In the Covel Grand Horizon Room, rows of neuroscientists, doctors and advocates sat side by side with laptops and cups of coffee, with one goal in mind "“ curing brain disease. Read more...
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Actress Glenn Close talks about the stigmas of mental illness during the first annual One Mind for Research conference at UCLA.
Students are often told to plan ahead, but a new study suggests that too much planning ahead to achieve multiple specific goals may actually obstruct one's ability to complete that goal. Read more...
An observant and inquisitive group huddled around the examination table in a Santa Monica clinic as an acupuncture student reassured her patient. Read more...
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Mia Nguyen, a clinical intern at Emperor’s College Acupuncture Clinic in Santa Monica, and licensed acupuncturist Steven Stone work on a patient’s swollen knee by feeling for certain pressure points. UCLA pre-med students observed the treatment for an internship with the clinic.
Earth has more of it than scientists can explain. And if it exists on nearby planets, it could mean that there are other life forms in solar systems elsewhere in the universe. Read more...
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UCLA professor of planetary science David Paige holds a model of the moon. Paige and his team have discovered ice on the moon and Mercury. Paige is now working on publishing the conclusions.
The team has engineered a cell phone device that, in conjunction with a smartphone application, reads rapid diagnostic tests and transfers the information onto an online server. Read more...
Runners clad in brightly colored shirts emblazoned with team names such as "Team Emily" and "Team Super Jesus" gathered in Wilson Plaza. Read more...
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Hundreds of runners take off Sunday morning from the starting line of UCLA’s Bruin Run/Walk, a 5K charity event that benefits the Mattel Children’s Hospital.
As the sun rose over Janss Steps early Sunday, Jeffrey Lin ran past the line framed by two "Finish" flags in Wilson Plaza and, in the process, crossed an item off his UCLA bucket list. Read more...
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Jeffrey Lin, seeker on the UCLA Quidditch team and a third-year microbiology, immunology and molecular genetics student, runs in the 5K event.
