This post was updated July 12 at 7:39 p.m. The federal government’s proposal to overhaul research grant funding processes could have detrimental effects on scientific research, UCLA researchers said. Read more...
Photo: A research laboratory is featured. Researchers warn that politicians lack the scientific knowledge needed to make the important decisions on grant funding required if the revision is passed. (Selin Filiz/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated July 5 at 11:07 p.m. High stress levels on fault lines under Los Angeles could increase risk of an earthquake in the near future, according to a June study by University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa researchers. Read more...
Photo: The Coachella Valley, which the San Andreas Fault runs through before reaching Los Angeles, is pictured. The fault converges with the San Jacinto Fault at the northern part of the Canjon Pass, and stress built up here could lead to a large earthquake, according to a June study. (Chenrui Zhang/Daily Bruin staff)
This post was updated July 5 at 10:47 p.m. UCLA’s largest mechanical engineering organization is working to take car racing and sustainable transportation to the next level. Read more...
Photo: From left to right: Baja members Donovan James, Kaitlin Cook, Andrew Fuentes and Desmond Fox are featured. Baja is one of the three teams that comprise Bruin Racing along with Formula Racing and Bruin Supermileage. (Chenrui Zhang/Daily Bruin staff)
This post was updated July 5 at 10:18 p.m. A UC-sponsored state bill that would place a $12 billion research bond on the ballot will not appear in the November election unless lawmakers reach an agreement. Read more...
Photo: A researcher works in a lab. Senate Bill 895 made it through several legislative hurdles but failed to make it to the State Assembly floor by the June 25 deadline for measures to qualify for the ballot. (Daily Bruin file photo)
UCLA will offer a minor in health humanities starting this fall. The minor, housed under the comparative literature department, is an interdisciplinary program that examines how health and medicine are shaped by literature, culture, history and social experience, according to the department’s website. Read more...
Photo: Two medication bottles are pictured in front of a comparative literature department bulletin board. UCLA will offer a health humanities minor housed under the comparative literature department starting in fall 2026. (Kai Dizon/Assistant Photo editor)
This post was updated June 19 at 12:08 a.m. A new endometriosis treatment developed by a UCLA alumnus will enter clinical trials after receiving Food and Drug Administration clearance in March. Read more...
Photo: Tanya Petrossian is featured. Petrossian used her UCLA education in biochemistry and molecular biology to develop a new treatment for endometriosis that targets the disease itself instead of only managing symptoms. (Courtesy of Tanya Petrossian)
This post was updated June 10 at 9:50 p.m. The UCLA School of Dentistry will adopt a new billing structure that aims to allow federal aid to cover student veterans’ dental kit fees next fall, following allegations that the university had obstructed students’ ability to access benefits. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA School of Dentistry is featured. A student and faculty members alleged the school’s billing process for dental kits – sets of important and expensive dentistry tools – did not allow the GI Bill to cover the expense for veteran students until a change was made starting fall 2026. (Crystal Tompkins/Daily Bruin senior staff)
