This post was updated Feb. 21 at 2:30 p.m. Democrat Congressman Ted Lieu received an award for his efforts to improve higher education at an event on campus Tuesday. Lieu, who represents California’s 33rd Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives, received The Dr. Winston Doby Impact Award for his support of students […]
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UCLA Pritzker Center awards five grants in support of research for foster youth
Five interdisciplinary and community-based service teams received the inaugural UCLA Pritzker Center for Strengthening Children and Families grants to support research for youth and families in the child welfare system, according to a university press release. The center awarded each team a one-year grant of up to $25,000 to expand their research or service projects. […]
Genome of aquarium sea otter to contribute to research, conservation efforts
A UCLA graduate student sequenced a sea otter genome to understand how the species almost went extinct hundreds of years ago. Annabel Beichman, the graduate student leading the project, sequenced the genome of Gidget, a sea otter from the Monterey Bay Aquarium who passed away Feb. 3 from chronic health problems originating from osteoarthritis. She […]
UCLA Law Trial Team takes second place in national mock trial competition
The UCLA Law Trial Team won second place at a national competition in January. The team placed second in the American Bar Association Section of Labor and Employment Law’s Law Student Trial Advocacy Competition, following their success in November in the West Coast regional competition. Four UCLA School of Law students traveled to New Orleans […]
Cochlear Americas awards UCLA graduate student annual Graeme Clark Scholarship
At 18 months old, Derek Lee was diagnosed with cancer. Six months of chemotherapy and radiation treatments saved his life, but left him with profound hearing loss that led him to get a cochlear implant. Lee, who is pursuing a master’s degree in public health at UCLA, will be awarded the Cochlear Americas Graeme Clark […]
Law professors discuss free speech protections on college campuses
A law professor said all forms of free speech, including hate speech, should be protected on university campuses. John Villasenor, a professor at the UCLA School of Law, spoke with Richard Epstein, a law professor at New York University and University of Chicago, about the First Amendment and its applications to business, higher education and […]
Campus Queries: Are flowers on the Hill toxic, dangerous to students?
This post was updated Feb. 12 at 3:15 p.m. Campus Queries is a series in which Daily Bruin readers and staff present science-related questions for UCLA professors and experts to answer. Q: The yellow flowers near Sproul Cove are poisonous. Are they dangerous to students? A: The Brugmansia, or angel’s trumpet, is toxic and can […]