A patient in the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center’s medical intensive care unit was able to watch the sunset on the hospital’s outdoor patio on his last day alive despite it being against traditional medical practices, thanks to a new medical program. The 3 Wishes Project grants wishes to terminally ill patients in the hospital’s […]
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Research symposium showcases facets and goals of LGBTQ program
UCLA’s LGBTQ Studies Program celebrated the 20th anniversary of the LGBTQ studies minor Friday. The program held a research symposium in which a panel of QScholars – undergraduate students pursuing LGBTQ-based research – and visiting speakers discussed their research and personal experience with sexuality by telling stories. The panel addressed questions related to the struggle, […]
Fulbright-Hays awardees to attend language program in Indonesia
Jason Hibono will visit his extended family in Indonesia for the first time in 20 years using funding from a national scholarship. Hibono, a third-year psychobiology student, is one of two UCLA recipients of a grant from the Fulbright-Hays Program, which was founded in 1961 by the U.S. Department of Education to expose students to […]
Royal Society of Chemistry honors UCLA professor with centenary prize
A UCLA professor recently received an award for his work in chemistry. Richard Kaner, a distinguished professor in chemistry and biochemistry, received the Royal Society of Chemistry’s 2018 Centenary Prize for his research on energy harnessing and storage, according to a university press release Monday. Kaner constructed a device that can cheaply convert and store […]
Members of ROTC reflect on growing integration of women in military
Cheska Molina is known for being one of the fastest runners in UCLA’s ROTC battalion. Cheska Molina, a first-year human biology and society student, and her twin Charina Molina, who is also in the ROTC program at UCLA and a human biology and society student, were even part of the UCLA Ranger Challenge team, which […]
ROTC students trained to think creatively in positions of leadership
Grayson Makris contemplated how his platoon was going to proceed as he planned its mission on a terrain model he drew in the dirt in front of him. The platoon had just been assigned a mission from its superiors, and, as the platoon leader, Makris’ job was to design and execute a plan of attack. […]
Campus event celebrates, aims to inspire people to continue MLK’s legacy
Brenda Stevenson recounted facing racial discrimination in the segregated South during her childhood at a UCLA event commemorating the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination Wednesday. “I remember the burning crosses. I remember being spat on by white boys entering the movie theater while the coloreds were leaving,” said Stevenson, a UCLA history professor. […]