UCLA hospital volunteers will help patients better understand their health conditions and treatments with Project Health Literacy, a new research project. The project will have two parts. Volunteers, who are mostly undergraduate students, will first survey patients to measure their health literacy. If the survey results reveal a lack of knowledge in particular areas, volunteers […]
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Dance Marathon holds vigil to recognize people affected by HIV
Red light flooded Pauley Pavilion early Sunday as hundreds of dancers raised glow sticks in the air for a vigil honoring people living with HIV. Students participated in a moment of silence and used the glow sticks to recognize women living in sub-Saharan Africa with HIV and AIDS at the Dance Marathon vigil, which began […]
UCLA neurosurgeons utilize virtual reality in treating patients
Pediatric neurosurgeon Aria Fallah donned virtual reality goggles and exchanged his surgical tools for two remotes to practice a brain surgery. Fallah carefully maneuvered around bundles of neon green brain matter and bright red blood vessels in a three-dimensional scan to reach his target: a tumor nestled deep in the brain. Virtual reality is one […]
Three undergraduates to speak at TEDxUCLA in May
Three UCLA undergraduate students will speak about dance, air pollution and waste disposal among a lineup of professionals and experts at the sixth annual TEDxUCLA event in Royce Hall in May. TEDx organizers invited the students to apply after learning about their experiences. Coordinators chose about 20 speakers in total for the TEDxUCLA lineup after […]
UCLA marching band records music for new show ‘Imaginary Mary’
A charter bus with 20 members of the UCLA Bruin Marching Band cruised down Sunset Boulevard and stopped in front of United Recording Studios in October. Brendan James entered the building and admired the platinum records that covered the walls. The records included copies of Green Day’s “American Idiot” and Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” – albums […]
Students’ commercial places second in Coca-Cola, Regal Films’ contest
Coming soon to a theater near you: a hungry hacker trying to steal your popcorn. Cinematography graduate student Xinzhong “Golden” Zhao directed a 30-second commercial to promote the movie-going experience and became a finalist for Coca-Cola and Regal Films’ commercial contest. In Zhao’s commercial, an on-screen character frantically types on a computer and hears the […]
Graduate students express discontent over projected housing plan
Many graduate students are upset with the university for planning new housing projects that do not benefit graduate students. Graduate students organized a meeting with Chancellor Gene Block and created an email campaign to press officials to include them in their housing plans. Vice Chancellor Steve Olsen and Assistant Vice Chancellor of Housing and Hospitality […]