The entrance to the Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden, once hidden behind a wire fence and flourishing plants, is now hard to miss. Students walking to and from class can pass the smooth stone pathways and bold, engraved lettering that serve as the new entrance to the garden. Read more...
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June 2, 1:21 am
UCLA unveils improvements to botanical garden entrance
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May 30, 1:53 am
Elegant Mind club builds practical research experience
Tim Sherry's childhood love for building Lego sets never faded. Instead, it evolved into a passion for building high-powered microscopes in his work at UCLA’s student-run Elegant Mind club. Read more...
Photo: Elegant Mind club is currently studying C. elegans, a microscopic worm. through microscopes members built for the club. (Courtesy of Katsushi Arisaka)
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May 28, 12:25 am
EmpowHer event encourages women to pursue science careers
Children passed around a preserved brain in a ziplocked bag after a lesson on the organ's functional geography Tuesday during "EmpowHer STEM Day," an educational event aimed at teaching girls about careers in science and math. "I've been waiting my whole life for this!" said Grecia, a thirteen year old, as she held the brain, garnering laughs from her peers and adults. She said seeing the brain helped her understand how its functions are generally divided by area, and touching it kept her attention. Read more...
Photo: About 60 girls from Los Angeles middle schools visited UCLA Tuesday to learn about different fields in the sciences. (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin)
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May 27, 5:55 am
UCLA club RENOUS to hold Alzheimer’s Awareness Night
In elementary school, Alon Kashanian loved playing a Persian card game, pasur, with his grandmother for hours on end. But over time, his grandmother began to forget how to play the game. Read more...
Photo: Alon Kashanian, a fourth-year neuroscience student and Julia Tong, fourth-year physiological science student, helped found “Research and Education: Neurodegeneration – Offering Understanding and Solutions”– a club that seeks to provide emotional as well as educational support for those suffering from neurodegenerative diseases, and their loved ones. (Agnijita Kumar/Daily Bruin senior staff)
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May 23, 2:08 am
Oldest UCLA yoga instructor brings youthful energy to classes
Joan Moran believes there is a certain peace when the palms are up, the back is straight and the heart is open. Moran’s students, all with different levels of yoga experience, sat barefoot on colored yoga mats that covered the roof of Boelter Hall at noon on Tuesday. Read more...
Photo: UCLA yoga instructor Joan Moran “surrendered to the moment” when she was 70 years old. She has been teaching yoga classes for the past 11 years. (Tamaryn Kong/Daily Bruin)
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May 9, 12:23 am
UCLA receives $4 million for stem cell, digestive disease research
UCLA received two new grants totaling $4 million to study stem cell science and digestive diseases, according to a UCLA statement Thursday. The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation awarded one $2 million grant to Charalabos Pothoulakis, the director of the Center for Inflammatory Bowel Disease to study the molecular mechanisms of digestive diseases. Read more...
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May 6, 1:02 am
MEDLIFE powers Global Health Symposium Tuesday
A global health symposium will take place Tuesday at 7 p.m. for people interested in global health and going to medical school. MEDLIFE, a global health organization that gives students hands-on experience alongside physicians and working professionals in other countries, is organizing the event. Read more...