UCLA Search For Extraterrestrial Intelligence is inviting the public to help look for aliens. As part of the group’s community science project, “Are we alone in the universe?”, members of the public analyze radio waves captured by the Green Bank Telescope in West Virginia – the largest fully steerable telescope on Earth – and identify unique patterns in the waves that may indicate extraterrestrial life. Read more...

Photo: Members of the UCLA Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence are pictured. The team’s new community science project “Are we alone in the universe?” allows members of the public to classify radio signals in hopes of identifying one made by extraterrestrial life. (Photo courtesy of Ben Paul. Illustration by Ashley Ko/Illustrations director)

Chloe Alviz had tried out multiple pre-health clubs during the start of her time at UCLA, but she struggled to find the right fit. When searching for career resources, the fourth-year human biology and society student found the panels she attended through various pre-health clubs rarely represented her intended career as a genetic counselor, a job in which practitioners provide information about how genetic conditions may affect a patient and their family. Read more...

Photo: (Ashley Ko/Daily Bruin Staff)