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A Victorian-era computer pioneer gets to speak for herself
Ada Lovelace published the first description of a computer program;…
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Celebrating 20 years of the UCLA McNair Research Scholars Program
The UCLA McNair Research Scholars Program prepares undergraduate…
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Senay Zedingel named fourth Arthur Ashe Jr. Scholar
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Senay Zedingel, the fourth recipient…
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Leading the Japan-America Innovators of Medicine
UCLA student Kanon Mori works to improve health care while bridging…
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UCLA collaboration fosters mathematical brilliance of Latino and Black middle school students
Undergraduates work in L.A. schools to bolster math learning…
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Graduate students selected for Fulbright-Hays Fellowship
Vania Sciolini |Â November 9, 2022
The Fulbright-Hays…
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Recent UCLA grad helped Wikipedia set the record straight on ‘Rain Man’ and autism
Lucy Berbeo | December 21, 2022
The 1988 film “Rain…
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UCLA’s Jim Varney Scholarship pays the actor’s generous legacy forward
Jonathan Riggs | December 20, 2022
The Kentucky-born…
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Making a difference through the power of storytelling
UCLA undergraduate student Arushi Avachat on writing and publishing…