Veronica Santos has been working to improve medical mechanical devices since she injured her elbow during a high school basketball game. Santos said the accident helped her realize the importance of research in upper limb prosthetics. Read more...
Photo: An assistant researcher helped professor Veronica Santos develop touch sensitive prosthetic hands and arms for UCLA’s Biomechatronics Lab. (Emily Cao/Daily Bruin)
UCLA researchers will study whether peer support increases the effectiveness of online therapy for patients diagnosed with mild depression, stress and anxiety. The two-year study, conducted by the UCLA Office of Campus and Student Resilience, hopes to identify a more effective way of treating patients with mild depression or anxiety, said Elizabeth Gong-Guy, director of the Office of Campus and Student Resilience. Read more...
Photo: UCLA researchers will conduct a two-year study to determine if peer counseling is useful for students with mental health problems such as PTSD and depression. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Associated Students UCLA is a multimillion-dollar organization that provides student services and activities that the university does not fund. It oversees the Undergraduate Students Association Council, Graduate Students Association, Communications Board, campus services and enterprises. Read more...
UCLA Police Department Chief James Herren will retire in June after almost seven years in the position working to improve community relationships and accountability. Herren joined the university as chief of police in 2009. Read more...
Photo: James Herren, UCLA’s chief of police for seven years, will retire at the end of the school year. (Daily Bruin file photo)
The business improvement district for Westwood Village will continue to provide cleaning and public safety services for the Village after Westwood property owners approved its renewal Tuesday. Read more...
Photo: Andrew Thomas has been executive director of the Westwood Village Improvement Association, also known as the BID, since it began in 2011. The BID was renewed Wednesday for 10 more years. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Jonathan Koch played the violin and wrote his own music as a young child but has since taken on activism as a teaching assistant and graduate student in music. Read more...
Photo: Jonathan Koch, a graduate student in music who is running fot GSA president, said he hopes to make GSA more navigable so students feel more comfortable. (Anisha Joshi/Daily Bruin)
Every September, Michael Skiles walks the halls of his apartment building, sticking notes on the doors of his neighbors’ rooms to invite them to meet and socialize. Read more...
Photo: Michael Skiles was elected as president of the graduate student government. (Laura Uzes/Daily Bruin)
