Campus Queries is a series in which Daily Bruin readers and staff present science-related questions for UCLA professors and experts to answer. Q: Why do we eat for pleasure, instead of for necessity? A: A recent UCLA study suggests the answer lies with the microorganisms that populate the human gut. The study, an interdisciplinary collaboration […]
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Calibrated Peer Review program ineffective according to students
Austin Tedman read his classmate’s essay carefully and began meticulously grading the paper. Although the program doesn’t require it, he typed out a carefully worded justification for each one of his assessments. Then, the program crashed. He tried again, reconstructing his previous responses to assure his grades were fair and thorough. The program crashed a […]
Sky is not the limit for UCLA student-built satellite nine years in the making
A satellite built by 250 UCLA undergraduate students over the course of nine years successfully launched into orbit Saturday morning. The Electron Losses and Fields Investigation is the first satellite built and operated entirely at UCLA. The program is currently made up of around 40 undergraduate students, who designed, manufactured, and tested the satellite, and […]
Campus Queries: Do rising carbon dioxide levels in the ocean benefit any organisms?
Campus Queries is a series in which Daily Bruin readers and staff present science-related questions for UCLA professors and experts to answer. Q. Are there any species benefiting from rising carbon dioxide levels in the ocean? A. Researchers say yes: A coastal species of single-celled plankton, known as coccolithophores, is doing fine even as carbon […]
University of California commits to using 100 percent clean energy by 2025
The University of California announced Tuesday that it will use 100 percent clean electricity by 2025. All 10 UC campuses and five medical centers have committed to using solely zero-carbon and renewably generated electricity within a decade, according to a CALPIRG Students press release. Student public interest research groups have worked on more than 65 […]
UCLA researchers say coverage of pharmacy vaccines could curb disease spread
UCLA researchers found that requiring health insurers to cover adult vaccinations at pharmacies could prevent unnecessary deaths from diseases such as influenza, pneumonia and HPV, according to a study published Thursday. Despite California’s efforts to expand health care, its adult vaccination rates are far lower than the federally recommended level, according to the study. California’s […]
UCLA Health hospitals maintain 29-year run of high rankings in annual report
UCLA Health hospitals were ranked No. 7 in the nation by a U.S. News & World Report ranking released Tuesday. The report also ranked UCLA Health No. 1 in Los Angeles and No. 2 in California. The rankings are part of an annual report that analyzes statistics from 4,500 hospitals and ranks the top 50. […]