Temperatures dipped far below zero as the team of 12 people dragged sleds filled with supplies through the icy white terrain. Months earlier, they had been trained how to eat, dress and ski in order to survive the harsh environment and ski through their 13-day trek to the South Pole. For Mark Wise and his […]
Author Archives: Ariana Ricarte
Professor traveled world as soldier, scholar
A collection of black and white photographs lie scattered on a table in front of David Shapiro in his UCLA psychophysiology lab. He picks up a picture, yellowing with age, of a young man grinning broadly and wearing a crisply pressed military uniform. It is a snapshot of himself stationed in France about 70 years […]
Nirvana Tea Lounge provides integrative medicine
The aroma of freshly brewed tea wafts through a room with bold red curtains surrounding soft lounge chairs and pillows, a calm contrast to the busy street with cars swiftly passing just outside. Nestled within a row of shops on Gayley Avenue near Weyburn Avenue, the Nirvana TeaLounge offers UCLA students and Westwood residents a […]
New Fiat Lux examines use of psychotropic plants
The original version of this article contained an error and has been changed. See the bottom of the article for additional information. David Shorter realized more research needed to be done on hallucinogenic plants when he befriended the Yoeme tribe in Mexico in the early 1990s. The Yoeme people were previously known for their use […]