Students supporting Hillary Clinton traveled across state lines to campaign for the Democratic presidential candidate over the weekend. Bruins for Hillary organized a day trip to Las Vegas on Saturday, where 10 volunteers knocked on doors to convince voters to support Clinton and the Democratic Senate candidate for Nevada, Catherine Cortez Masto. [Related: Bruins for […]
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Students go to North Dakota pipeline site in solidarity with tribe
American Indian students from UCLA gathered at the Standing Rock Indian Reservation with signs chanting “protectors, instead of protesters.” “There was one big prayer circle and the ground was there,” said Daniel Streamer, a first-year American Indian studies student. “Everything was peaceful. There’s no violence.” Students from the American Indian Student Association traveled to North […]
UCLA receives grant to research antidepressant resistance in seniors
A nonprofit organization awarded UCLA and four other universities a $13.9 million grant to study how elderly people with chronic depression respond to treatment. The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute selected UCLA for the depression research study because UCLA researchers published a paper on the potential of methylphenidate to improve antidepressant response to citalopram. Methylphenidate treats […]
Alum, Pokémon Go creative designer talks future of augmented reality
Raza Ahmad said he didn’t expect augmented reality games to be the success they have been. But Pokémon Go and other games he helped develop proved him wrong. Ahmad, a UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television alumnus and member of the Niantic Labs creative team, presented his role in developing augmented reality technology at […]
Former UCLA professor wins Nobel Prize for foundational chemistry work
J. Fraser Stoddart, a former professor of chemistry and biochemistry, received the Nobel Prize on Oct. 5 for building the world’s smallest machines, including molecular elevators, artificial muscles and molecule-sized computer chips. [Related: UCLA professor emeritus wins Nobel Prize in chemistry] Stoddart powered the machines with a chemical structure he built called rotaxane, which contains a […]
Law lecturer runs for Senate to promote clean energy, low-cost college
A UCLA law lecturer hopes to take his experience teaching environmental law to the state capitol. Henry Stern, also a policy advisor to State Senator Fran Pavley, is running to succeed her in Senate District 27. [Related: Bruin political groups gear up for the upcoming election season] His interest in the environment started when he […]
Student group seeks to support minority STEM students, boost diversity
Growing up in a low-income neighborhood, Karen Gonzalez felt she had limited access to a well-rounded education. “I personally never met another scientist until I came to UCLA,” Gonzalez said. “I’m always on the lookout for resources that might be beneficial for me or other students from disadvantaged communities.” Last year she joined the Society […]