From Dorothy Hodgkin, who developed protein crystallography to determine the structure of compounds such as vitamin B-12 and insulin, to Rosalind Franklin, who contributed to the discovery of DNA structure, women have always been an integral part of science. UCLA administrators say they have been working both to increase the number of female professors, as […]
Category Archives: Science & Health
New institute aids cancer research
With the passage of last year’s Proposition 71 and the creation of a new stem cell research institute at UCLA, recent graduates will have many opportunities in cancer research over the next 10 years. Inaugurated in March, the UCLA Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Medicine was a joint effort between the Geffen School of […]
Students stay up with ADHD drug
He was failing his engineering class last fall, but took a prescription drug meant to enhance concentration to study for his final. He ended up with a B+. The second-year engineering student, who asked that his name not be used, said he was able to study intensively for eight straight hours because of the drug. […]
Healthy foods offer big energy boost
As students throughout the dorms and apartments begin studying for finals next week they’ll also be looking for a quick boost of energy. And though popular forms of energy include mochas and Red Bulls, clinicians on campus advise students to also consider other healthier alternatives. With the help of high protein foods and possibly caffeine […]
Getting the stress out
Mike Stokes, a Wooden Center yoga instructor, has been doing yoga for almost 20 years after breaking his neck while surfing. He was drawn to the practice before he knew what it was all about. And Stokes isn’t the only one. Colorful mats, breathing exercises and gravity-defying poses have become commonplace in many health centers […]
Enigma pieces together media convention for tsunami relief
What do Disney cartoons, Star Trek, UCLA professors, video games, and tsunami relief all have in common? Bringing together a motley collection of genre media professionals and education, the UCLA science fiction, fantasy, horror and gaming club Enigma is hosting EnigmaCon 2005 this Saturday on the UCLA campus as a tsunami relief fund-raiser. Enigma is […]
Booting up computer smarts
Computers are permanent fixtures in the niches ““ cubicles, dorm rooms ““ of everyday life. Social networks, workplace operations, even individual identities have gone to the wires. But few of the computer-dependent even understand what makes the hardware tick or the mouse click. Students at Dorsey High School in the Los Angeles Unified School District […]