UCLA researchers recently developed a smartwatch prototype that can measure and interpret the amount of stress hormones in sweat. The watch, as described in a Science Advances research article published in January, allows wearers to identify their stress levels. Read more...
Photo: A smartwatch prototype (pictured) could detect levels of cortisol, a key stress hormone in an individual’s sweat, according to a UCLA study. (Courtesy of Chuanzhen Zhao)
The North Westwood Neighborhood Council is the official neighborhood council representing Westwood Village and UCLA to the Los Angeles City Council. Council meetings are held each month and open to the public via Zoom. Read more...
UCPD recorded 652 unique entries in its March daily crime log. Sources: UCPD. Graphic reporting by Maanas Hemanth Oruganti, city and crime editor. Interactive by Laurel Woods, Data editor. Read more...
This post was updated April 7 at 9:24 a.m. UCLA professor emeritus and artist Judith Baca’s original mural was unveiled in Ackerman Union on Friday. Located at the Wescom Student Terrace on level one of Ackerman Union, the mural is titled “La Memoria de la Tierra: UCLA” and consists of three 26-foot-long panels. Read more...
Photo: “La Memoria de La Tierra: UCLA” by UCLA professor emeritus and artist Judith Baca was unveiled at the Wescom Student Terrace at Ackerman Union on Friday. The mural portrays scenes from the history of UCLA’s land, including Native peoples and influential figures from the UCLA community. (Courtesy of Don Liebig/ASUCLA Photography)
This post was updated April 7 at 3:17 p.m. Researchers found that distributing wearable health trackers to students did not appear to have an effect on college students’ exercise and sleep behavior. Read more...
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This post was updated April 6 at 11:59 p.m. Many dining staff protested outside Bruin Plate on Wednesday holding signs that read “Union Jobs Now,” “Safe Staffing Now” and “No Contracting Out.” The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3299 is one of the University of California’s largest employee unions, representing more than 27,000 workers including custodians, dining hall staff, patient care technical workers, skilled craft workers and other service positions. Read more...
Photo: Dining staff from the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3299 union protested outside of Bruin Plate on Wednesday against staffing shortages, poor working conditions and outsourcing of jobs to contractors. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated April 6 at 10:05 p.m. An appeals court denied a writ to overturn former UCLA OB-GYN James Heaps’ sexual assault indictment on March 18. Read more...
Photo: A writ to overturn a grand jury indictment of former UCLA OB-GYN James Heaps on multiple felony counts of sexual assault was denied by an appeals court on March 18. (Courtesy of Al Seib/LA Times)
