Los Angeles
March 15, 2025 6:48 p.m.
UCLA’s Brain Research Institute hosted the 2025 Southern California Learning and Memory Symposium on March 3 at the Neuroscience Research Building. (Vanessa Man/Daily Bruin)
The UCLA Brain Research Institute hosted the annual Southern California Learning and Memory Symposium on March 3.
Participants and attendees gathered in the Neuroscience Research Building for a day of collaboration and education centered on neuroplasticity.
By Zoe Wolfers
A Closer Look
March 13, 2025 11:03 p.m.Melanin and Medicine began in 2019 as a way for Black students at UCLA pursuing health care careers to support each other.
But the club quickly expanded its mission – evolving into a nonprofit organization with the mission of supporting Black pre-health students and the greater Los Angeles community, said Laila Harris, the group’s chair of cardiology and assistant project service director.
By Patrick Woodham and Yashila Suresh
A Closer Look
March 13, 2025 5:40 p.m.Experts discuss challenges faced by wild animal welfare science at UCLA seminar
Students and researchers gathered at the Terasaki Life Sciences Building to attend a wild animal welfare science seminar March 7.
Researchers presented animal welfare case studies, challenges in measuring welfare and future directions for the field at the event.
By Evelin Zaragoza Meza
Campus
March 12, 2025 9:24 p.m.Venture capital summit empowers female students on International Women’s Day
Girls Into VC celebrated International Women’s Day with a women-led startups and venture capital summit Saturday.
The summit invited students from UCLA and across California to hear from leaders in venture capitalism.
By Yashila Suresh
A Closer Look
March 11, 2025 9:26 p.m.UC Artificial Intelligence Council launches website for AI-related news, resources
UC Artificial Intelligence Council launched a systemwide platform Feb. 3 to share AI-related news, guidelines and projects.
The site contains trainings, guides, ethical standards and information about AI research conducted across the UC.
By Izzy Becker
Academics
March 7, 2025 9:18 p.m.Medical study finds no difference in patient success outcomes for MDs, DOs
This post was updated March 9 at 9:44 p.m.
A UCLA-led comparative study, using data from hospitals, concluded that the surgical program a doctor chooses produces no significant differences in career surgical outcomes performed by allopathic and osteopathic surgeons.
By Jiyoon Choi
National
March 7, 2025 6:45 p.m.Over 1,000 people protest executive orders at Stand Up For Science rally Friday
This post was updated March 9 at 9:09 p.m.
Over 1,000 people – including students and scientists – protested Trump administration executive orders related to science and health at a Stand Up For Science rally Friday.
Protesters gathered at noon at the intersection of Wilshire Boulevard and Veteran Avenue to protest, hear speeches and write letters to government representatives.
By Shaun Thomas and Maggie Konecky
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