Simone King is a painter, runner, golfer and tennis player, and will be graduating from UCLA at the age of 82 with a bachelor’s degree in Korean. Read more...
Photo: Simone King, 82, will graduate from UCLA nearly 45 years after beginning her pursuit of higher education. After her graduation, she plans to work as an intermediate in American-Korean relations. (Ashley Kenney/Daily Bruin)
Michael Skiles was at a meet-the-candidates event in 2017 while running unopposed for Graduate Students Association president when he heard a new brewery wanted to open in Westwood. Read more...
Photo: Michael Skiles, three time Graduate Students Association president and a founder of the North Westwood Neighborhood Council, will graduate this coming week, but his time in Westwood is not over. (Daanish Bhatti/Daily Bruin)
Some professors and student groups at UCLA said they think the university has made progress in increasing the number of women in engineering, but more work still needs to be done. Read more...
Congressman Ted Lieu said he thinks conversion therapy needs to be banned at the federal level at a UCLA event Thursday. The UCLA School of Law hosted a roundtable discussion with survivors of conversion therapy during Pride Month to discuss the Therapeutic Fraud Prevention Act, or H.R.2119. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA School of Law hosted a roundtable discussion with Congressman Ted Lieu and survivors of conversion therapy Thursday to discuss a new bill that would allow for-profit conversion therapy to be recognized as a fraudulent practice. (Daanish Bhatti/Daily Bruin)
About 40 union members marched through campus Thursday to protest the university’s actions regarding a postdoctoral appointment. United Auto-Workers Local 5810, a union which represents academic and postdoctoral researchers, protested alleged retaliation against one of its members by the university. Read more...
Photo: About 40 protestors protested on campus Thursday regarding the university’s actions concerning a postdoctoral appointment. (Tanmay Shankar/Daily Bruin)
A UCLA-led research team has developed a new type of insulin that could prevent low blood sugar in patients with diabetes. Zhen Gu, the study’s principal investigator and a UCLA bioengineering professor, helped develop a new type of insulin, called i-insulin, that automatically responds to changes in blood glucose levels. Read more...
Photo: Jinqiang Wang, a postdoctoral researcher, and Zhen Gu, a UCLA bioengineering professor, have helped develop a new type of insulin that could prevent low blood sugar in patients with diabetes. (Courtesy of UCLA Newsroom)
A newly established policy advisory board will oversee cannabis-related events and research on campus. The University of California released two memorandums outlining requirements for cannabis-related research on campus and potential risks of receiving funding from businesses that profit from marijuana-related activities. Read more...
Photo: UCLA established a Cannabis Advisory Board in April that will draft policy and disseminate information regarding cannabis related research and events on campus, said Vice Chancellor Ann Pollock. (Liz Ketcham/Daily Bruin)
