UCLA and NASA researchers can use satellite images to predict how climate change may affect forest habitats. Scientists can use fungi to predict where forests are more or less likely to adapt to and survive a warming climate, said Joshua Fisher, lead UCLA researcher. The study was conducted between 2014 and 2016 and was accepted […]
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Program aims to drive future of Internet forward with undergrad grants
The Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science will award $15,000 to undergraduate students who propose research that can contribute to the future of the Internet, school officials announced Tuesday. The Internet Research Incubator program will provide research grants to 12 undergraduate students during the 2016-2017 academic year, said Bradley Fidler, a program developer […]
UCLA School of Law instates tuition guarantee for next three years
Incoming students at the UCLA School of Law will have a tuition guarantee for the next three academic years, officials announced Thursday. Under this guarantee, tuition and fees will not exceed $45,500 for the 2016-2017 academic year, and $46,000 for the 2017-2018 and $46,500 for the 2018-2019 academic years. The school established a tuition guarantee […]
School of Public Health dean retires after nearly a decade of service
The assistant dean of student affairs at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health will retire after eight years of helping students navigate graduate school. David Clark said he is proud the number of students enrolled at the School of Public Health has doubled during his tenure. He added he has enjoyed traveling the country […]
GSA passes resolutions to ensure neutrality, investigate cabinet action
The graduate student government passed a series of resolutions Wednesday to address concerns about its funding restrictions, which pro-Palestine legal groups concluded was a violation of students’ First Amendment rights. In October, Graduate Students Association President Milan Chatterjee granted the Diversity Caucus, a social welfare student organization, funding for a town hall so long as […]
UCLA researchers use NewsScape archive to analyze human communication
A CNN anchor gestured with her right hand, moving it away from the center of her body to the left, as she gave updates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention during an Ebola crisis in 2014. UCLA statistics and communication studies professors are working to annotate thousands of hours of news clips by […]
GSA recap – Dec. 2
The Graduate Students Association is the voice of graduate students on campus. The association meets for forum every three weeks and takes positions on current issues affecting graduate students. Forum meetings are held at 5:30 p.m. in the Ackerman Viewpoint Lounge. Agenda GSA President Milan Chatterjee opened the discussion to public commenters about accusations that […]