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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 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...

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April 28, 2:24 am

Barbara Boxer presents report findings at UCLA Medical Center

U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., released a report on Friday identifying procedural errors in hospitals as one of the leading causes of death in America. The report included approaches hospitals should take to address this concern. Read more...

Photo: Senator Barbara Boxer visited the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center on Friday to see how medical personnel are addressing nine of the most common procedural errors she outlined in her medical report, which she also released on Friday. (Courtesy of UCLA Newsroom)

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April 16, 12:54 am

UCLA Health System introduces antibiotic-free meat

The UCLA Health System recently implemented a program to use antibiotic-free meat in an effort to have the hospitals serve healthier food. Thirty percent of the meat university hospitals now use is antibiotic-free as a part of Health Care Without Harm’s Healthy Food in Health Care program and the Healthier Hospitals Initiative said Patricia Oliver, the director of nutrition for the UCLA Health System. Read more...


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