Undergraduate student leaders will provide a platform throughout fall and winter quarters for students to call elected officials. The undergraduate student government’s office of the external vice president started Phone Banking Fridays on Kerckhoff patio from 12 to 3 p.m. last Friday for students to call state representatives and express support for targeted state bills. […]
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Newly opened Geffen Academy promotes mental, physical wellness
This post was updated Oct. 17 at 4:35 p.m. Students at the recently opened Geffen Academy at UCLA may conduct independent research projects or learn how to manage their mental health before they graduate middle school. The Geffen Academy, which opened on Kinross Avenue in September, uses research by head of school Sibyll Catalan and […]
Mental health screenings, treatment services now free for all students
UCLA is reaching out to all students to provide free mental health screenings and treatment services this year. The UCLA Grand Depression Challenge, a universitywide research initiative that aims to decrease the health and economic effects of depression, is expanding efforts to offer internet-based treatment and optional drop-in support groups, according to the UCLA Grand […]
Alumna creates company to develop nonhormonal endometriosis treatment
Tanya Petrossian is fighting against an overlooked epidemic that affects more than 10 percent of girls and women worldwide. Petrossian, who received her bachelor’s and doctorate degrees at UCLA, founded EndoCyclic Therapeutics in 2017 to develop the world’s first nonhormone therapeutic treatment for endometriosis, a chronic disease that Petrossian was diagnosed with in February. “I […]
Medical school dean appointed to state precision medicine advisory committee
A UCLA administrator was appointed to an advisory committee in the California governor’s office last week. Kelsey Martin, dean of the David Geffen School of Medicine, was appointed to Gov. Jerry Brown’s advisory committee on precision medicine. The committee will advise the governor’s office on precision medicine, an approach to disease treatment and prevention that […]
Students shake off disaster worries at earthquake preparedness event
Students evacuated an outdoor escape room and learned what to do in the event of an earthquake at an emergency preparedness event Thursday. Student groups and administrations, such as the undergraduate student government Facilities Commission, UCLA Residential Life and the Communication Emergency Response Team at UCLA, hosted “Escape the Quake: Bruins Safe” at the Court […]
Covered California to add surcharge to Silver plan in 2018
California’s state health insurance agency announced a surcharge Wednesday to some insurance policies in its 2018 health plan. Covered California added a 12.4 percent surcharge on its Silver plan, the second-least expensive plan, because the federal government did not indicate whether it would continue funding cost-sharing reduction reimbursements next year. Cost-sharing reductions are discounts insurers […]