ROTC training leader to retire, leaving legacy of respect and caring

A dozen handwritten cards fill Lt. Col. Bruce Fike’s office wall, many of them from cadets thanking him for training them and telling him about their current assignments. For Fike, those cards represent the memories he wants to take away when he leaves his position. After leading UCLA’s Air Force Reserve Officers’ Training Corps for […]

Q&A: Allergen expert talks allergy symptoms, prevention and treatment

Common allergens such as tree pollen and mold spores pervade the air from late winter to early fall. Children and young adults are particularly susceptible to allergies in the spring allergy season, said Maria Garcia-Lloret, an expert and pediatric allergist at the Witherbee Foundation Children’s Health Center. The Daily Bruin’s Jo Huang spoke with Garcia-Lloret […]

Founding chief of pediatric surgery remembered for innovation, devotion

Eric Fonkalsrud would often invite students to his office to share a soda and popcorn while teaching them surgical procedures. Throughout his life, Fonkalsrud developed connections with students, and performed more than 15,000 operations, according to a UCLA statement. “All in all, he (was) humble, extraordinarily innovative (and) hardworking,” said Charles Chandler, a general surgeon […]

UCLA students show off their skills in ‘Team Ninja Warrior’ competition

UCLA students tested their strength, speed and agility as they raced in an obstacle course against a USC team. UCLA team members Amanda Adams, James Vaughan and Carter Allen were selected to compete against a USC team in the first season of the Esquire Network show “Team Ninja Warriors: College Madness.” [Related: UCLA student groups […]

Alum, Pokémon Go creative designer talks future of augmented reality

Raza Ahmad said he didn’t expect augmented reality games to be the success they have been. But Pokémon Go and other games he helped develop proved him wrong. Ahmad, a UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television alumnus and member of the Niantic Labs creative team, presented his role in developing augmented reality technology at […]

New retention program seeks to support undocumented students

Cristian De Nova hid his status as an undocumented student from his friends when he was a freshman. He said he was intimidated by the strength of other UCLA students, who were active in their communities and stood for causes they believed in. De Nova never imagined he would come to do the same and […]

Geffen Hall construction projected to finish in early October

The David Geffen School of Medicine will complete construction of a new building that will house classrooms and office space in early October. Geffen Hall will open at the corner of Le Conte Avenue and Tiverton Drive in January, said Clarence Braddock, vice dean for education at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. […]