Category Archives: Science & Health

UCLA students are preparing for a week of activities centered around educating the community about the dangers of premature births. They hope to teach others on campus about the risks and issues concerning babies born early. Next Tuesday, selected buildings across the country, from banks and bridges to the Empire State Building, will glow blue […]

Do it in the car. Do it on an office desk. Do it somewhere dangerous and forbidden. Do it with toys, with whipped cream. Do it fully clothed. Fantasize, role play, pillow talk, and then do it. The advice that Diana Wiley gives her patients at the UCLA Female Sexual Medicine Center is quite different […]

A distinguished panel of cancer researchers from across the nation presented their findings and progress in a symposium at Covel Commons on Tuesday, providing an inspiring glimpse into the future of molecular-targeted medicines ““ a new way to prevent certain types of cancer. The event, titled “New Advances in Detection and Prevention of Cancer,” attracted […]

When graded on environmental issues, Southern California is barely pulling a 2.0. According to this year’s Environmental Report Card, published annually by the UCLA Institute of the Environment, the progress made in resolving four serious environmental problems is far from completion, not to mention cum laude. Every year, the institute brings together faculty of many […]

As election hysteria begins to calm down, doctors at UCLA’s Brain Mapping Center attempt to figure out what gets voters politically riled up in the first place. Dr. Marco Iacoboni, an associate professor at the Neuropsychiatric Institute, and his team have recently concluded an experiment, known as functional magnetic resonance imaging, or fMRI, analyzing people’s […]

If you feel like you know about President Bush’s timber company or Senator Kerry’s outspoken wife more than either candidate’s health care plan for America, then keep reading. This election year finds 44 million Americans without health insurance and millions more threatened by soaring premiums. As costs continue to outpace inflation, many more individuals and […]

In preparation for the upcoming election, both President Bush and Sen. John Kerry have taken differing views on human space exploration and what NASA’s main mission should be. Throughout his administration, Bush has made progress in developing space programs and fulfilling his mission. In January 2004, he announced his space exploration vision at NASA headquarters […]