Just as a stomach grumble can indicate hunger, some vibrations of the intestine – many undetectable to the human ear – can indicate whether a person is ready to be fed. Read more...
Photo: William Kaiser (left) and Brennan Spiegel (right) developed a biosensor that monitors stomach noises and can be used to monitor the stomach after surgery. (Courtesy of William Kaiser)
MacGuinness Huntley smiled as locks of his hair fell to the ground around him in front of UCLA Medical Plaza Friday afternoon. The second-year economics student at Pasadena City College wanted to participate in Mattel Children’s Hospital‘s head-shaving event to make a donation to cancer research. Read more...
Photo: Brad Miller and Katherine Storen shaved each other’s heads Friday at the St. Baldrick’s event at UCLA. (Angie Wang/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Ten subsystems, hundreds of design intricacies and thousands of hours of work by UCLA students will culminate in a satellite the size of a loaf of bread, which will be launched by NASA in 2016-2017. Read more...
Benjamin Nguyen greeted Irwin Rosentein with a smile and a pat on the back. Like old friends, they sat down at a table and started talking about their day. Read more...
Photo: Second-year psychology student Alejandro Vicente Chavez Suchilt and Rudy Sauser play a game of chess as part of the TimeOut @ UCLA program. (Courtesy of Benjamin Nguyen)
The UCLA Health System was again ranked fifth in the country and first in California by U.S. News and World Report in its annual Best Hospitals 2014-2015 Honor Roll released this week. Read more...
The David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA received a $7.2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to develop new methods to diagnose rare genetic disorders, according to a UCLA statement released on Tuesday. Read more...
Jing Gong traveled to a rural Guatemalan village as a UCLA student for the third and last time this month, concluding a year-long student group project to improve water access in the area. Read more...
Photo: Students from UCLA’s student group, Engineers Without Borders in Chocantariy, Guatemala. (Courtesy of Niru Senthilkumar)
