A UCLA study found that psychiatric patients respond positively to the therapeutic effects of gardening. Gardening proved to have significant effects on patients undergoing treatment in a psychiatric setting at UCLA’s Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital, according to a study published in fall. Nancy Wicks, an occupational therapist at Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital, said she and other therapists […]
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County officials issue precautions after individual diagnosed with whooping cough
This post was updated 2:04 p.m. on May 31. An individual at UCLA was diagnosed with whooping cough, prompting county health officials to advise several people on campus to get vaccinations. The individual, who had spent time in Murphy Hall, was diagnosed with whooping cough within the last two weeks, according to an email sent […]
‘Week of action’ promotes Southeast Asian solidarity with campaigns, forums
Southeast Asian student groups at UCLA and across the nation called attention to rising deportation rates of Southeast Asian Americans under President Donald Trump’s administration. The Asian Pacific Coalition at UCLA, several of its member organizations and Southeast Asian student groups nationwide held a “week of action” last week to raise awareness about the issue. […]
Computer science student creates innovative, award-winning glucose monitoring app
A UCLA student developed an application that allows diabetic patients to monitor their glucose levels on their phones. Bryan Chiang, a first-year computer science student, created EasyGlucose, a mobile application designed to monitor diabetic patients’ glucose levels using a picture of their eye taken on their smartphone. Chiang won first place in the Microsoft Imagine […]
Newly opened Baja California Tacos brings Ensenada-inspired cuisine to Westwood
A new taco restaurant is now open in Westwood. Baja California Tacos opened on Broxton Avenue, across from Diddy Riese, on May 16. It is located in the storefront previously occupied by The Poke, which opened in 2017. The restaurant serves Mexican cuisine with a focus on fish and fresh ingredients and offers a range […]
DataRes showcases data science’s scope, from Earthlike exoplanets to LA crime stats
This post was updated August 3 at 10:37 a.m. Mason MacDougall presented a model that uses data science to help astronomers find planets with the same living conditions as on Earth by monitoring nearby stars. When a planet crosses in front of a star, he said, the received light from the star dims. By tracking […]
Rev. Lawson’s class hosts ‘teach-in’ to discuss nonviolence in modern activism
Rev. James Lawson said he thinks more nonviolent activism is necessary to eliminate segregation, hatred, violence and fear in the United States. Lawson was one of the speakers at a “teach-in” organized by students in the course Labor and Workplace Studies M173: “Nonviolence and Social Movements,” which is taught by Lawson, a UCLA lecturer and […]