American public schools are increasingly segregated along the lines of race and income, a study found. A report from the Civil Rights Project at UCLA and the Center for Education and Civil Rights at the Pennsylvania State University, which was published in May, found racial and economic segregation is intensifying and spreading among American public […]
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DataRes showcases data science’s scope, from Earthlike exoplanets to LA crime stats
This post was updated August 3 at 10:37 a.m. Mason MacDougall presented a model that uses data science to help astronomers find planets with the same living conditions as on Earth by monitoring nearby stars. When a planet crosses in front of a star, he said, the received light from the star dims. By tracking […]
Bruins for Accessible Resources holds first fair, providing variety of goods
Jayesh Menon became motivated to fight homelessness after witnessing a homeless woman begging for food with her infant daughter in Westwood Village last summer. “Everyone around us (was) ignoring her,” he said. “And that just really struck me, and that’s why I decided, you know, I should do something about this.” This led Menon, a […]
Engineering professor awarded Ellis Island Medal of Honor for antenna work
Yahya Rahmat-Samii’s lifelong passion for mathematics and space brought him from Iran to the United States to research antennas in the field of electromagnetics. “Like van Gogh used his brush to paint on canvas, so electromagnetic scientists are artists who use their antennae to paint electromagnetic waves,” he said. Rahmat-Samii, a distinguished professor of electrical […]
Researchers find 25 genes linked to increased risk of ovarian cancer development
UCLA researchers identified specific genes associated with an increased risk of developing ovarian cancer. Researchers from UCLA’s Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, Cedars-Sinai Cancer and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute identified 25 genes associated with higher chances of developing ovarian cancer. The team published its findings May 1 in the journal Nature Genetics. Bogdan Pasaniuc, an author on […]
Community improvement projects to beautify neglected streets of Westwood
Westwood residents will soon enjoy flowers and cleaner sidewalks on a stretch of Westwood Boulevard. The North Westwood Neighborhood Council approved $4,000 in funding for two Westwood Boulevard beautification projects at a meeting May 8. The Los Angeles Conservation Corps, a nonprofit organization, will be conducting the improvements. The Los Angeles City Council approved the […]
UCLA’s ethnic studies centers look back on accomplishments, discuss goals for future
The UCLA Institute of American Cultures and its four ethnic studies research centers celebrated their 50th anniversary and talked at a panel about what they have accomplished since their creation in the field of ethnic studies. The directors of the UCLA American Indian Studies Center, UCLA Asian American Studies Center, Ralph J. Bunche Center for […]