Miniature ion thrusters developed by a UCLA student present an exciting alternative to rocket fuel Read more...
Photo: (Amy Dixon/Assistant Photo editor) Stephen Samples, a doctoral student in mechanical and aerospace engineering, is developing smaller ion thruster technology that uses less energy to make space travel more accessible.
A graduate researcher said at an event Wednesday that international students had a negative perception of UCLA following 2016’s campus shooting. At the International Student Leadership Coalition’s Applied Research Workshop in Ackerman, Justin Gelzhiser, the chair of applied research for the ISLC, said campus events like the June 2016 shooting can compound international students’ stress and homesickness. Read more...
Photo: Justin Gelzhiser spoke about how campus events impact international students at the ISLC Applied Research Workshop & Mixer on Wednesday. (Farida Saleh/Daily Bruin)
Students voiced their opposition to a California budget proposal that would increase University of California tuition at an event Wednesday. The Undergraduate Students Association Council’s Office of the External Vice President held the “Bruin Day of Action” to inform students about how state funding allocations could impact college affordability and to convey their concerns to legislators, said EVP Chloe Pan. Read more...
Photo: Students signed postcards detailing their perspectives on the budget proposals during the “Bruin Day of Action” event Tuesday. (Chengcheng Zhang/Daily Bruin)
Students may soon have more control over how Westwood operates. Student leaders are pushing to create a local council to advise the Los Angeles City Council on students’ concerns regarding Westwood, such as its lack of nightlife and affordable housing. Read more...
Photo: Michael Skiles, president of the Graduate Students Association, said student leaders are beginning the process of creating a new neighborhood council that oversees UCLA, Westwood Village and the North Village. (Hannah Burnett/Assistant Photo editor)
This post was updated Nov. 8 at 8:27 p.m. The Undergraduate Students Association Council is the official student government representing the undergraduate student body at UCLA. Read more...
UCLA environmental health researchers said they think the rules the Environmental Protection Agency announced last week will favor the interests of the energy industry. EPA administrator Scott Pruitt said scientists who receive grants from the agency will no longer be allowed to serve on its federal scientific advisory committees. Read more...
Photo: Scott Pruitt, administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, announced last week the EPA would bar scientists who receive agency grants from serving on its advisory committees. (Public Domain photo by Eric Vance via United States Environmental Protection Agency)
UCLA researchers found that electrically stimulating a certain part of the brain may improve an individual’s ability to create and recall memories. In a study published in October, researchers from UCLA, along with those from the California Institute of Technology, electrically stimulated a specific brain region of epilepsy patients while the patients learned new faces. Read more...
Photo: Emily Mankin, a postdoctoral scholar in neuroscience, said she hopes the electrical therapy can help treat disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease in the future. (MacKenzie Coffman/Daily Bruin)
