Wednesday, April 29

UCLA pre-med students interested in alternative medicine shadow acupuncturist for internship

An observant and inquisitive group huddled around the examination table in a Santa Monica clinic as an acupuncture student reassured her patient. Read more...

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Mia Nguyen, a clinical intern at Emperor’s College Acupuncture Clinic in Santa Monica, and licensed acupuncturist Steven Stone work on a patient’s swollen knee by feeling for certain pressure points. UCLA pre-med students observed the treatment for an internship with the clinic.



UCLA professor and his team discover ice below the surface of Mercury's poles

Earth has more of it than scientists can explain. And if it exists on nearby planets, it could mean that there are other life forms in solar systems elsewhere in the universe. Read more...

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UCLA professor of planetary science David Paige holds a model of the moon. Paige and his team have discovered ice on the moon and Mercury. Paige is now working on publishing the conclusions.





Spring Sing 2011 Company music video comes alive as Club B-Cafe makes real-life debut

Loud music, technicolor lights and hundreds of dancing students interrupted second-year economics and statistics student Jesse Hu on his way to get coffee Friday night on the Hill. Read more...

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Students dance around a DJ station set up in front of Bruin Cafe as part of the “Club B-Cafe” event Friday night after Spring Sing. The event was based on a music video created for Spring Sing 2011.