A UCLA researcher is working to improve doctors’ abilities to detect tumors. Mona Jarrahi, an electrical engineering associate professor and principal investigator of the Terahertz Electronics Laboratory, developed a new technology that converts light into high-powered radiation waves, called terahertz waves. Jarrahi won the Popular Mechanics Breakthrough Award this year for her research, which may […]
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Photo: Students raise awareness through Braille instruction on Bruin Walk
Students from the disability studies minor taught Braille to students on Bruin Walk on Wednesday morning. The students aimed to educate the campus about different types of disabilities for Disability Awareness week. UCLA students learned to write their names and favorite phrases in Braille, or grade one alphabet code. This event was sponsored by the […]
UCLA Dining juices up Bruin Café with new spritzers
UCLA Dining Services introduced four new juice spritzers at Bruin Café last week as part of its Healthy Campus Initiative. UCLA Dining Services officials said in a statement they began testing the new Minute Maid spritzers at Bruin Café to provide students with low-calorie drinks and promote healthy lifestyle choices. The Healthy Campus Initiative is […]
Proposition HHH puts housing projects for homeless on November ballot
Los Angeles residents will be able to vote in November on a measure that would build 10,000 housing units over 10 years for homeless individuals. Proposition HHH would lend $1.2 billion to developers from general obligation bonds paid by property taxes. One third of the developers’ housing projects’ costs would be covered by the loan […]
Student regent speaks of her experience as part of National Coming Out Week
The University of California student regent spoke about her experience as a Queer Chicana student at a panel on National Coming Out Day. The event, hosted by the Queer Alliance at UCLA on Tuesday, featured Student Regent Marcela Ramirez. Ramirez shared her own experience of coming out as a Queer woman of color and the effort […]
UCLA Dining transitions to sustainable packaging and suppliers
Some students have been noticing changes in their Bruin Café chocolate milk and sandwich packaging in the last few months. UCLA Dining officials have been trying to transition to using solely paper sandwich wrappers to be more environmentally friendly. The transition began in spring, but some sandwiches are still being packaged in plastic to use […]
Photo: Students brainstorm for solutions for medical needs at Inventathon
Inventathon participants convened in the California NanoSystems Institute this weekend to propose solutions for medical needs. Teams of students attended the two-day hackathon hosted by the UCLA Business of Science Center to pitch and create concepts and products to solve unmet clinical needs. They worked with mentors ranging from chief executive officers of biotechnology startups […]