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March 9, 2026 8:28 p.m.
Aimée Dorr, the former UC provost and dean of the UCLA Graduate School of Education and Information Studies, smiles. Dorr died Jan. 25 at 83 years old. (Courtesy of UCLA Ed&IS staff)
Aimée Dorr, the former UC provost and dean of the UCLA Graduate School of Education and Information Studies, died Jan. 25. She was 83.
Dorr joined the UCLA faculty in 1981 as a professor in the education department who researched the impacts of electronic media on children.
By Zachery Chagoya
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March 7, 2026 10:00 p.m.Law professor Alex Wang credited China for its advancements in green technology but criticized its shortcomings in ecological protection at a book talk Wednesday.
The talk was divided between Wang’s explanation of his book titled “Chinese Global Environmentalism” and a conversation between him and Mary Nichols, the former chair of the California Air Resources Board.
By Charlie Hamilton
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March 3, 2026 7:15 p.m.Q&A: Kay Chung, UCLA dental student and TikTok content creator, reflects on her journey
This post was updated March 4 at 12:07 a.m.
Kay Chung, a TikTok content creator and fourth-year dental student at the UCLA School of Dentistry, sat down with science and health contributor Maanasi Kademani to discuss her academic journey and her experience documenting it on social media.
By Maanasi Kademani
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March 2, 2026 10:27 a.m.Statistics lecturer develops, implements new AI teaching aide
The department of statistics and data science has a new teaching aide – only, it isn’t human.
Thomas Maierhofer, a lecturer in the department of statistics and data science, developed an artificial intelligence teaching aide to use in his Statistics 10 and 20 classes.
By Xasive Espinosa
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Feb. 27, 2026 9:18 p.m.Experts discuss health care challenges amid financial restraints at UCLA conference
This post was updated March 4 at 12:12 a.m.
As many as 1 million Medi-Cal patients could lose their health coverage due to recent state and Los Angeles County budget constraints, Martha Santana-Chin said in a panel at the 12th annual VITALS Conference on Feb.
By Maanasi Kademani and Darren Tran
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Feb. 24, 2026 5:37 p.m.Math department standardizes grade cutoffs across lectures to address inequities
The math department’s new grading policy is meant to make grading more equitable across different lectures of the same courses.
But some students say it closely resembles a quota system – which the department bans.
By Leilani Krantz
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Feb. 20, 2026 1:25 p.m.UCLA engineers discover metal with potential to enhance AI chip performance
This post was updated Feb. 22 at 10:33 p.m.
Researchers in the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science discovered a metallic material with nearly three times the thermal conductivity of copper, which could make some electronic devices – including AI chips – more effective.
By Hannah Morgan
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Feb. 20, 2026 11:20 a.m.Waiting for gerontology courses is getting old for students in the minor
When third-year data theory student Madeleine Curran declared UCLA’s gerontology minor, advisors warned her that the required classes were rarely available.
After nearly two years in the program, Curran said the advisors were right.
By Alyssa Wong
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Feb. 19, 2026 12:41 p.m.UCLA students launch Catalyst newsletter to expand STEM career pathways
Third-year psychobiology student Misty Aldrin said she started Catalyst – a quarterly science newsletter – with two of her friends to guide undergraduate STEM students through industry and academia.
By Kyan Wang
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