Beginning this spring, students will be able to receive individual and group counseling from other undergraduate and graduate students who have completed nine weeks of training. The program, called the Resilience Peer Network, will provide peer-to-peer counseling outside of a clinical setting, said Marvin Chen, undergraduate student government student wellness commissioner. UCLA psychologists will train […]
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OSD adopts new payment system for volunteer notetakers
This year, the Office for Students with Disabilities has adopted several changes, including a new payment method for its note-taking service and an online database of notes, to better serve students with disabilities and OSD volunteers. The note-taking service allows students with various disabilities, whether temporary or permanent, to receive scanned copies of class notes […]
UCLA programs respond to rapid growth in computer science field
Increasing demand for coding skills has prompted academic departments to provide more opportunities for students to practice computational thinking. The interest in programming skills has grown rapidly in both UCLA classes and career fields, said Robert Gould, undergraduate vice chair of the statistics department. “The need to have people who can work in data has […]
FDA recalls cleaning device used at UCLA Medical Center
The federal government recalled a cleaning device used in the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center after officials determined using the device could lead to increased risk of infection, according to a U.S. Food and Drug Administration press release Friday. FDA officials determined the devices, made by Custom Ultrasonics, could not adequately sterilize the endoscopes, which […]
UCLA report finds nearly half of same-sex couples in US now married
UCLA researchers released a report Thursday which found 45 percent of all same-sex couples in the United States are now married, compared to 21 percent in 2013. Gary Gates, research director at the Williams Institute, and Taylor Brown, a policy analyst at the Williams Institute, analyzed the impact of court rulings that legalized same-sex marriages […]