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November 5, 9:37 pm

UCLA researcher’s study discovers new information about center of Milky Way

The center of the Milky Way formed quicker than previously thought, a UCLA researcher found. Astronomers previously thought the center of the Milky Way galaxy was formed in several bursts over the course of several billion years, said Michael Rich, an adjunct astronomy professor at UCLA. Read more...

Photo: Researchers previously thought the Milky Way bulge was formed over several star bursts and over a long period of time. However, a team of researchers found that the structure formed in a single star burst. (Illustration by Shruti Iyer/Daily Bruin staff)

Campus, News, Science & Health

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November 3, 6:03 pm

Exploring Your Universe event brings science to the virtual sphere

The UCLA community heard professors and a Nobel Prize winner lecture on a variety of science topics from black holes to water purification at the first-ever virtual iteration of UCLA’s annual science fair. Read more...

Photo: Exploring Your Universe, UCLA’s annual science outreach program went virtual this year. The event was able to use a virtual platform to simulate the live booths, speaker stage as well as the planetarium show. (Daily Bruin file photo)

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October 30, 11:06 pm

UCLA and UCSF researchers begin to evaluate effect of COVID-19 on pregnancy

UCLA researchers are looking into how COVID-19 impacts pregnancy. COVID-19 is a relatively new disease and there is a lack of data about how covid affects pregnancy, said Rashmi Rao, an obstetrics and gynecology assistant clinical professor. Read more...

Photo: Researchers at UCLA and UCSF are looking at how COVID-19 affects pregnancies, since there’s not enough data on the subject. (Illustration by Shruti Iyer/Daily Bruin staff)

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October 30, 8:26 pm

UCLA researchers find health care inequalities adversely affect low-income youth

Low-income youth are more vulnerable to physical and mental illnesses which can lead to long-term health and socioeconomic impacts, a UCLA study found. The study, published in Health Affairs, a health policy journal, measured children’s vulnerability in health development when they first start kindergarten, said Neal Halfon, the director of the UCLA Center for Healthier Children, Families and Communities and a co-author of the study. Read more...

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October 27, 5:15 pm

UCLA implements weekly COVID-19 testing for people who attend class, work on campus

This post was updated Nov. 1 at 7:50 p.m. UCLA requires students, faculty and staff on campus to receive weekly COVID-19 tests starting Monday. People who visit campus at least once a week, except for those who work for UCLA Health, will have to schedule weekly COVID-19 tests, according to an Oct. Read more...

Photo: Students, faculty and staff who visit campus at least once a week need to take regular compulsory COVID-19 tests. Other members of the UCLA community are recommended to test often, and UCLA will start a mobile testing service to facilitate community testing. (Justin Jung/Daily Bruin senior staff)


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