Academics
May 10, 2024 11:00 a.m.
Pictured are prospective students and community members at Bruin Day in front of Royce Hall. (Renee Rubanowitz/Daily Bruin)
About half California’s high school graduates qualified for admission to UC and California State University campuses in 2023, according to data from the state.
According to the California Department of Education, 223,727 students – about 52.4% of all high school graduates – qualified for admission to UC or CSU campuses.
By Vivian Stein
Academics
May 5, 2024 9:13 p.m.Bruins may use music to accompany their studies and socialization as the rhythm of midterms season accelerates.
Research and student experiences suggest ties between music and the brain in influencing our emotions and behaviors.
By Katherine Wang
Academics
April 23, 2024 1:09 p.m.Research reveals delaying in-person medical residency visits can reduce inequities
A team of researchers from around the country found that limiting in-person visits for medical students pursuing vascular surgery only until after they had ranked their residencies could reduce the effects of economic inequities.
By Yashila Suresh
Academics
April 17, 2024 6:47 p.m.CalTeach program lets STEM students explore teaching careers, earn credentials
This post was updated April 18 at 9:03 p.m.
Growing up, education just never seemed to click for Daria Rego.
“I’ve always had a hard time connecting with education,” Rego said.
By Hayley Prinstein
Academics
April 11, 2024 10:40 p.m.UCLA-hosted talk discusses link between distrust of science, partisan divide
On Tuesday, James Druckman, a professor of political science at the University of Rochester, presented to around 20 students and faculty on the relationship between growing distrust in science and growing division in politics.
By Amelie Ionescu
A Closer Look
April 7, 2024 6:23 p.m.Legal scholars host panel discussing freedom of speech since Oct. 7
This post was updated April 8 at 3:33 p.m.
Legal scholars disagreed Thursday during a panel about the extent of permissible speech on college campuses in the context of the Israel-Hamas war.
By Alexandra Crosnoe
Academics
April 2, 2024 5:33 p.m.UCLA Initiative to Study Hate hosts symposium exploring hatred in art
This post was updated April 2 at 8:33 p.m.
UCLA faculty shared the benefits of studying different forms of hate at a symposium hosted Saturday.
Sponsored by the UCLA Initiative to Study Hate, “The Uses of Hatred” symposium was held in Royce Hall and aimed to discuss humanities approaches to studying hate.
By Amy Wong
Academics
March 7, 2024 9:58 p.m.‘The Big Bang Theory’ creator’s $24.5M pledge expands universe for Bruins in STEM
A $24.5 million pledge from “The Big Bang Theory” co-creator Chuck Lorre’s foundation is set to create a new universe for Bruins in STEM.
The Chuck Lorre Family Foundation has provided scholarships, mentorship and support to incoming freshmen with financial need via The Big Bang Theory Scholarship since 2015.
By Eva Danesh
Academics
March 5, 2024 4:57 p.m.Community college bachelor’s degree programs positively affect Latino community
This post was updated on March 7 at 10:03 p.m.
A recent issue brief by UCLA researchers found that community college bachelor’s degree programs may positively affect the Latino community.
By Paula Zepeda
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