Campus Queries is a new Q&A series in which Daily Bruin readers send in science-related questions for UCLA professors and experts to answer. This week, Daniele Bianchi, assistant professor of atmospheric and oceanic sciences, answers. Q. Why is the sea sometimes blue or green when the water has actually no color? – Doris C. A. […]
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Students discuss experiences with eating disorders for awareness week
After getting into a fight with her father at 1 a.m., Kayla He went to her room and ate as many chicken fingers and pizza slices as she could. An hour later, she felt so guilty that she went to the gym instead of sleeping and ran until she could not run anymore, she said. […]
Hacker sells access to databases at UCLA, other universities
A Russian-speaking hacker sold unauthorized access to databases for more than 60 universities and government agencies in the United States and United Kingdom, including UCLA. The hacker, called Rasputin, sold SQL injections which allow a hacker to access all the contents of an internet database, rather than only parts of it, for various databases according […]
Student startup Flux charged for future with portable battery
A Bolivian student at UCLA said entrepreneurship in Bolivia is more difficult than in the U.S. where he has now co-founded a successful portable phone charger company. Alejandro Rioja, a fourth-year computer science student, is the co-founder and CEO of Flux Chargers, a phone charging startup that now sells chargers in more than 80 countries. […]
Kelton Avenue’s fallen trees raise student concerns about street safety
Students living on Kelton Avenue said they have concerns about the street’s safety, following a number of fallen trees this winter. At least three trees have fallen on Kelton Avenue since the beginning of the 2016-2017 academic year. Jerry Markham, a UCLA facilities management director, said trees may fall because of weather conditions. Periods of […]
Q&A: Alum’s new app encourages users to read across political spectrum
UCLA School of Law alumnus Nick Lum said that in the aftermath of the 2016 presidential election, he noticed the existence of information-sharing bubbles around certain groups of people, like around universities or middle America. Lum developed Read Across the Aisle, a new mobile app that encourages users to read news from both sides of […]
Returning UCLA student remembered for passion for social activism
Constance Cheeks was one of the first black students to attend an all-white Virginia high school in 1968. Her school experience motivated her to continue her activism at UCLA, more than 40 years later. Cheeks, who returned last year to pursue a degree in African American studies and continue her activism, died on Jan. 28 […]