Learning assistants are being integrated into more STEM courses and introduced to North Campus courses. The Undergraduate Learning Assistant Program allows students who have done well in a course in the past to assist current students, according to the Center for Education Innovation and Learning in the Sciences website. LAs attend lectures, office hours and […]
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Five men disrupt chemistry class by performing keg stands
Five men disrupted a chemistry lecture Feb. 20 by doing keg stands in front of the class, a stunt which students said they think was likely performed for a YouTube prank video. Ohyun Kwon, a professor of organic chemistry, said she first noticed a lot of chatter outside her Chemistry 30C lecture in Young Hall […]
UCPath makes plan to compensate for its payroll inaccuracies
The University of California will pay student employees to compensate for widespread issues with a new payroll system. The system, University of California Payroll, Academic Personnel, Timekeeping and Human Resources, was implemented at UCLA in September. Since then, hundreds of students have reported paycheck inaccuracies and missed paychecks. The UC announced Tuesday it would compensate […]
Town hall addresses UC involvement, controversy regarding Hawaii telescope
Activists said they think students should pressure the University of California to divest from the construction of a 30-meter telescope on a sacred Hawaiian site. The Pacific Islands’ Student Association organized a town hall and teach-in Monday where students spoke with activists about the controversy surrounding the UC’s involvement in the construction of the Thirty […]
New restaurant Audrey opens inside Hammer Museum, offers full bar
A new restaurant and bar opened inside the Hammer Museum on Tuesday. Audrey at the Hammer opened its doors as part of a 4-year project to expand the museum. The restaurant features a full bar and a menu emphasizing European flavors. Soa Davies Forrest, restaurateur and Audrey’s co-founder, said in an email statement the restaurant […]
Immunotherapy drugs seem effective in UCLA trials treating recurrent cancers
UCLA researchers found administering a drug that harnesses the body’s immune system to brain cancer patients both before and after surgery could effectively treat recurrent cancer. In a study published Feb. 11 in Nature Medicine, researchers showed patients who received the immunotherapy drug pembrolizumab before and after surgery lived almost twice as long as patients […]
School of law panel discusses racial, economic discrimination in health care access
A resident physician, a nonprofit founder and a lawyer debated national health care accessibility with prospective law and medical students at an event Monday. The panelists offered perspectives on the roles of race, poverty and justice in health care access from their respective areas of expertise at the UCLA School of Law event. They discussed […]