The first time Vena Chu drove a stick shift car was two years ago on a narrow cliff side road in Greenland, heading toward a four- or five-story-tall sheet of pure ice. Read more...
Photo: Graduate student Vena Chu will be conducting research in Greenland this summer on the impact of the melting ice sheet on the world’s oceans.
In a mountainous, forested region of British Columbia, songbirds will arrive for the summer breeding season, outfitted with tiny devices that have been tracking their migration patterns for the past year. Read more...
Photo: The hermit thrush returns to British Columbia each summer to breed and take advantage of food availabilities.
The UCLA SuperMileage Vehicle team was homeward bound from the 2009 Shell Eco-marathon Americas in Houston when its car suddenly broke down. But the students refused to have their car towed "“ not if they could save their project first. Read more...
Any activity practiced in excess can harm the human health. Read more...
Photo: “Balance for ourselves is necessary and people have to appreciate themselves for what they have” – Irene Kim, UCLA Center for East-West Medicine acupuncturist
When Danny Bender awoke the morning after undergoing refractive surgery to improve his eyesight, things around him suddenly came into focus. Read more...
Information on new cancer prevention methods is extending beyond the research done at UCLA. Read more...
Although hair loss is attributed to genetics, health professionals believe stress can exacerbate hair loss by triggering the release of certain hormones in the body which can damage hair follicles. Read more...
