This post was updated Jan. 23 at 10:53 p.m. UCLA will return to in-person instruction Jan. 31 in line with previous announcements, according to a campuswide email sent Friday. Read more...
Photo: UCLA confirmed Friday that classes will return to in-person instruction Jan. 31. (Joseph Jimenez/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated Jan. 21 at 12:35 p.m. The Los Angeles City Council approved a motion Dec. 7 that would direct the city to reduce disposal of organic waste by 75% by 2025. Read more...
Photo: The Los Angeles City Council passed a motion to take steps to comply with a statewide requirement to reduce organic waste disposal to landfills by 75% by 2025. (Daily Bruin file photo)
After returning to UCLA following winter break, some students faced issues with the monitoring of mandatory rapid antigen tests and false-positive results. UCLA requires students living in on-campus dorms and university-owned apartments to self-administer rapid antigen COVID-19 tests and provide proof of a negative result before moving into their housing, according to a Dec. Read more...
Photo: A rapid antigen test sits on a table at a UCLA COVID-19 testing site. Rapid tests – though not as sensitive as the university’s saliva-based PCR tests – are practical for quickly gauging one’s risk of spreading the virus, experts said. (Megan Cai/Daily Bruin)
UCLA researchers have developed a virtual, non-invasive method of visualizing skin tissue that could transform how skin diseases are diagnosed. In a Nov. 18 study, UCLA researchers described how artificial intelligence could be used to transform a black-and-white image of the skin obtained by a non-invasive microscope into a colorized, highly-detailed image, similar to one obtained through a biopsy. Read more...
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This post was updated Jan. 18 at 12:26 a.m. UCLA updated its masking protocol Thursday to require that individuals wear masks that are of surgical or better quality. Read more...
Photo: All students, faculty and staff must now wear upgraded face masks while in indoor common spaces on campus, such as those worn by UCLA students Nima Adhami, Yufei Wang, Shan Howerton and Naomi Segal (clockwise from top left). UCLA updated their masking requirement Thursday in response to recent public health guidance stating that cloth masks are not as effective at filtering out the COVID-19 virus. (Seth Van Matre/Daily Bruin)
We know you have a lot of questions about COVID-19 as 2022 begins with another quarter at least partially online. From topics like vaccine booster shots to whether gyms will remain open, Daily Bruin staffers answered your most pressing questions. Read more...
A recent UCLA study found no significant costs to watching online lecture videos at faster speeds. According to the study published Nov. 14, there was no difference in learning comprehension between watching a lecture video at 1x, 1.5x or 2x speed, a topic the researchers sought to investigate as the pandemic moved classrooms online. Read more...
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