UCLA faculty are working with local school districts to teach high school students big data analysis. UCLA, in partnership with the Los Angeles Unified School District, received a five-year, multimillion dollar grant from the National Science Foundation in 2010 to design curricula for high school math and science classes with a strong emphasis on computational thinking. Read more...
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A group of faculty and students have launched a multimedia series on environmental issues, with its first project focusing on an abandoned plot of land with heavy soil contamination. Read more...
Photo: Students and faculty members have partnered with KCET to release multimedia pieces. Their first project features Taylor Yard, an abandoned plot of land with heavy soil contamination. (courtesy of Courtney Cecale)
Experts said the legalization of recreational cannabis could increase tax revenue and facilitate discussion between patients and doctors about marijuana use. Politicians, medical researchers and economic analysts reviewed economic and medical implications of California’s recent legalization of marijuana at an event at UCLA on Thursday. Read more...
Photo: Panelists at the event said they are optimistic the cannabis industry will be integrated into society, but are unsure of how it will develop in Los Angeles. (Liz Ketcham/Daily Bruin)
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)
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)
Fifty percent of New Year’s resolutions fail by February, according to a study by Statistic Brain Research Institute. The Daily Bruin spoke with researchers at UCLA to find research-based ways to stick to your New Year’s resolutions. Read more...
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A newly revamped chemistry course allows undergraduate students to conduct independent research and publish a paper in a science journal. This quarter, the chemistry department remodeled the curriculum of Chemistry C174: “Inorganic and Metalorganic Laboratory Methods” to allow students to pursue an independent group research project rather than follow an established lab procedure. Read more...
Photo: Students in a revamped inorganic chemistry class taught by assistant professor Alex Spokoyny were able to collaboratively publish a paper in a peer-reviewed scientific journal. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin staff)
