Andrea Ghez thought she was dreaming. It was 2 a.m. and she had just received a phone call from the Nobel Committee – congratulating her for winning the Nobel Prize in physics. Read more...
Photo: Andrea Ghez, a physics and astronomy professor, won the 2020 Nobel Prize for physics. She won the prize for her contributions toward the discovery of the black hole in the center of the Milky Way. (Courtesy of Elena Zhukova/UCLA Newsroom)
Some respirators can be effectively decontaminated of the coronavirus and reused, which could help doctors when protective equipment supplies run low, UCLA researchers found. When using vaporized hydrogen peroxide for 10 minutes, the researchers found no traces of SARS-CoV-2 on N95 respirators, said Amandine Gamble, a postdoctoral researcher at UCLA and a co-author of a study published in September in the Emerging Infectious Diseases Journal. Read more...
Photo: A UCLA study looked at different ways of decontaminating an N95 respirator. They found that using vaporized hydrogen peroxide was more effective than using dry heat, ultraviolet light or ethanol spray in decontaminating the respiratory. However, the respirator can only be decontaminated thrice before it loses its effectiveness in filtering out the COVID-19 virus. (Lauren Man/Assistant Photo editor)
Campus Queries is a series in which Daily Bruin readers and staff present science-related questions for UCLA professors and experts to answer. Q: How can I support a friend who may be experiencing mental illness? Read more...
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This post was updated Oct. 11 at 9:51 p.m. A UCLA professor won the 2020 Nobel Prize in physics after she helped discover a supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way, announced the Nobel Prize Organisation on Tuesday. Read more...
Photo: Andrea Ghez, a physics and astronomy professor, won the 2020 Nobel prize in physics for her contributions to the discovery of the supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy. She is the fourth woman to win a physics Nobel Prize and the eighth UCLA professor to win a Nobel Prize. (Courtesy of Christopher Dibble/UCLA Newsroom)
COVID-19 may have been in the Los Angeles area before the first identified cases in the United States, according to a UCLA-led study. The researchers analyzed electronic health records from more than 2.5 million annual patient visits across three hospitals and 180 clinics in the LA area between July 2014 and February, according to the study published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research. Read more...
Photo: A UCLA study found a significant rise in patients with respiratory complaints and illnesses during December and January, raising the question of whether COVID-19 was already in Los Angeles before its detection. The study utilized methods that could possibly detect new and changing illnesses to prevent future outbreaks. (Photo by Kanishka Mehra/Photo editor, Photo illustration by Shruti Iyer/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Students who do not have university health insurance must pay between $65 to $105 to receive COVID-19 tests on campus. The Arthur Ashe Student Health and Wellness Center will charge students who have waived the University of California Student Health Insurance Plan between $65 to $105 for a COVID-19 test, according to the Ashe Center website. Read more...
Photo: The Arthur Ashe Student Health and Wellness Center will charge students without a university healthcare plan at least $65 for a COVID-19 test. (Kanishka Mehra/Photo editor)
Lab course instructors have had to find ways to adapt to a mostly remote learning environment without hurting students’ education. UCLA announced in August that the university would adopt a mostly remote approach to fall quarter to meet guidelines from the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. Read more...
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