The University of California and California State University systems are working with local public schools across the state to educate preschool through 12th-grade students about climate change. Read more...
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January 23, 10:06 pm
Coronavirus not an immediate threat to campus, according to UCLA Health
A recent outbreak of coronavirus is not an immediate threat to the UCLA campus, according to an email from UCLA Health on Thursday. A particular form of coronavirus, the 2019 novel coronavirus, has led to 25 deaths in China since it emerged in the Chinese city of Wuhan in December 2019. Read more...
Photo: A recent outbreak of coronavirus in China is not an immediate threat to the UCLA campus. However, cases of the cold and flu are on the rise, and university administrators recommend practicing preventative measures. (Daily Bruin file photo)
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January 23, 12:40 am
New institute explores implications of modern technology on public policy
A new UCLA institute will investigate how new technologies impact society and public policy. The UCLA School of Law and the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering will work together in the new UCLA Institute for Technology, Law and Policy to determine how emerging technologies, such as artificial intelligence, require changes in law and propose solutions to issues stemming from their usage. Read more...
Photo: Richard Re (left), a law professor, and John Villasenor (right), an electrical engineering professor, will be the co-directors of the recently established UCLA Institute for Technology, Law and Policy. The institute will be an intercampus collaboration between the UCLA School of Law and the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering. (Courtesy of UCLA School of Law and Matthew Chin/UCLA)
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January 22, 1:51 am
UCLA researchers help develop improved process for synthesis gas production
Researchers from UCLA and other universities have developed a stable and environmentally friendly method to produce synthesis gas. Synthesis gas, or “syngas” for short, is an industrial material made of carbon monoxide and hydrogen gas. Read more...
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Campus, News, Science & Health
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January 17, 12:52 am
Soda may cause dependency on artificial sweetener, unwanted compound buildup
Campus Queries is a series in which Daily Bruin readers and staff present science-related questions for UCLA professors and experts to answer. Q: Is diet soda bad for our health? Read more...
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Los Angeles, News, Science & Health
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January 16, 1:32 am
UCLA researchers help develop predictive model with aim to combat homelessness
This post was updated Jan. 17 at 1:24 p.m. Researchers at UCLA and the University of Chicago have found a way to predict which Los Angeles citizens are at risk of becoming homeless, opening up avenues to help them before they do. Read more...
Photo: UCLA and University of Chicago researchers have developed a model to predict which Los Angeles citizens are at risk of becoming homeless. Their research also includes a plan to intervene before housing-insecure individuals become homeless. (Tanmay Shankar/Assistant Photo editor)
California, News, Science & Health
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January 15, 12:22 am
Study looks into health care differences for men, women after Affordable Care Act
According to a UCLA study, men and women in California were granted insurance expansions by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, commonly known as Obamacare. Read more...