Marijuana is illegal in the United States, but that does not stop UCLA students from celebrating 4/20 today, the unofficial marijuana user’s holiday. April 20 has fallen on the weekend in the past few years, giving people more of a reason to celebrate at home instead of on campus. This year, because it occurs in […]
Author Archives: Harold Lee
E-week displays campus engineering talent
Students exiting their chemistry lectures in Young Hall can expect to be greeted by concrete canoes and mousetrap cars in the Court of Sciences, signs of UCLA’s annual Engineering Week. E-Week, which started Monday and will run until Friday, allows engineering students from across South Campus to promote student groups, display projects, and demonstrate the […]
Humans, birds share vocal learning genes
Humans and finches may be birds of a feather when it comes to learning how to speak and sing. According to UCLA researchers, similarities between how humans learn to speak and songbirds learn to sing may be rooted in shared genes. The researchers reported in the March 31 issue of The Journal of Neuroscience that […]
New security device a handy way to stop credit card fraud
A team of UCLA graduate student researchers is working to eliminate a variety of security and privacy problems by creating a portable device that would identify users by their thumbprints. Instead of relying on passwords or signatures to verify identity, users of the device meant to hang on one’s keychain ““ appropriately called ThumbPod ““ […]
New method predicts earthquake in SoCal
A council of scientists charged with evaluating earthquake prediction has found promise in a method that has had some limited success in the past. The California Earthquake Prediction Evaluation Council has recognized that the method developed by a team of researchers from UCLA, Russia, France and Japan “appears to be a legitimate approach in earthquake […]
A closer look: Donor outcry minimal so far
The recent scandal at UCLA involving the sale of body parts from donated cadavers is worrisome for similar programs throughout the country. “Donor programs across the nation are contingent on public trust, and when public trust is violated, there is the potential for (willed body) programs to be affected,” said Kristin Liles, director of anatomical […]
A marathon process: running on new lungs
Ted Ball was once unable to cross the street without running out of breath. But this Saturday, the 61-year-old will tackle the Los Angeles Marathon. The 26.2-mile course has been on his mind since he received a double lung transplant at the UCLA Medical Center in May 2002. “I knew I was going to get […]