Many South Campus Bruins have passed by it a handful of times and most life sciences students will have taken at least one trip into its heart in their four years at UCLA. Read more...
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May 19, 9:00 pm
Science courses bloom in botanical garden
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May 19, 9:00 pm
Student engineers develop program for online class discussions
Students wishing to avoid crammed office hour sessions and having to scour Powell to find a room for their study group to meet will soon have a convenient alternative. Read more...
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May 12, 9:00 pm
Pouring into the bar scene
Since doodled figures started spreading their energy drink-induced wings in television commercials, the popularity and varieties of the drinks have also soared. Red Bull, the drink that started it all, claims to improve performance and concentration, as well as stimulate the metabolism. Read more...
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May 12, 9:00 pm
Public diagnosis
The Parents’ Right to Know measure is likely to appear on the next special election ballot, a measure which would create a state constitutional amendment requiring physicians to notify a parent or guardian 48 hours before they perform an abortion on an unmarried minor, and would impose civil penalties on individuals who coerce a minor to have an abortion. Read more...
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May 12, 9:00 pm
Hunting for clues to degenerative disease
Huntington’s disease is one of many that continue to present unanswered questions to researchers. UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute researchers, however, are beginning to make strides in understanding the mechanism by which the perplexing disease manifests itself among brain cells. Read more...
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May 12, 9:00 pm
Scientists at UCLA astrobiology symposium to probe “˜life among the stars’
Scientists are bringing the search for life beyond the bounds of our blue, green planet right into UCLA’s backyard today. Schoenberg Music Hall will resonate with the voices of inquisitive community members as UCLA welcomes scientists from all over the country for the 16th annual Center for the Study of Evolution and the Origin of Life Symposium. Read more...
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May 5, 9:00 pm
Planet gets a new image
On April 29, an international team of astronomers, one of whom is a professor at UCLA, confirmed the first image of a planet outside of our solar system. Read more...