed onto a white wooden board, creating an array of rainbow-colored handprints. The “Solidarity Wall,” aimed to draw attention to the UCLA Students for Haiti Solidarity, a club founded in 2015, and its efforts to help victims of Hurricane Matthew in Haiti. Read more...
Photo: UCLA Students for Haiti Solidarity is raising money with a grassroots organization for those in Haiti affected by Hurricane Matthew. (Courtesy of SOPUDEP)
UCLA researchers unveiled a new method to trace the origins of neuropsychiatric disorders, including schizophrenia. The study attempts to reveal how the configuration of chromosomes in the brain can influence an individual’s likelihood to become schizophrenic. Read more...
Photo: Daniel Geschwind, UCLA professor of neurology and psychiatry, was the first to map the chromosomal structure of the brain to find the origins of neuropsychiatric disorders. (Courtesy of Daniel Geschwind)
USAC Academic Affairs Commission held a Stress Free Day for students Tuesday evening at Bruin Plaza. Students gathered from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. to pet the puppies ranging from Dachshunds to Yorkies. Read more...
Photo: Students played with puppies and grabbed free bluebooks and scantrons in Bruin Plaza during the Academic Affairs Commission’s Stress Free Day on Tuesday. (Alyssa Dorn/Daily Bruin)
