This post was updated Sept. 25 at 4:13 p.m. A UCLA professor of geography was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in April. Marilyn Raphael is a leading scientist in Antarctic climate and ocean atmospheric interactions around Antarctica, said Laura Landrum, a project scientist at the National Center for Atmospheric Research. Read more...
Photo: Marilyn Raphael was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in April. (Anna Dai-Liu/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The UCLA Police Department arrested one person for the possession of weapons near the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center following a domestic violence incident Wednesday. The suspect possessed a gun and multiple illegal knives that UCPD recovered upon apprehending the suspect, according to a UCPD Instagram post. Read more...
Photo: The Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center is pictured. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Students and faculty discussed how technological developments impact human rights and democracy at the DataX Impact Forum in May. The event – titled “Beyond Broligarchy: The Fight for a Better Future” – featured an hour-long conversation between Cory Doctorow, a journalist and science fiction author, and Ramesh Srinivasan, a professor at the UCLA School of Education and Information Studies. Read more...
Photo: Murphy Hall is pictured. The DataX Impact Forum is located in Murphy Hall. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Bioscience and medical technology leaders convened at UCLA from May 19 to May 22, combining two of Los Angeles’s premier innovation conferences. The UCLA Technology Development Group united the UCLA MedTech Conference and LA Bioscience Ecosystem Summit for the inaugural LABEST Week with the hope of fostering collaboration across fields such as medical technology, therapeutics and artificial intelligence, according to a press release. Read more...
Photo: Panelists at LABEST are pictured. The UCLA Technology Development Group united the UCLA MedTech Conference and LA Bioscience Ecosystem Summit for the inaugural LABEST Week with the hope of fostering collaboration across fields such as medical technology, therapeutics and artificial intelligence, according to a press release. (Courtesy of LABEST)
Rocket Project at UCLA spent hours across months building a fuel tank. Project Ares, Rocket Project’s senior team, built a prototype tank with liquid oxidizer and fuel to test what pressures it could withstand, said Raj Sheth, a fourth-year chemistry student . Read more...
Photo: Prometheus, the hybrid team, integrating their rocket, gets ready to launch in the Mojave desert. (Courtesy of Caitlyn Hill)
Dr. Andrew Charles, the director of the UCLA Goldberg Migraine Program, sat down with Daily Bruin contributor Alyssa Wong to discuss migraine research, treatment and advocacy for National Migraine and Headache Awareness Month. Read more...
Photo: The Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior is pictured. Dr. Andrew Charles, the director of the UCLA Goldberg Migraine Program, sat down with Daily Bruin contributor Alyssa Wong to discuss migraine research, treatment and advocacy for National Migraine and Headache Awareness Month. (Daily Bruin file photo)
From the Olympic stage to tracking growth metrics, Rachel Sung is making a name for herself. Sung, a third-year cognitive science student, has been balancing competitive table tennis and schoolwork since she was six years old. Read more...
Photo: Rachel Sung, a UCLA student and Paris Olympian is pictured. She currently serves as the director of product marketing for Voodies.(Andrew Ramiro Diaz/Daily Bruin)
