Until college, Mahika Nayak hadn’t realized how challenging it would be to find culturally specific resources for mental health.
The fourth-year neuroscience student said she felt it was difficult to seek resources or find a community where she could speak out about mental health, and many providers at the UCLA Counseling and Psychological Services center don’t always understand the cultural significance of certain stressors.

Researchers discussed progress in treatments for genetic diseases and the ethics surrounding these new technologies at a UCLA symposium Wednesday.
The first annual Ginsburg Symposium in Precision Health, held at Carnesale Commons from ​​8 a.m.

A technology entrepreneurship boot camp has recently become an official course at UCLA after four years of being run as an informal program.
The course, Engineering 170: “Project-Based Technology Bootcamp for Social Impact,” was originally inspired by students in 2017, said Raffi Simonian, senior program manager in the Office of Advanced Research Computing and the instructor of Engineering 170.

Two UCLA students were named as this year’s recipients of a renowned scholarship in science, mathematics and engineering.
Lauren Tan, a third-year chemistry student, and Thien Nguyen, a third-year molecular, cell and developmental biology transfer student, are UCLA’s recipients of the 2022 Goldwater Scholarship.

UCLA-affiliated researchers conducted the first-ever large-scale survey that investigated the use of digital flashcards among college students.
According to the study published April 7, digital flashcards have become increasingly popular over the past two decades, with one of the most well-known digital flashcard platforms, Quizlet, hosting more than 50 million active users per month.

This post was updated April 28 at 12:22 a.m.
Advocates and UCLA faculty addressed criticisms of a UCLA report for not analyzing disability and LGBTQ+ representation in the film and television industry.

This post was updated April 20 at 10:44 p.m.
UCLA researchers will use data from NASA’s recently launched James Webb Space Telescope to study how stars and galaxies change over time.