The World Health Organization released a report Monday that concluded processed meats are carcinogenic, and found some evidence that red meats are carcinogenic to humans. The Daily Bruin’s Anastasia Lukianchikov spoke with Dr. Read more...
Photo: Dr. David Heber spoke about the credibility of the World Health Organiza- tion’s report on the carcinogenic quality of red meat. (Courtesy of David Heber)
A survey released Friday found less than half of medical school admissions officers think the newly revised Medical College Admission Test adequately prepares students for medical school. Read more...
In Liz Atkin’s self-portrait, her black tears ran down her face and trailed onto her chest, transforming into scribbles that expressed her anxious feelings. The photograph, which is displayed in the David Geffen School of Medicine, is one in a series illustrating her experience with a compulsive skin picking disorder. Read more...
Photo: Liz Atkin, a visual artist from the U.K., came to the David Geffen School of Medicine to talk about her experiences with mental illness with medical students. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin senior staff)
UCLA researchers launched a 35-year project Wednesday that aims to decrease the global economic and health impact of depression by 50 percent by 2050. The Depression Grand Challenge initiative will be the largest UCLA research initiative thus far, with an anticipated budget of $525 million for the first 10 years, according to the statement released. Read more...
The UCLA life sciences division announced Wednesday it will fund three research projects using money raised through the Centennial Campaign. Two student winners will each receive $10,000 and one faculty winner will receive $75,000 to pursue research ideas that have the potential to lead to scientific discoveries in the life sciences, according to an email sent to the department. Read more...
Ani Khashadoorian started her fall quarter in Denmark, giving a presentation about Darth Vader’s morality to an audience of graduate students. Khashadoorian, a fourth-year English and philosophy transfer student, spent two quarters last year writing a research paper, titled “On The Evil Soul,” that used popular villains to examine the relationship between morality and intention. Read more...
Photo: Ani Khashadoorian, a fourth-year English and philosophy student, spent two quarters last year writing a research paper that used popular villains to examine the relationship between morality and intention. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)
UCLA Health will open a new clinic Monday in a Woodland Hills Westfield mall, the first phase of a larger expansion project that would bring clinics into retail spaces throughout Los Angeles. Read more...
Photo: UCLA Health will open a new clinic in Woodland Hills Westfield Mall on Monday. (UCLA Health)
