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Clutching a silver iPod in his hand, Agustin Iniguez, a fourth-year English student, walks through campus bobbing his head.
Socializing boosts health, happiness
Research demonstrates the benefits of human interaction, while isolation is detrimental
As students’ summer classes and work schedules fill their days to the brim, many may feel that the time crunch requires them to neglect their social life.
Art as a modern form of therapy
Art has longtime proved to be a source of wonder for mankind.
Homegrown products save environment, money
UCLA project has potential to show how food grown locally can decrease greenhouse gases
Before ending up in last night’s salad, a lettuce head undergoes a long and rough journey.
State-of-the-art water recycling system fuels campus facilities
In light of the growing water shortage, UCLA has harnessed the power of steam
The current water crisis facing the world has been growing in recent years due to changes in the environment and depleting resources, turning fresh water into a precious commodity.
Renewable energy is the future of UCLA
When the U.S. was again considering drilling for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to offset the impending energy crisis, Steve Brye, project manager at the L.A. County Metropolitan Transport Authority, did something he deems “in the spirit of a middle-aged man buying a sports car.”
Study shows meditation helps immune system
Sitting back, getting comfortable and concentrating on the breathing patterns of your own body is how some people use mindfulness meditation to focus.
Program helps military parents, children
Project FOCUS provides resiliency training for those in the service and their families
When Eliana Duffy, 3, asks her mother where her father is, Sarita Duffy, a student at the Franciscan University of Steubenville, Ohio, tells her that he’s “far away, fighting bad guys.”
Post-traumatic stress disorder plagues veterans
Gripping her steering wheel and driving at high speeds with knuckles clenched so tight that the circulation of blood to her hands was cut short, Diana Rider, 33, glanced down and noticed her fists were white and numb.
Technology changes how battles are fought
The U.S. military has been taking active steps since the 1900s to downsize its man power and consolidate the use of advanced technologies in the battlefield, said Jason Choi, an assistant professor of military science at UCLA.
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