A UCLA-led team has found that galaxies collide far more frequently than previously thought. The Halos and Environments of Nearby Galaxies project found that galaxy collisions happen much more often than previously thought by taking a sample of over 100 nearby galaxies, the largest sample to date. Read more...
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This post was updated Nov. 12 at 4:39 p.m. UCLA researchers looked to nature to develop a new material that could capture more solar energy than previous technology. Read more...
This post was updated Nov. 13 at 8:03 p.m. Researchers at UCLA and the Laureate Institute for Brain Research in Tulsa, Oklahoma, created an application to demonstrate the difference between how people perceive their bodies and their actual appearances. Read more...
UCLA-based startups pitched sustainable oral care, alcohol alternatives and eight other ideas at Google Venice Headquarters on Wednesday. The UCLA Anderson School of Management’s Venture Accelerator showcased 10 startups at the headquarters, attempting to get funding and network with career professionals. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA Anderson School of Management’s Venture Accelerator showcased 10 startups at Google Venice Headquarters on Wednesday. Four alumni companies also provided updates on their progress after graduating from the program. (Lena Nguyen/Daily Bruin senior staff)
States and cities have made significant progress toward using 100% clean energy in recent years, faculty and experts said at a campus event Wednesday. The first-ever Summit on State and Local Progress Toward 100% Clean Energy, hosted by the UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation, featured a panel of state and local officials from across the country, as well as national environmental policy leaders. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation hosted the first-ever Summit on State and Local Progress Toward 100% Clean Energy on Wednesday. The panel discussed efforts by state and local legislatures to phase out fossil fuels in favor of clean energy. (Xuxin Zhang/Daily Bruin)
The UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center and UCLA Health were awarded $8.7 million from the National Cancer Institute for their prostate cancer program, according to a university press release Thursday. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA Prostate Cancer Program received an $8.7 million grant from the National Cancer Institute, according to a university press release Tuesday. The grant will be used to improve the diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of prostate cancer. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Ethical questions about artificial intelligence brought together a student-run organization and an international delegation in a cross-cultural dialogue Monday. UCLA’s AI Robotics Ethics Society hosted a delegation from Vienna, Austria, to discuss the ethics of AI, including the automation of jobs by AI machines, the use of AI in healthcare and the regulation of AI research. Read more...
Photo: Claus Kramsl (left), a journalist, Gerhard Hirczi (center), the managing director of the Vienna Business Agency, and Ute Stadlbauer (right), a regional manager at the agency, were part of a delegation which discussed the ethics of artificial intelligence. (Daanish Bhatti/Daily Bruin)
