With 20 quick and simple questions, UCLA-affiliated researchers can assess the extent of a person's loneliness. Read more...
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February 9, 1:25 am
Sick with desire
Tonight, less than a week before Valentine's Day, students attending the On-Campus Housing Council's Sextravaganza can be made to feel dizzy and attempt to apply a condom. Read more...
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February 2, 12:57 am
As tuition rises, more students reconsider community college as a new alternative
As a senior in high school, Jeff Yontz dreamed of attending USC.
He got in, but was only awarded one-fourth of the tuition in financial aid "“ not enough to pay for his degree. Read more...
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February 2, 12:55 am
Educating different types of learners
Grayson Langford felt no reservations including information about his learning disability on his UCLA application. Read more...
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February 2, 12:51 am
UCLA to increase international enrollment
No one asked Yucong Wang to deliver a presentation to his high school about applying to American universities. He just did it. "Not that many people know the way to the universities here," said Wang, a second-year electrical engineering student. He focused less on UCLA and more on broad topics like the SAT in his 2009 talk, while fellow students in his small city in eastern China listened closely. Wang did, however, plug a city he loves particularly for the weather and the Lakers. The number of international freshman applicants to UCLA rose by 40 percent this fall. Read more...
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January 19, 12:07 am
Publication bias creates problems in research process
A study published in a research journal often becomes accepted ideology in the scientific community, influencing decisions made by medical professionals, researchers and the general public. Yet the pressure to publish positive results in journals sometimes leads to the publication of misleading or inaccurate studies "“ the same studies used to determine which drugs doctors prescribe to patients, or whether or not to administer vaccines to children. Read more...
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January 19, 12:04 am
The effects of federal cuts in UCLA research funding
Federal research dollars may be on their way out of UCLA laboratories. Read more...