UCLA faculty are working with local school districts to teach high school students big data analysis. UCLA, in partnership with the Los Angeles Unified School District, received a five-year, multimillion dollar grant from the National Science Foundation in 2010 to design curricula for high school math and science classes with a strong emphasis on computational […]
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Bruin Dine program suspended after health code violation
Organizers have indefinitely postponed a program that would serve free leftover dining hall food to students in order to comply with food safety regulations. Bruin Dine, an initiative that aims to serve food-insecure students and reduce food waste on campus, suspended the program after holding its first event Feb. 15. UCLA Environment, Health and Safety […]
Harbor-UCLA Medical Center plans for state’s first teenage psychiatric ER
Doctors at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center are working to open California’s first teenage psychiatric emergency room. The center will employ doctors and psychiatrists trained to specifically address psychological issues teenagers and children face, including aggression, suicidal thoughts or actions and early signs of psychosis. Ira Lesser, chair of the psychiatry department at Harbor-UCLA, said the center […]
Hyperledger’s Hackfest for developers and blockchain technology at UCLA
Developers discussed new ways to apply blockchain technology at an event this week. Hyperledger, a group that provides educational and networking support of software developers, hosted Hackfest, a space for developers to collaborate and share ideas about software development, at Covel Grand Horizon from Tuesday through Thursday. The group teaches about the applications of blockchain […]
Humanities graduates report high job satisfaction despite lower pay
Arts and humanities graduates are happy with their jobs despite earning less money, according to a study published earlier this month. The American Academy of Arts and Sciences, which surveyed graduates from 2015, found that although humanities graduates are slightly more likely to be unemployed and earn less than engineering, social science, business and life […]
USP holds town hall, seeks student opinion on USAC’s $100,000 allocation
Students called on the UCLA Undocumented Student Program to create more scholarships and improve resources for undocumented students at a town hall event Thursday. USP, which received $100,000 from the Undergraduate Students Association Council’s surplus funds last month, hosted a town hall to receive student feedback on where to allocate the money. Several students who […]
Docuseries aims to give vital representation to minorities in medicine
UCLA urologist Stanley Frencher’s father was a black doctor, and his babysitters were black medical students. He didn’t realize black men were underrepresented in medicine until he himself went to medical school. “For my whole career, I benefited from great mentorship from black men who happen to be physicians. I thought nothing of black men […]