This post was updated Nov. 16 at 9:57 p.m. Fred Ramsdell, one of the recipients of the 2025 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine, sat down with science and health contributor Leilani Krantz to discuss his journey with scientific exploration and the importance of foundational research. Read more...
Photo: Ramsdell is pictured with his dogs. (Courtesy of Fred Ramsdell)
This post was updated Nov. 11 at 11:44 p.m. UCLA’s Court of Sciences teemed with activity Sunday as about 12,000 people attended the university’s largest annual science fair. Read more...
Photo: Many attendees are pictured at Exploring Your Universe, a volunteer-led event held on the first Sunday of every November, in the Court of Sciences. (Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Digital humanities scholars called on researchers to follow human-centered approaches to data science at an Oct. 14 event. Lauren Klein, a professor of data and decision sciences at Emory University, and Roopika Risam, an associate professor of digital humanities and social engagement at Dartmouth College, joined Cindy Anh Nguyen, an assistant professor of information studies, digital humanities program and Asian languages and culture at UCLA for a discussion about the digital humanities. Read more...
Photo: Klein, Nguyen and Risam are pictured. Digital humanities scholars called on researchers to follow human-centered approaches to data science at a DataX event. (Andrew Ramiro Diaz/Photo editor)
Bats have fascinated Joseph Curti since he first encountered them in seventh grade. Now, as a postdoctoral fellow for the UCLA La Kretz Center for California Conservation Science, Curti not only researches and works with different bat populations but also works to get other people interested in bats as well. Read more...
Photo: Joseph Curti is pictured showing attendees the use of ultrasonic microphones to track bats as he leads a bat walk. (Courtesy of Zoya Alam)
UCLA and the University of Cambridge faculty members shared academic and personal connections to modern and historical reparation efforts during an Oct. 24 panel. The event was held at St. Read more...
Photo: La Kretz Hall, where the UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability is located, is pictured. The reparations event was co-sponsored by the IoES. (Daily Bruin file photo)
A Día de los Muertos event mourned environmental destruction. The UCLA Mathias Botanical Garden hosted a free public event called “Día de los Muertos: Mourning and Remembering Through Ecological Change” on Saturday. Read more...
Photo: Attendees of “Día de los Muertos: Mourning and Remembering Through Ecological Change” at the UCLA Mathias Botanical Garden sit at a table. The event, co-hosted by several on-campus organizations, combined ofrenda memorials with reflections about the environment. (Crystal Tompkins/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated Nov. 2 at 12:29 p.m. In October, wearing pink isn’t just a personal style choice – it’s a show of support for those affected by breast cancer and a way to highlight the work scientists have done to improve outcomes. Read more...
Photo: (Helen Juwon Park/Illustrations director)
