The crowd fell silent as the spotlight shone on the Pauley Pavilion stage. Isaiah Murtaugh, vocalist of the duet Tom Shay and a third-year international development studies student, held a guitar and propped a harmonica on his shoulder. Third-year geography and environmental studies student Andre Arifin provided the backbeat and accompanying shaker rhythm to their […]
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Student aims high with medical marijuana delivery business
Medical marijuana was the only drug that improved Christian Kramme’s stomach pain after spending two years in and out of hospitals. Kramme, a second-year microbiology, immunology and molecular genetics student, believed he had pancreatic cancer when he began experiencing severe stomach pain and a lack of appetite in 2012. His doctor recommended he use medical […]
UCLA’s X1 Robotics seeks to engage students in hands-on projects
The second floor of Boelter Hall is often heard before it’s seen. Filled with sounds of metal striking metal, the open workspace is cluttered with wires, rods and circuit boards, serving as the home base for multiple engineering and computer science groups – and now, X1 Robotics. X1 Robotics is a student-run robotics club founded […]
Student helps girls keep on track through running, self-reflection
Becca Waggoner still remembers the rush she felt when she completed her first long run when she was 13 years old. She was nervous, but the thrill of the race stuck with her. Now, Waggoner works as a mentor to girls much like her 13-year-old self as a coach for Girls on the Run, a […]
Current campus water conservation projects
UCLA has implemented a variety of ongoing water conservation projects on campus as part of the Water Resources Group and Grand Challenges. These are a few strategies to improve sustainability and reduce water consumption on campus.
Volunteers travel to Mexico to establish long-term ties with residents
Students with tired faces piled into a large, white van at 4:30 a.m. Some students held jackets and others clutched onto pillows — but all were distinguishable by their bright blue shirts decorated with a clown fish logo. Every other Saturday throughout the academic year, the students make a three-hour trip from Los Angeles to […]
Caring for the caregivers
For many medical school applicants, being a doctor means caring for the people who need help and fulfilling dreams of serving the community. But about 400 physicians die every year by suicide, and almost 50 percent of medical students reported feeling emotionally exhausted and less empathetic toward their patients. News reporter Shreya Aiyar, opinion columnist […]