This post was updated Sept. 24 at 11:03 p.m. UCLA professor Terence Tao will join the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, according to a Wednesday White House press release. Read more...
Photo: UCLA professor of mathematics Terence Tao was selected as a member of the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology on Wednesday. (Courtesy of Reed Hutchinson/UCLA)
UCLA assistant professor Miriam Marlier was awarded one of the first awards in Google’s new Research Scholar Program for her project on mapping compounding climate hazards in California. Read more...
UCLA professors and students offered their insights into the United Nations’ Aug. 9 climate report, which underscored the effects of human activity on climate change. The report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change focused on how increasing greenhouse gases and rising global temperatures have contributed to changes in weather events and environments around the world, such as more extreme droughts, precipitation and heat waves. Read more...
Photo: In the face of the United Nations’ climate report, UCLA community members encourage students to think critically and advocate for change. (Ashley Kenney/Photo editor)
Robin Castillo’s journey as a psychologist began after helping clients in the beauty industry for more than 25 years. Her passion for helping people through their personal issues inspired her to apply for the brain and behavioral health minor at UCLA, she said. Read more...
Photo: Nearly a year after they were accepted to the program, students in the brain and behavioral health minor reflect on the classes they have taken and what they hope to accomplish in the future. (Clockwise from top left: Courtesy of Johan Carrascoza, Layla Tondravi, Robin Castillo and Gurleen Kaur)
A UCLA physician’s anti-vaccination activities prompted criticism from some UCLA faculty and staff, who said health care workers spreading COVID-19 vaccine misinformation threaten public safety. A social media user recorded Dr. Read more...
Photo: Dr. Christopher Rake, a UCLA Health anesthesiologist, was recorded speaking at an anti-vaccination rally last month, igniting criticism from fellow UCLA physicians for contributing to the spread of COVID-19 vaccine misinformation. (Daily Bruin file photo)
UCLA is prepared to require booster shots for the COVID-19 vaccine for all students as soon as this fall, according to campus officials. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized booster shots of the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines for immunocompromised individuals Aug. Read more...
Photo: The University of California will require COVID-19 booster shots if authorized by the FDA, and most UCLA students may be eligible by the end of the fall quarter. (Noah Danesh/Daily Bruin)
Los Angeles County will now require proof of COVID-19 vaccination at indoor bars, nightclubs, wineries, breweries and lounges. Employees and patrons must have their first dose by Oct. Read more...
Photo: As of Oct. 7, Los Angeles County will require patrons and employees to provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination to enter indoor bars, nightclubs, wineries, breweries and lounges. (Ashley Kenney/Photo editor)
