Saturday, July 18

Nutritional information of on-campus restaurants to be made available

Students will be able to look up nutritional information for campus restaurants starting spring quarter through a menu available online and in print. Undergraduate student leaders are creating a menu that features healthy options at campus restaurants, such as those in Ackerman Union. Read more...

Photo: A menu that features nutritional information about food options on campus will be available for students online and in print starting spring quarter. (Farida Saleh/Daily Bruin)


Video: Westwood Forward Town Hall

This post was updated Nov. 27 at 4:47 p.m. Students formed a coalition called Westwood Forward, challenging the existing Westwood Neighborhood Council and petitioning to ratify a new council they say will better represent the UCLA campus and Westwood Village. Read more...


Westwood Village improvement in hands of association’s new board chair

The Westwood Village Improvement Association’s new chair plans to make the Village a more welcoming place for visitors. The association’s board elected Jim Brooks, president of the TOPA Management company – a property management company that leases spaces to businesses in the Village – as the new board chair at its November meeting. Read more...

Photo: The Westwood Village Improvement Association elected Jim Brooks, president of TOPA Management Company, as its new board chair. Brooks, who previously served as the association’s vice chair, said he wants to make the Village more presentable to visitors. (Daily Bruin file photo)


New methods for artwork analysis uncover ancient Egyptian practices

A new blend of imaging technologies has helped archaeologists identify the chemical makeup of an excavated painting, revealing elements of everyday life in second century Egypt. Read more...

Photo: Researchers used new chemical imaging techniques to analyze the pigments on “Portrait of a Woman,” which is currently at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. (courtesy of John Delaney)


Study finds health screening increase after Affordable Care Act launch

More Americans are receiving health screenings for cardiovascular disease after the Affordable Care Act came into effect, according to a UCLA study published last week. Researchers from UCLA and New York University found that after the ACA, which increased health insurance coverage for 20 million adults, went into effect, more people participated in screenings for symptoms pointing to heart-related diseases, such as high blood pressure and high cholesterol. Read more...

Photo: Joseph Ladapo, an associate professor of medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine, led a UCLA study that showed more people received preventative treatment for cardiovascular health after the Affordable Care Act was passed in 2010. (UCLA Newsroom)