This post was updated Jan. 10 at 1:03 p.m. The Rothman Family Institute for Food Studies will begin the winter quarter with its top two leadership positions filled for the first time. Read more...
Photo: Attendees talk at a reception for new leadership at the Rothman Family Institute for Food Studies on Dec. 11 at La Kretz Garden Pavilion. (Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon/Daily Bruin senior staff)
UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science was selected as the home for the new Center for Education of Microchip Designers. The center was federally funded by the 2022 CHIPS and Science Act, which was enacted by the Biden-Harris administration. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science is pictured here. It will serve as a federally-funded home for the new Center for Education of Microchip Designers. (Daily Bruin file photo)
In late October and early November, many of Southern California’s beaches had bright blue waves. The glow was caused by large amounts of phytoplankton, a type of small photosynthetic organism at the bottom of the ocean food chain, said Rebecca Shipe, an adjunct associate professor in the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability. Read more...
Photo: (Valerie Liman/Daily Bruin)
“I’ve always wanted to open a bakery,” said second-year business economics student Kayla Nguyen. Although Nguyen’s current career plans gravitate more towards marketing than entrepreneurship, she got a taste of her dream – alongside seven other students – at the UCLA Teaching Kitchen’s last “Healthier Baking” class before winter break. Read more...
Photo: (Angelina Wu/Daily Bruin)
UCLA Housing removed all isolation rooms for on-campus students who test positive for COVID-19. This academic year, UCLA adjusted its COVID-19 policies to align with current public health guidelines while also balancing housing availability and other campus priorities, a UCLA Housing spokesperson said in an emailed statement. Read more...
Photo: UCLA Housing decided to remove isolation rooms for those who tested positive for COVID-19. Some of the notable isolation housing included several rooms in De Neve Birch. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Albert Duntugan, the chief data officer of UCLA Health, sat down with Daily Bruin science and health editor Shaun Thomas to discuss UCLA’s Health’s plans to integrate artificial intelligence in its current health care network. Read more...
Photo: The annual Data Day event was held at the Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference Center. Many ideas that Albert Duntugan, one of the panelists, spoke about are working on being implemented. (Daily Bruin file photo)
UCLA physicians, donors and patients gathered in Dickinson Court on Nov. 3 for an annual brain cancer awareness and fundraising walk. Heart of the Brain – a brain cancer advocacy and fundraising organization – hosted the walk, raising $1.5 million this year for research and clinical trials, according to their website. Read more...
Photo: Many physicians, organizers and donors attended the Heart of the Brain donor walk. The event was geared around raising awareness and funds surrounding brain cancer and brain cancer research. (Courtesy of Prannay Veerabahu)
