Their sterile suits had three layers. She could only see their eyes underneath the masks they wore. Read more...
Photo: Valerie Sun, a graduate student at the UCLA Anderson School of Management, received a bone marrow transplant when she was 17 years old that saved her life. Now she’s hoping to help her friend, Krissy Kobata, find a donor by putting on a bone marrow drive this weekend.
The recent surge in reported flu cases in California has caused students to turn to on-campus resources to help prevent infection or deal with the symptoms. Read more...
In many ways, Alex Korb has become an expert at tricking the body and brain. Read more...
Photo: Alex Korb, a postdoctoral researcher at UCLA, tries to apply his knowledge of the interactions between the brain and the body to daily life in his blog “PreFrontal Nudity: the brain exposed.”
A new class being offered this quarter at the UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability will teach students how to integrate new media – like blogs, videos and podcasts – into environmental science. Read more...
Photo: The Institute of the Environment and Sustainability’s new class explores the intersection between the environment, journalism and new media.
Want to make a New Year’s weight-loss resolution that lasts? This year, make a diet resolution not to set yourself up for failure again. Read more...
The UCLA Department of Urology has received a $4.6 million donation from the estate of a late University of California Board of Regents member and his wife, UCLA announced Wednesday. Read more...
150, 75, 10, 300, 150, 2… These numbers are not the winning combination for the next Powerball jackpot, they represent the weekly amount of physical activity you should participate in to stay healthy. Read more...
