Take a look at recently published studies by UCLA researchers covering topics including sleep apnea, catalysts and leaf anatomy.
Category Archives: Science & Health
UCLA School of Dentistry clinic provides free dental care
The UCLA School of Dentistry and the Wilshire State Bank provided dental care to about 130 people who cannot afford to pay for private healthcare on Saturday. In the first of a series of events to be held over the next five years, the clinic provided treatment that included fillings and teeth extractions. “(The clinic) […]
Professor discusses value of social connections
Food, water and shelter aren’t enough to survive. Psychology, psychiatry and biobehavioral sciences professor Matthew Lieberman said social connections are just as important. Lieberman recently wrote a book called “Social: Why Our Brains Are Wired to Connect” to educate people about the importance of personal relationships. The book, which was released last week, is based […]
Case against UC Board of Regents to be dismissed
The California Court of Appeal ruled Tuesday that the University of California Board of Regents is not liable for damages after losing an external hard drive with medical patients’ information, since there is no evidence that the missing data was accessed or misused. In November 2011, the UCLA Health System notified some of its patients […]
Inventathon challenges students to find health care solutions
The clock struck 2 a.m. as groups of students raced through their twelfth straight hour of drawing on windows, crumpling up pieces of scrap paper and brainstorming new healthcare technologies. They hadn’t even made it halfway through the UCLA Inventathon. “We’re discovering that we can’t realistically know every possible detail about what can go wrong. […]
CALPIRG event educates students about health care options
A booth of student leaders and community members on Bruin Walk Thursday educated students about their health care options in light of changes to university and national health insurance policies in recent months. The event was part of a University of California-wide campaign organized by CALPIRG, a student group that works to challenge the influence […]
UCLA professor seeks to break research stereotypes
Rachelle Crosbie-Watson tries to live her life as an experiment. Whether it is throwing out her teaching plans, motorcycling across the Texas Hill Country or dyeing her hair pink, the UCLA professor is constantly looking for opportunities to try something new. “I think it’s really important for all of us to step outside of our […]