Uber riders can now meet at common locations to get picked up and dropped off to save money on their rides. Uber Express POOL reduces costs because the app combines users’ routes and requires them to walk short distances before or after they ride together. Read more...
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This post was updated Feb. 25 at 6:16 p.m. UCLA fraternities can now host in-house events with alcohol, following a vote by the Interfraternity Council’s presidents Friday evening. Read more...
The annual UCLA Chinese New Year Cultural Night took place in Royce Hall as part of Chinese Lunar New Year. UCLA’s Chinese Students and Scholars Association organized the three-hour gala. Read more...
Exercise may temporarily help individuals better memorize information, according to a UCLA research report. In a study published Tuesday, Sarah McEwen, a UCLA research psychologist, and David Merrill, an assistant clinical professor of psychiatry and biobehavioral sciences, led a four-week study with two groups of adults between the ages of 60 and 75, all of whom had slight memory ailments. Read more...
Photo: UCLA researchers found in a study published Tuesday that exercising may make it easier for individuals to memorize things. The study evaluated individuals doing memory strengthening exercises while riding stationary bikes. (Amy Dixon/Assistant Photo editor)
Sheri Melander-Smith decided to give up her modeling career and focus on her studies at UCLA after being diagnosed with a medical condition that could render her unable to walk. Read more...
Photo: Sheri Melander-Smith, who is the Ms. Wheelchair America 2018 and a UCLA alumnus, visited UCLA on Thursday to talk about her experiences living with a chronic disability. (Anthony Ismail/Daily Bruin)
The federal government announced earlier this month it will cut off funding for research projects with principal researchers who have committed or are under investigation for sexual harassment. Read more...
Photo: The National Science Foundation announced Feb. 8 it will require organizations it funds to report complaints of sexual harassment and added it would suspend or terminate an award if serious charges are made against personnel. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Doctors at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center are working to open California’s first teenage psychiatric emergency room. The center will employ doctors and psychiatrists trained to specifically address psychological issues teenagers and children face, including aggression, suicidal thoughts or actions and early signs of psychosis. Read more...
Photo: The center will employ doctors and psychiatrists trained to specifically address psychological issues teenagers and children face, including aggression, suicidal thoughts or actions and early signs of psychosis. (Courtesy of Ira Lesser)
