The original version of this article contained an error and has been changed. See the bottom of the article for additional information. David Shorter realized more research needed to be done on hallucinogenic plants when he befriended the Yoeme tribe in Mexico in the early 1990s. Read more...
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September 22, 12:00 am
Freshman seminar aims to teach proper nutrition, body image
Healthy eating for Eve Lahijani means having a cookie every now and then. Lahijani, a nutrition health educator at the Bruin Resource Center is one of two people who teach the fiat lux, “Cosmo Says You’re Fat? Read more...
Photo: Health educator Eve Lahijani will teach a Fiat Lux about body image and eating disorders this fall.
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August 19, 1:08 am
A Local Star: UCLA professor leads work on Thirty Meter Telescope attachment
For Professor James Larkin, gazing through a telescope at an endless number of stars is like looking through a window to the past. Read more...
Photo: James Larkin, a UCLA astronomy professor, is part of a collaborative project to build the world’s most advanced telescope.
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August 16, 3:07 pm
UCLA Medical Center fined for patient safety violation
The California Department of Public Health fined the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center $50,000 for failing to ensure the health and safety of a patient, according to the health department statement released Thursday. Read more...
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August 14, 3:31 pm
UCLA School of Dentistry receives $5M to study saliva, detect stomach cancer
The UCLA School of Dentistry recently received $5 million to develop a tool to detect stomach cancer by studying saliva, according to a UCLA statement released on Tuesday. Read more...
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August 12, 12:58 am
Opening Minds: Neuroscience workshops teach brain basics
Pink brains about the size of fists laid on trays in a medical school teaching lab, moments before they were sliced open by eager hands. Students clad in white lab coats and goggles poked and prodded the brains, armed with only some basic medical tools. Read more...
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August 5, 1:46 am
UCLA Nanoelectronics Research Facility celebrates growth over 20 years
Behind thick glass windows, scientists wearing long white coats, gloves and protective glasses work intently on bulky metal machines in Engineering IV. Read more...