DataRes, UCLA’s largest student data science organization, facilitates professional project experience while nurturing a caring community.
Upon joining DataRes, members are organized into five data-related branches, which run workshops, blogs, research, consulting and teaching at local schools, according to the DataRes website.

This post was updated Sept. 1 at 9:42 a.m.
At the 2024 UCLA Undergraduate Research Week, life science students were given the Dean’s Prize for Excellence in Research and Creative Inquiry, an award recognizing students who presented excellent faculty-mentored research and dedication.

Live music and decorated tables drew students to Dickson Court for an Earth Day fair, where around 15 UCLA clubs used a small square of campus to celebrate the entire globe.

On any regular day, students rushing around campus look where they’re going or downward at their phones. But on Monday morning, everyone stood still and looked up – boxy glasses precariously perched on noses – to catch a glimpse of the partial solar eclipse.

This post was updated March 13 at 11:25 p.m.
Hundreds attended the annual UC Global Health Day to share UC-wide health research and discuss health equity policy for marginalized communities.

The UCLA Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden is renovating its stream to make it more water-efficient and help introduce more diverse flora and fauna.
The renovation, which began in June of last year, involves installing an automatic irrigation system and reinforcing the stream bed.

Vegan booths and food trucks lined Wilson Plaza for VegFest on Jan. 18 to showcase local businesses and promote a plant-based diet.
The event, hosted by the youth-led organization Lives Without Knives, was held to educate UCLA students about veganism and the ease of a vegan lifestyle, said Chandni Sacheti, the organization’s founder.

A recent study by Los Angeles researchers found that historic redlining practices contributed to the development of distinct bird communities throughout LA.
By aligning census and mapping data from the 1940s to the present with current bird and vegetation distribution data, the researchers demonstrated that greenlined areas, which historically had more green space, tend to have more birds that associate with natural habitat features.

This post was updated Sept. 24 at 10:02 p.m.
The UCLA Planetarium is returning from a summer hiatus with full capacity, weekly shows and fresh collaborations.

Campus Queries is a series in which Daily Bruin readers and staff present science-related questions for UCLA professors and experts to answer.
Q: Why have sea lions been biting people in Southern California?