Mike Stokes, a Wooden Center yoga instructor, has been doing yoga for almost 20 years after breaking his neck while surfing. He was drawn to the practice before he knew what it was all about. And Stokes isn’t the only one. Colorful mats, breathing exercises and gravity-defying poses have become commonplace in many health centers […]
Author Archives: Pia OÂ’Neill
Earth Day turns 35
Switching off a light in the next room or tossing a used soda can in the recycle bin is much more routine than it was 35 years ago; a time when there were grassroots recycle campaigns, nonexistent clean air acts and warnings of the Great Lakes being polluted by oil refineries, paper mills and city […]
UCLA-cultivated device may have many efficient uses
A breakthrough device recently created by UCLA researchers is capable of converting electrical signals 50 times faster than the best commercially available one, and has promising implications for more efficient communication systems and for defense against high-powered electromagnetic bombs. After eight years of work, Professor Bahram Jalali presented a modified form of a conventional digitizer […]
Medical education endures suspension
Since its creation in 1950, the willed body program has offered medical students the opportunity to receive hands-on experience in understanding the human body before entering careers as operating surgeons and doctors. UCLA medical students continue to gain meaningful experience from their “gross anatomy” classes despite the suspension of the willed body program last March. […]
Anderson continues push to privatize funds
Like a few other top public graduate schools in the country, the UCLA Anderson School of Management is setting the groundwork to become a self-funding institution to preserve its high ranking. By lessening its reliance on state funding, the school would avoid being unsettled by the tumultuous and unpredictable California state budget, financial analysts say. […]
Nation average in ecological rankings
Glamorous homes, booming industries and sunny beaches have put Los Angeles on the map as one of the most desirable places to reside in the country. But the large influx of crowds and the bustle that keeps the city pulsing creates a less-advertised damper on the city’s list of highlights: It is ranked in the […]
Bill extends aid benefits to partnerships
A California state bill may increase eligibility for University of California students in domestic partnerships to receive financial aid. AB 205, the California Domestic Partners and Responsibilities Act, took effect Jan. 1 and extends many of the rights and benefits granted to married couples under California law to registered domestic partners. The act affects student […]