Students de-stressed by throwing pies on other students’ faces Wednesday. Bruins for Healthcare held an event from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Dickson Court where students that were stressed from midterms or needed to release frustration got to pie the organization’s board members in the face. Bruins for Healthcare is a student organization that […]
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UCLA researchers develop low-cost pollution-detection systems
UCLA engineering researchers developed a low-cost mobile imaging system that detects and quantifies air pollution. The Ozcan Research Group designed C-Air, a particle detector capable of sizing pollutants in a sample of air. “The device has been verified to detect and size particles as small as one micrometer,” said Aydogan Ozcan, the Chancellor’s professor of […]
IT Services ends cybersecurity awareness month with talks from experts
People have gone homeless in less than 30 seconds from cyberattacks, an FBI agent told students and faculty at an event Wednesday. “Once you wire (the money), the bank cannot get it back,” said Michael Sohn, a supervisory special agent at the FBI. “There is no ‘control+z’ for this.” Sohn spoke to students, faculty and […]
UCLA researchers look to expand autism knowledge through lens of diversity
This post was updated Nov. 1 at 6 p.m. UCLA researchers and students are finding novel ways to battle the stigma of autism and diagnose the disorder. In the spring, UCLA’s Center for Autism Research and Treatment partnered with the Simons Foundation Powering Autism Research for Knowledge, an online genetics study that aims to advance […]
Student group raises money for hurricane victims in Haiti
Students dipped their hands into paint and pressed onto a white wooden board, creating an array of rainbow-colored handprints. The “Solidarity Wall,” aimed to draw attention to the UCLA Students for Haiti Solidarity, a club founded in 2015, and its efforts to help victims of Hurricane Matthew in Haiti. Meghan McDermott, co-founder of the club […]
Academic Affairs Commission holds ‘Stress Free Day’ event
USAC Academic Affairs Commission held a Stress Free Day for students Tuesday evening at Bruin Plaza. Students gathered from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. to pet the puppies ranging from Dachshunds to Yorkies. The event also offered free blue books and scantrons to its participants, giving them one fewer thing to worry about this midterm […]
Photo: Ashe Center flu fair administers shots to students
The Arthur Ashe Student Health and Wellness Center and UCLA School of Nursing provided UCLA students with free flu shots Monday and Tuesday in Bruin Plaza. Last year, health care professionals who worked the two-day flu fair administered almost 3,000 flu shots to students. Additional free flu shots are available at the Ashe Center entrance […]