Archive for month: May, 2016
Barriers and Opportunities for 2-Year and 4-Year STEM Degrees: Systemic Change to Support Students’ Diverse Pathways
/0 Comments/in Newsworthy /by andrewtranPublished by The National Academy Press The National Academies has released Barriers and Opportunities for 2-Year and 4-Year STEM Degrees. This report reviews research on the roles that people, processes, and institutions […]
AAAS News: Connect with members via Trellis, AAAS’s new communication and collaboration platform
/0 Comments/in Newsworthy /by jessgreggIn an effort to become a multimedia, multi-platform science communication enterprise, rather than a print-centric publisher, AAAS recently invested in the creation of a new science communication tool known as […]
Can they succeed? Exploring at-risk students’ study habits in college general chemistry
/0 Comments/in Newsworthy /by andrewtranThe study explores the relationship between quality of study and frequency of study and the role the two play in an at-risk students’ academic performance. The results offer a path for these students to succeed in General chemistry, and the methodology offers a potential avenue for evaluating future efforts to improve student success.
Toward Better National Data on Post-Secondary Education
/0 Comments/in Newsworthy /by jessgreggAnnouncement from Inside Higher Ed The Institute for Higher Education Policy is today releasing a series of papers that, taken together, are designed to point the way toward a more […]
Professor Will Conley presented as 2016 My Last Lecture Award Recipient
/0 Comments/in Faculty News /by jessgreggPlease join us in congratulating 2016 My Last Lecture Award Recipient: Professor Will Conley, UCLA Department of Mathematics More than 50 years ago, the “My Last Lecture” award was established to […]
Professors Frank Laski and Jamie Lloyd-Smith are the 2016 Distinguished Teaching Award Winners
/0 Comments/in Faculty News /by jessgreggCEILS is proud to share the news that two faculty members from the Division of Life Sciences are recipients of the 2016 Distinguished Teaching Award, awarded by the Academic Senate […]
UCLA Climate Scientists Aradhna Tripati and Alex Hall featured on Jimmy Kimmel Live!
/0 Comments/in Faculty News Newsworthy /by jessgreggWatch the video here (warning: includes bleeped profanity!) Tripati and Hall were among 6 climate scientists featured in Kimmel’s late night show. Jimmy takes a moment to talk about climate change and […]
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