A UCLA researcher studying the biological basis for our egocentric tendencies has found that certain areas of the brain prime individuals to think about themselves. Matthew Lieberman, a professor of psychology at UCLA, co-authored a paper with Meghan Meyer from Dartmouth College earlier this month that showed specific brain regions that are activated when people […]
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Vandalism incident sparks responses from Jewish student leaders
The president of UCLA’s undergraduate student government rededicated a new mezuzah outside of her office Thursday after her previous mezuzah was vandalized over winter break. Rabbi Dovid Gurevich led the rededication with a speech about the cultural significance of the mezuzah in the Jewish faith and closed the event with the installment of the new […]
Increased resources lead to surge of student startups sweeping UCLA
Alvin Vuong and Eric Qu had no business experience when they pitched their idea for an augmented reality game studio to the UCLA Startup Accelerator in 2017. Less than eight months after being accepted to the accelerator’s summer program for student entrepreneurs, Vuong and Qu have established a company called Escality, LLC with their other […]
Alum receives scholarship for project supporting Ethiopian communities
Rawan Galaidos came up with the idea to sell streetwear to fund malaria prevention and education in Ethiopia when she learned that humans are intrinsically communal in a UCLA sociology lecture. “I thought to myself that if humans are innately good and willing to work together, all that’s needed is a way to act,” she […]
UCLA Lab School parents dissatisfied with administration’s actions
Some parents of students at the UCLA Lab School said they are frustrated over the UCLA administration’s decision to put the school’s principal on indefinite leave without prior notice. The UCLA Lab School, operated by the UCLA Graduate School of Education and Information Studies, enrolls students pre-K through sixth grade. GSEIS Dean Marcelo Suárez-Orozco told […]
Professor and former students develop organic chemistry game app
A swipe of the finger across an iPhone screen launches molecules at targets through the open neck of an Erlenmeyer flask in an educational app a UCLA chemistry professor developed with his students. Neil Garg, along with several former undergraduate chemistry students, created an app that teaches standard concepts in organic chemistry. “Backside Attack,” named […]
Pauley Pavilion to open as late-night study space during finals week
Students will be able to use Pauley Pavilion as a study space during finals week this quarter. The Pauley Pavilion concourse will provide tables, chairs and refreshments from Sunday through Thursday on finals week. The space, which can accommodate about 450 students, will be open to all students from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m., said […]