Oral History and Social Justice
By Shreya Ramineni Despite their public availability, oral histories are not necessarily familiar to an average undergraduate college student. But they can illuminate issues on campus and document larger-scale social […]
Living with a Chemical Illness at UCLA
By Grace Stevenson Have you ever felt nauseous after someone lit a scented candle in their apartment? Or maybe you walked around Macy’s and developed an immediate headache from the […]
The Burdens of Chemical Toxicity for Children and Women
By Megan LeGresley A couple of months ago, my mom forwarded me a link to a blog run by a young woman battling chronic Lyme disease and exposure to mold. […]
Oral History as Tool of Social Justice: Challenging the Status Quo
By Christine Tran At an early age, I learned to perceive history in a one-dimension way: history was facts about the past that I had to memorize for my next […]
Call for Graduate Student Researchers – 2018-2019 Academic Year
The UCLA Center for the Study of Women (CSW) is hiring two 25% Graduate Student Researchers (GSR) for the 2018-19 academic year. Position includes graduate student fee remissions benefits. Possibility […]
The Essential Truths About Essential Oils
By Katherine Osby I landed at LAX after hours of travel from Puerto Rico, and took a Lyft back to UCLA. Once the Lyft arrived, I packed my luggage into […]
The Danger of Smelling Delicious: Food Fragrances and the Intertwined Effects of Deodorant and Perfume
By Jessica Cushing-Murray Food-related fragrances are any kind of care product with a scent that mimics the smell of a type of food. While they may seem innocuous, these fragrances […]
Fragranced Products on the UCLA Campus: A Snapshot of Preliminary Data
By Xiaohan Aria Wang I knew little about the adverse health effects from fragranced products before I joined the Chemical Entanglements undergraduate research team at the UCLA Center for the […]
The Struggle of Divorcing From Fragranced Products
By Hannah Bullock I frequently encounter individuals who hold the following belief: my personal health is a direct outcome of my genetic characteristics, lifestyle, and immediate environment. This statement represents […]
Fewer Chemicals, More Regulation
By Sophia Sidhu Every day, Americans slather thousands of chemicals onto their bodies in the form of personal care products. Many of these compounds are associated with adverse neurological, carcinogenic, […]
