At 14 years old, Megan Cory was eating much more than her age would suggest, but losing an alarming amount of weight. She remembers always being thirsty and being fatigued. Read more...
Photo: Megan Cory, a third-year biochemistry student, launched UCLA’s first Diabetes Day, inspired by her own experiences with the disease. (Brandon Choe/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Students and faculty gracefully moved their hands in unison as they filled the auditorium with waves of tai chi movements at the second Annual Student Conference for Integrative Medicine on Saturday. Read more...
Two UCLA professors were recently elected to lend their engineering expertise to government officials on issues of science and technology. Chandrashekhar Joshi, an electrical engineering professor and Alan Willson, a professor emeritus in electrical engineering, were among the 67 new members elected to the National Academy of Engineering this year. Read more...
Photo: Chandrashekhar Joshi was the first person to develop an experimental program to create a plasma accelerator, which can accelerate electrons using waves produced in ionized gas. (Gaby Cabalza/Daily Bruin)
Sue Ann Pien parted her hair to reveal a map of the solar system tattooed on her scalp. “Can you see it?” Pien, who graduated from UCLA with a degree in international development studies in 2004 and dreams of one day going to space, may be among the first to glimpse a slice of space previously unexplored by humans. Read more...
Photo: UCLA alumna Sue Ann Pien made it through the first round of candidates applying for a mission to settle on Mars.
The original version of this article contained an error and has been changed. See the bottom of the article for additional information. The UCLA Medical Center’s financial position improved over the last five years, but it plans to be more transparent about transferring money to UCLA’s campus, according to a state audit report released Thursday. Read more...
Officials at the UCLA Blood and Platelet Center have seen fewer donations than usual this quarter. There were 24 fewer donors at the center’s Ackerman location in the first week of winter quarter compared to this time last year, said Faye Cortez, community liaison for the center. Read more...
Photo: Grant Guess, second-year global studies student, donates platelets to the UCLA Blood and Platelet Center.
UCLA nurse Paulo Montenegro left Los Angeles Monday afternoon for the Philippines to provide medical services to victims of Typhoon Haiyan/Yolanda. The 24-year-old is the first UCLA nurse whose trip to the Philippines is being paid for by the university, including flight, accommodations and two weeks’ pay. Read more...
Photo: Paulo Montenegro, a 24-year-old nurse at UCLA, left Los Angeles Monday afternoon to aid relief efforts in the Philippines in the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan/Yolanda. He is the first nurse whose relief work will be sponsored by UCLA.
