Academics
April 17, 2024 6:47 p.m.
CalTeach student Brandon Nguyen gives a lesson to students in Sara Linerio’s classroom at Sylmar Charter High School. The UC-wide program was created to encourage undergraduates in STEM to enter K-12 education careers. (Courtesy of Sara Linerio)
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.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
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
Academics
Feb. 26, 2024 6:34 p.m.Alumni donate $10M to support ethnic studies research centers at UCLA
This post was updated Feb. 27 at 11:34 a.m.
A recent $10 million pledge from UCLA alumni Helen and Morgan Chu will help support and strengthen the university’s ethnic studies research.
By Catherine Hamilton
A Closer Look
Jan. 10, 2024 6:01 p.m.For new professors, teaching Mathematics 32A creates learning experiences
The first time Richard Wong stood in front of a lecture hall of hundreds of students, it felt like a performance.
“It was kind of scary to be like, ‘Here’s a class of 210 students.
By Shaun Thomas
A Closer Look
Nov. 24, 2023 7:39 p.m.UCLA Spanish course explores culture through sensory experience
This post was updated Nov. 28 at 10:58 p.m.
When most anthropologists study culture, the written word is most important. But for Professor Greg Cohen, the touch and sounds of calloused hands weaving fabric communicate dimensions of the cultural experience that cannot be translated into writing.
By Alicia Carhee
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