Olga Kagan dedicated the last two decades of her life to a community that is often overlooked in language instruction. She helped pioneer heritage language learning designed specifically for children of immigrants who speak a language other than English at home but cannot read or write it very well. Kagan, a professor and undergraduate advisor […]
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UCLA professor heads long-term evolutionary biology project on marmots
Daniel Blumstein’s office is filled with marmot souvenirs, ranging from a “marmot-Xing” sign, to marmot T-shirts and memes, to a casino advertisement featuring a marmot. Blumstein, a UCLA ecology and evolutionary biology professor and head of the Marmot Project of the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory, studies a range of topics through his research on marmots, […]
City and crime editor Jacob Preal appointed as 2018-2019 editor in chief
The UCLA Communications Board appointed an assistant News editor as the next editor in chief of the Daily Bruin in a meeting Monday night. Jacob Preal, a second-year political science student, was officially appointed after receiving the staff’s endorsement at a hearing Friday night. Preal said he wants to develop The Bruin’s online presence and […]
UCLA alumna named TED Fellow for photojournalism, filmmaking
Isadora Kosofsky was photographing a woman in a motel parking lot in New Mexico when she heard a gunshot. Kosofsky was afraid, but the woman she was documenting was used to witnessing displays of violence. “It’s completely changed my life to witness her resilience and her strength,” she said. “She turned to me about three […]
Alumnus supports accessibility for visually impaired students
Süleyman Ari memorized the voices of each of his students in his discussion sections because that was the only way he could distinguish them. Ari, who graduated from UCLA with a master’s degree in political science in 2004, was the only blind teaching assistant on campus from 2000 to 2005. Ari said it was at […]
Alum receives Hertz Foundation fellowship at 18 for quantum computing research
Iris Cong entered UCLA at age 13 to study computer science. Now, at 18, she hopes to make inroads in quantum computing research. Cong, who graduated with a computer science degree in 2017 and is now pursuing a doctoral degree in physics at Harvard University, was selected as one of 10 Hertz Foundation Fellows last […]
Q&A: UCLA department chair discusses recent appointment as CNN commentator
Dominic Thomas, chair of the UCLA Department of French and Francophone Studies, was appointed as the European affairs commentator for CNN, according to a UCLA press release. The Daily Bruin’s John Tudhope sat down with Thomas to learn about his journalism background and his upcoming role as a commentator. Daily Bruin: What will your position […]