UCLA researchers found in a recent study that those who engage in heavy cannabis usage show improved physical health, mental health and cognitive functions when they reduce the amount of cannabis they consume. The study implies that cannabis consumption in large quantities can have negative effects on the user’s health. These potential dangers of cannabis […]
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Event features North Korean refugees discussing personal stories, experiences
Noel Kim was taught at school how former North Korean leader Kim Il Sung defeated the Japanese in combat with a single pine cone. Kim was one of four visiting North Korean refugees who shared their personal stories at “From Another World,” an event hosted by UCLA Liberty in North Korea on Monday. Liberty in […]
NWWNC reaches out to voters in lead-up to first council selection Thursday
The North Westwood Neighborhood Council formation committee plans to reach out to voters using social media, email and an online advertising campaign. The NWWNC formation committee met Thursday to approve an official outreach budget for the council’s selection Thursday, Oct. 25. The committee approved $500 to spend on a Facebook promotion of the NWWNC Facebook […]
Stars’ elements generate scientific debate between fellow astronomy researchers
UCLA researchers in the physics and astronomy department published a paper in February claiming stars in the center of the galaxy are rich with metals, offering a potential new theory about the creation of elements in the universe. However, Michael Rich, another researcher in the physics and astronomy department, published a new study suggesting the […]
Regenerative medicine institute awards $5 million grant to UCLA retinal researchers
UCLA researchers received $5 million to further research on stem-cell based therapies for eye conditions that result in blindness. The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine awarded the grant to researchers in the UCLA Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research and the Stein Eye Institute, who have been working to […]
Founders of tortilla company hope to eventually sell food to UCLA Dining
Ronald Alcazar spent years honing his family’s tortilla recipe with his mother for he and his brother’s new tortilla company. Today, the two UCLA alumni have their own tortilla factory and hope to sell their tortillas to UCLA Dining Services. Anthony and Ronald Alcazar, who graduated from UCLA in 2006 and 2012 respectively, started their […]
Students, reporter, congressman acknowledge political potential of social media
This post was updated Oct. 31 at 8:11 p.m. An NBC News reporter said that Snapchat and other social media platforms will play a big role in political outreach during this year’s midterm elections at an event on campus Monday. Reporter Savannah Sellers held a discussion with U.S. Representative Ted Lieu and students in the […]