A research team including UCLA doctoral students and professors found that sea urchins help maintain the resilience of coral reefs despite human activity. In the study published in February, researchers measured algae height in Pacific coral reefs both in the presence and absence of herbivorous sea urchins and fish, determining that even when most fish had disappeared, a robust urchin population helped reduce algal height and improve reef health. Read more...
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This post was updated April 4 at 9:07 p.m. Obstetricians at the Harbor-UCLA Medical Center found that while second-year residents are more accurate than first-year residents in estimating fetal weight, first-year residents are also capable of estimating within 10% of the true weight. Read more...
Photo: The Harbor-UCLA Medical Center is pictured. OB-GYN residents from the hospital recently conducted a study on junior residents’ ability to estimate fetal weights. (Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons)
This post was updated April 2 at 8:41 p.m. April Fools’ Day or not, “Big Planet Energy” radiated throughout Bruin Plaza as a few dozen Pluto TV staff and community members celebrated the streaming service’s 10th anniversary, calling for its namesake to be reinstated as a planet. Read more...
Photo: Catherine Povinelli, executive assistant to the chief product and technology officer of Paramount Streaming, gestures toward a crowd of ralliers with megaphone in hand. Streaming service Pluto TV, which is owned by Paramount Streaming, hosted a rally Monday in honor of its 10th anniversary to call for Pluto’s reinstating as a planet. (Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Dr. Chaitali Mukherjee, executive director of the Arthur Ashe Student Health and Wellness Center, sat down with Daily Bruin contributor Shaun Thomas to discuss the Ashe Center’s new COVID-19 safety campaign as students return to campus from spring break. Read more...
Photo: A KN95 mask sits amid stationery, books and a COVID-19 test kit. Dr. Chaitali Mukherjee, executive director of the Arthur Ashe Student Health and Wellness Center, spoke about the center’s new COVID-19 awareness campaign, which includes updated signage and locations around campus to pick up masks. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Former Harbor-UCLA Medical Center orthopedics chief Dr. Louis Kwong, who currently faces several allegations of sexual misconduct, is no longer employed by the hospital. Chief Medical Officer Griselda Gutierrez informed orthopedics staff of Kwong’s departure March 13, though the hospital refused to clarify Thursday if it was voluntary or forced, the Los Angeles Daily News reported Friday. Read more...
Photo: The Harbor-UCLA Medical Center in Torrance, California, is pictured. Harbor-UCLA confirmed this month that its former orthopedics chief, Dr. Louis Kwong – who has been under investigation for sexual misconduct – is no longer employed by the hospital. (Courtesy of Biochemistry2016/Wikimedia Commons)
This post was updated March 13 at 11:25 p.m. Hundreds attended the annual UC Global Health Day to share UC-wide health research and discuss health equity policy for marginalized communities. Read more...
Photo: Panelists speak at the annual UC Global Health Day. The event, hosted Thursday, featured various panels and presentations by researchers from across the UC. (Anna Dai-Liu/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Tick, tock. A vigorously typing student scrambled to put the finishing touches on their code. Tick, tock. Another student rushed to the judges’ table, frantically gesturing towards their screen. Read more...
Photo: A participant at Hack on the Hill XI walks through the room holding a laptop. The hackathon was hosted March 3 at Carnesale Commons. (Courtesy of Shiyu Ye)
