This post was updated Oct. 4 at 6:50 p.m. A team of UCLA engineers hope their miniature cooling device can eventually prevent heated disputes over the thermostat. Read more...
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October 2, 1:15 am
Social welfare caucus to connect grad students, mental health experts
This post was updated Oct. 2 at 9:33 p.m. A caucus aimed at helping social welfare graduate students learn about mental health will hold its first meeting Thursday. Read more...
Photo: Guillermo Ojeda and Macy Ragole are creating the Mental Health Caucus to provide collaboration and networking opportunities in mental health for graduate students studying social welfare. (Michael Zshornack/Photo editor)
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September 29, 4:29 pm
UCLA alumnus donates $2 million, establishes endowed faculty chairs
A UCLA alumnus donated $2 million to establish two endowed faculty chairs in the UCLA Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry. The gift from Dr. Myung Ki Hong, who graduated in 1959 with a bachelor’s degree in chemistry, will fund the Dr. Read more...
Photo: Myung Ki Hong, who graduated in 1959, donated $2 million to create two endowed chairs in the UCLA Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry. (Courtesy of Myung Ki Hong)
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September 28, 2:02 am
Open house at botanical garden reveals new pavilion, future plans
More than 300 visitors toured the Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden on Tuesday to admire the newly unveiled La Kretz Garden Pavilion, the first in a series of intended improvements to the garden. Read more...
Photo: The Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden hosted an open house Tuesday for the La Kretz Garden Pavilion, which is the first of a series of renovations for the garden. (Amy Dixon/Assistant Photo editor)
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September 26, 3:58 pm
Morton La Kretz donates $5M to Botany Building for renovations
A UCLA alumnus donated $5 million to support the renovation of the UCLA Botany Building to enhance research in plant, conservation and environmental biology. The gift, from Morton La Kretz, a philanthropist and real estate developer, will renovate the building’s entrances and construct a botanical teaching laboratory on the first floor and conservation research laboratories on the third floor. Read more...
Photo: UCLA alumnus Morton La Kretz donated $5 million for renovations and new laboratories in the Botanical Building. (Amy Dixon/Assistant Photo editor)
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September 22, 10:04 am
Exploring other routes may benefit pre-meds unsure about medical school
As fall rolls in each year, many premedical students and alumni must quickly learn to balance both their academic and nonacademic commitments with medical school applications. Read more...
Photo: (Juliette Le Saint/Illustrations director) Photo credit: Juliette Le Saint
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September 22, 9:51 am
UCLA’s Intensive Outpatient Program helps patients overcome severe OCD
One of Lindsey Bergman’s patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder was afraid of black cats because he felt they were associated with bad luck. After participating in research-based therapy at UCLA’s Intensive Outpatient Program, the patient was able to pet a black cat. Read more...
Photo: The IOP program at UCLA, led by Dr. Lindsey Bergman and Dr. Michelle Rozenman, helps child patients with severe obsessive compulsive disorder. (Michael Zshornack/Photo editor)