Californians living around the Mojave Desert, Coachella Valley, Imperial Valley and eastern San Diego County braced for a significant earthquake, prompted by announcements from UCLA professor Vladimir Keilis-Borok and his team of scientists. The quake, which was set to occur by Sept. 5, didn’t happen. While many earthquake prediction methods have come and gone without […]
Author Archives: Harold Lee
Replacement Hospital to don Reagan moniker
Shortly after the death of former President Ronald Reagan, people passing by the UCLA Replacement Hospital currently under construction were reminded that the former president would have a lasting legacy at UCLA. Signs announcing that the medical center would be named the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center were hung, after Reagan’s death, on fences facing […]
Tracing the path of UCLA’s medical programs
Much like this year’s graduating seniors, the David Geffen School of Medicine and the UCLA Medical Center have gone through many changes in the past four years, from the renaming of the medical school to the closing of the Willed Body Program. The majority of seniors may remember from their freshmen year the beginning stages […]
Bruins to represent U.S. in Imagine Cup finals
A team of UCLA computer science students will head to Sao Paolo, Brazil, in July to participate in the world finals of Microsoft’s Imagine Cup. The team will be representing the United States with its creation, PICKS, a software application for cellular phones that would make it easier for users to find places to eat […]
Viruses worm their way into UCLA computers
On-campus computer networks are prime targets for infection from worms and viruses because of constant connectivity to the Internet. Approximately 2,300 computers on the campus network were found to harbor a variety of worms, ranging from the annoying to the potentially hazardous, within the past two weeks. A worm is a type of computer virus […]
Forum examines new birth control methods
In its long history, contraception has come a long way, from dangerous and bizarre methods like drinking mercury to the comparably simple once-a-day birth control pill. Speakers at the “For Women Only” forum discussed the wide gamut of contraceptive options ““ conventional as well as new methods ““ Thursday evening. “Our goal is to inform […]
A closer look: Cleaner fuel alternatives attract tentative government support, scientific praise
Southern California residents may finally be able to breathe a sigh of relief, knowing that non-polluting forms of energy are just on the horizon. UCLA researchers are experimenting with alternative forms of energy, from improving the design of wind turbines to developing nuclear fusion. At UCLA and throughout the world, nuclear fusion is being explored […]