A professor approached Ciara Kelly in tears at an event where 1,000 backpacks spanned Wilson Plaza to represent the more than 1,000 college students who are lost to suicide in the United States each year. Kelly, a third-year communication student, said she realized in that moment the events she promotes could make a difference in […]
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Student-to-student car rental service cruises into UCLA
Students can now take longer trips on a budget using a new app that lets students rent cars from each other. Lula is a car rental service through which users can sign up and select whether they want to rent cars or let other students rent their cars. Cars can be rented by the hour […]
UCLA student wins award for diversifying voices in mainstream environmentalism
Valeree Catangay grew up in Long Beach, California, near the intersection of two major freeways where tens of thousands of trucks drive by every day. When she visited Long Beach to experience pollution in the community firsthand, she saw how ground travel can have a detrimental effect on the environment. “I didn’t realize how much […]
New makerspace will enable students to dabble in engineering projects
UCLA students can build electronic skateboards, a robot that plays the piano and other electronics at a new engineering makerspace. The makerspace, which will open in Boelter Hall on Wednesday, will have 3D printers, laser cutters, power tools, electronic fabrication and a virtual reality station, among other equipment. These tools can be used to create […]
Alumnus startup whips up protein-packed pancake mix
Marcel Salapa was tired of eating egg whites to get the protein he needed to maintain muscle mass for bodybuilding. This is why Salapa, who graduated from UCLA in 2018, decided to make his own protein pancake mix during his time in college. Salapa created his company, Phoros Nutrition, so that people could still eat […]
UCLA researchers gain insight into how body repairs blood vessel linings
Researchers at the Eli & Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine & Stem Cell Research at UCLA have identified the genes responsible for repairing damaged blood vessel linings, according to a UCLA press release. The study was led by Luisa Iruela-Arispe, a professor of molecular, cell and developmental biology and a member of the research […]
School of Law receives over $2M in donations toward its food policy center
The UCLA School of Law received a gift of $2.375 million toward the Resnick Center for Food Law and Policy, according to a university press release published Wednesday. Lynda and Stewart Resnick, who founded the center in 2013, made this contribution to help strengthen research and educational resources. It co-sponsors the annual UCLA-Harvard Food Law […]