According to a recent study, even a single drink of alcohol is enough to impair someone’s ability to reason quickly and detect errors. Volunteers in the study were given drinks and then given a computer test that required quick thinking and instinctive reasoning. Read more...
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January 7, 9:00 pm
Just one drink can slow reaction time
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January 7, 9:00 pm
Engineering class takes the gamble out of Nevada casinos
One of the biggest knocks against engineering students is we don’t learn anything in class relevant to daily life. Often times, this is true. But there are exceptions. Read more...
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January 7, 9:00 pm
UCLA scientists working to map brain country
Humans have charted longitude and latitude lines that stretch across the ends of the earth. There remains, however, a final frontier which has yet to be mapped: an extremely complex lump of gray matter known as the human brain. Read more...
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January 7, 9:00 pm
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Two UCLA researchers cleared in investigation The UCLA Office for Protection of Research Subjects cleared two UCLA researchers last month in connection with controversial malariotherapy HIV research being conducted in China by the Heimlich Institute. Read more...
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November 26, 9:00 pm
Feature photo: Easy Rider delivers fuzzies
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November 26, 9:00 pm
Interim Dean Vijay Dhir may engineer success for UCLA school
UCLA’s Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science hasn’t had a permanent dean since June 30, 2001 ““ and it shows in the School’s national rankings. Read more...
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November 26, 9:00 pm
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Med Center offers midwife-assisted delivery The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the UCLA Medical Center has created UCLA Maternity Associates ““ a Midwifery and Obstetrical Partnership. Read more...