This post was updated March 3 at 8:38 p.m. The decline in diversity in the Democratic presidential race reflects inherent issues in the primary process, UCLA faculty and students said. Read more...
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California, News
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March 2, 1:58 am
Impacts of moving up California’s presidential primary election date
Moving up California’s primary date from June to March could create unintended consequences for upcoming elections, UCLA professors said. California will join 13 other states and American Samoa in voting on March 3, when 34% of the 3,979 delegates will be assigned to Democratic presidential candidates. Read more...
Photo: (Emily Dembinski/Daily Bruin)
News, UC
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February 28, 6:39 pm
UC Santa Cruz dismisses 54 striking graduate student workers over withheld grades
This post was updated March 1 at 5:56 p.m. UC Santa Cruz dismissed at least 54 graduate student workers from spring appointments Friday for withholding fall quarter grades, according to an emailed statement from UCSC media relations. Read more...
Photo: Fifty four graduate students received notice of dismissal for spring appointments Friday from UC Santa Cruz after failing to turn in fall 2019 grades. (Tanmay Shankar/Assistant Photo editor)
Los Angeles, News, Transportation
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February 28, 1:26 am
Metro offers UCLA students cheaper transport compared to ride-hailing services
When most students want to go to Downtown Los Angeles, they might opt for a $15 Lyft in the interest of time, but public transit can offer a cheaper alternative. Read more...
Photo: Using Metro public transport may be more economical than ride-hailing services such as Uber and Lyft for UCLA students, who can take advantage of discounted Metro prices. (Daily Bruin file photo)
News, Science & Health
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February 27, 11:41 pm
UCLA researchers quantify participants’ levels of empathy in new study
UCLA researchers were able to assess the ability to feel empathy in a person not doing anything. The study found that machine learning could use brain patterns to determine levels of empathy, said Leonardo Christov-Moore, lead author of the study and a former neuroscience doctoral student at UCLA. Read more...
Photo: (Cat Nordstrom/Daily Bruin)
News, Science & Health
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February 27, 11:36 pm
Caltech assistant professor shares experience taking first image of black hole
Black holes are one of the most mysterious objects in the universe, said Katie Bouman, one of the scientists who helped take the first image of a black hole. Read more...
Photo: Katie Bouman, an assistant professor in the computing and mathematical sciences department at the California Institute of Technology, is one of the scientists who helped take the first image of a black hole. Bouman spoke about the process Thursday at the California NanoSystems Institute at UCLA. (Bernard Mendez/Daily Bruin)
Campus, News, UC
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February 27, 11:23 pm
UC’s termination of Elsevier contract has had limited negative impact
The expiration of the University of California’s contract with a major publisher of scientific and medical research may have had less impact than expected, UC librarians and researchers said. Read more...
Photo: The UC and science journal publisher Elsevier’s contract expired Jan. 1, 2019. Since then, UCLA researchers and librarians said the lack of access to Elsevier articles has had less of an impact than expected. (Daily Bruin file photo)