The Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science created the Vijay K. Dhir Chair in Engineering on Friday after receiving donations totaling $1 million. The position, named after the school’s former dean, was created with donations from about 100 alumni, faculty members and other supporters, who worked with Dhir during the 14 years he […]
Category Archives: Science & Health
UCLA team of scientists explores Mojave Desert for meteorites
The Mojave Desert’s dusty red plains constitute a vast landscape of sand, creosote bush and cinder-cone mountains – sparse, uninhabited and dry. But on certain days, a team of UCLA geologists, cosmochemists and planetary scientists scours acres of the desert landscape for meteorites, chunks of rock that have fallen from space. Next month, when temperatures […]
Bruins weigh in on study about children raised by same-sex parents
Sami Emmer-Fink loved her childhood because every day was a girls’ day. “I had a different upbringing, with no male figure, but I can’t say that I missed out,” said Emmer-Fink, a first-year theater student. “I think it would be weird to have a dad – to wake up at 3 a.m. and have the […]
UCLA released animal treatment records in settlement for 2013 lawsuit
UCLA agreed to release animal treatment records in response to a lawsuit an animal welfare organization filed in 2013 that alleged UCLA withheld public documents. The Animal Legal Defense Fund represented Stop Animal Exploitation Now an animal welfare organization, in the lawsuit. ALDF alleged UCLA withheld documents and violated the California Public Records Act, and […]
Protesters march against animal testing in campus research labs
This post was updated on April 22 at 4:45 p.m. Animal rights activists marched to Chancellor Gene Block’s office Friday with signs depicting bleeding monkeys and other animals to protest animal testing in campus research labs. About 70 protesters from the Animal Justice Project held black and white signs with photos of animal cruelty, chanting […]
Student-run clinic gives homeless individuals access to free health care
Alexander Sones, a second-year medical student, treated his first patient at a Santa Monica homeless shelter after spending the morning asking the man questions about his throat and abdomen pain to diagnose his condition. The Student Run Homeless Clinic, a mobile clinic staffed by UCLA medical students, provides free medical services to homeless individuals in […]
UCLA lab working to create machine that simulates touch
Veronica Santos has been working to improve medical mechanical devices since she injured her elbow during a high school basketball game. Santos said the accident helped her realize the importance of research in upper limb prosthetics. Santos and her team of student researchers at the UCLA Biomechatronics Lab designed the BairClaw in 2014 to help […]