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Recently at ISG
- Megan McEvoy highlights rising stress behind UCLA’s competitive enrollment system
Megan McEvoy quoted at the Daily bruin in “Competitive enrollment, waitlists cause stress for students, faculty alike” where she describes how competitive enrollment waitlists create ongoing stress, uncertainty, and emotional strain, affecting students’ academic planning while also increasing pressure on faculty. - Terence Keel, ISG, Quoted in a Daily Bruin Article
Terence Keel contributes to the Daily Bruin Article “Data shows UCPD disproportionately stops Black, Hispanic people, raising concerns”, contextualizing racial disparities in policing data through historical analysis of science, race, and institutional accountability. - Thank You Frenz!
On behalf of the Institute for Society and Genetics (ISG) community, we would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to Frenz Cabison for his dedication and support as a Student Advisor. His commitment to students and the department have made an ever-lasting impact on ISG.
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Featured Projects
Students in the Human Biology and Society major at UCLA complete an original research project at the intersection of biology and society in just 10 weeks. Students in Winter and Spring 2020 completed this project remotely during the COVID19 pandemic, and finished them during some of the largest protests against police violence in US history. To view their projects, click here.
Spotlight
Avantika Aggarwal, Hanna Boughanem & Saanvi Rai (HBS, ’25)
This Fall’s 108 Capstone projects have showcased remarkable creativity, collaboration, and impact. We are proud to spotlight Avantika Aggarwal, Hanna Boughanem and Saanvi Rai for their stand out project In the Grey Zone: Doctoring Post-Dobbs.