This post was updated April 6 at 11:44 p.m. UCLA researchers designed a new compact cooling device that may have implications for tackling climate change and developing wearable technology. Read more...
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April 4, 2:14 am
Prioritizing Mental Health Fitness panel promotes journaling app Mirror
“Raise your hand if you do not have a smartphone.” In a room full of students and faculty, not one person raised their hand. Dr. Sohil Sud posed this question to the audience at the “Prioritizing Mental Health Fitness” panel March 12. Read more...
Photo: The doors to the Bruin Viewpoint Room are pictured. The Prioritizing Mental Health Fitness panel, which featured student-athletes, promoted the launch of a journaling app. (Anna Dai-Liu/Daily Bruin senior staff)
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April 1, 2:01 pm
Fielding School of Public Health class on Palestine ordered to be canceled
This post was updated April 1 at 11:05 p.m. Students at the Fielding School of Public Health are told to focus on vulnerable communities. So teaching a class on Palestine – the site of what the World Health Organization calls an emergency situation – seemed only natural for a group of the school’s students. Read more...
Photo: Randall Kuhn speaks at a March 11 rally. The professor of community health sciences was set to be the instructor of record for a public health course – which was canceled – on Palestine. (Nicolas Greamo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
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April 1, 8:03 am
Minor gas canister explosion forces evacuation of Molecular Sciences Building
This post was updated April 1 at 11:14 p.m. Emergency services evacuated the Molecular Sciences Building early Tuesday morning. A gas canister exceeded its pressure threshold, causing a minor explosion in the building around 6 a.m. Read more...
Photo: A UCLA Fire Department vehicle is pictured outside the Molecular Sciences Building. The department, alongside the UCLA Police Department and the Los Angeles Fire Department, responded to a minor gas canister explosion early Tuesday morning. (Andrew Diaz/Daily Bruin)
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March 31, 11:46 pm
Celebrating women in science: UCLA symposium marks 20 years of stem cell center
This post was updated April 6 at 11:31 p.m. Scientists and students gathered for the UCLA Broad Stem Cell Research Center’s inaugural Women in Stem Cell Science Symposium on March 6. Read more...
Photo: Scientists and students gathered for the UCLA Broad Stem Cell Research Center’s inaugural Women in Stem Cell Science Symposium. (Jeannie Kim/Daily Bruin senior staff)
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March 31, 3:01 pm
David Geffen School of Medicine awards students, staff for community initiatives
This post was updated April 4 at 1:10 a.m. The David Geffen School of Medicine handed out awards March 14 to celebrate student and staff organizations who have demonstrated a commitment to the medical school’s mission. Read more...
Photo: The Cultural North Star recognizes people working together to help transform the community at the David Geffen School of Medicine, awarding $5,000 to the recognized organizations for them to use at their discretion. (Courtesy of Todd Cheney)
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March 30, 11:11 pm
Q&A: Dr. Anjay Rastogi aims to raise kidney disease awareness with health program
This post was updated April 1 at 11:10 p.m. Dr. Anjay Rastogi, the clinical chief of nephrology and director of the Clinical excellence, Outreach, Research and Education Kidney Health Program for UCLA Health, sat down with science and health contributor Tia Ketsan to discuss kidney disease awareness. Read more...
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