This post was updated March 9 at 9:16 p.m. The National Academy of Sciences will award a UCLA professor of neurobiology in April for deepening understanding of the brain. Read more...
Photo: Anne Churchland is pictured with Joao Couto (left) and Anup Khanal (middle) using a lab device. Churchland will receive the annual 2025 Pradel Research Award this April. (Selin Filiz/Daily Bruin)
Speakers at a David Geffen School of Medicine panel shared their career accomplishments and collective experiences as Black professionals in medicine Feb. 19. The Legacy We Build: Celebrating Black Staff Excellence event – hosted by the DGSOM Office for Inclusive Excellence – recognized the contributions of Black professionals and aimed to foster a strong sense of community, according to the DGSOM website. Read more...
Photo: The David Geffen School of Medicine is pictured. Speakers at a School of Medicine panel shared their career accomplishments and collective experiences as Black professionals as panelists fielded questions from the audience. (Daily Bruin file photo)
A new UCLA club is teaching Los Angeles’ elementary school children to love science. SPROUT at UCLA, which formed in January, aims to bring one free STEM field day to schools in the LA Unified School District for kindergarten to fifth-grade students. Read more...
Photo: SPROUT at UCLA members are pictured after one of their club meetings. (Courtesy of SPROUT at UCLA)
This post was updated March 2 at 11:23 p.m. A UCLA comparative literature course is expanding access to educational materials with a textbook generated using artificial intelligence. Read more...
Photo: Kaplan Hall, the site of many comparative literature courses, is pictured. A UCLA comparative literature course is expanding access to educational materials with a textbook generated using artificial intelligence. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated March 2 at 11:45 p.m. Nina Harawa, a professor of medicine and epidemiology at the Fielding School of Public Health and the David Geffen School of Medicine, sat down with Daily Bruin contributor Alyssa Wong to discuss HIV prevention and treatment in Black communities. Read more...
Photo: The David Geffen School of Medicine is pictured. Nina Harawa serves professor of medicine and epidemiology at the David Geffen School of Medicine and sat down with the Daily Bruin to discuss HIV prevention and care in Black communities. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Dr. Priscilla Hsue, the chief of UCLA’s Division of Cardiology, sat down with News contributor Savan Bollu to discuss cardiovascular disease symptoms, risk factors and novel treatment options during American Heart Month in February. Read more...
Photo: (Valerie Liman/Daily Bruin)
Californians’ race, sexuality and income are connected to inequities in health-related issues, according to a UCLA study. The California Health Interview Survey published by the UCLA Center for Health Policy found minorities have more negative health-related experiences. Read more...
Photo: The Fielding School of Public Health is pictured. People’s race, sexuality and income are connected to inequities in health-related issues, according to the California Health Interview Survey. (Daily Bruin file photo)
