Tracking mutations in the virus that causes COVID-19 may help find a vaccine and could explain reductions in the COVID-19 death rate, a UCLA researcher said. Read more...
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October 14, 5:49 pm
UCLA community responds to ongoing conflict between Armenia, Azerbaijan
This post was updated Oct. 15 at 5:20 p.m. UCLA students have been participating in protests throughout Los Angeles, calling attention to and criticizing the media’s response to the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Read more...
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October 6, 12:11 pm
UCLA professor shares 2020 Nobel Prize in physics for black hole breakthroughs
This post was updated Oct. 11 at 9:51 p.m. A UCLA professor won the 2020 Nobel Prize in physics after she helped discover a supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way, announced the Nobel Prize Organisation on Tuesday. Read more...
Photo: Andrea Ghez, a physics and astronomy professor, won the 2020 Nobel prize in physics for her contributions to the discovery of the supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy. She is the fourth woman to win a physics Nobel Prize and the eighth UCLA professor to win a Nobel Prize. (Courtesy of Christopher Dibble/UCLA Newsroom)
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August 13, 1:23 pm
USAC condemns Philippines’ anti-terror law in support of Anakbayan UCLA
The UCLA student government passed a resolution against an anti-terrorism law in the Philippines. A resolution from the Undergraduate Students Association Council represents the official opinion or stance of the council and in turn the overall view of undergraduate students at UCLA. Read more...
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April 13, 8:04 pm
International students share experiences in self-quarantine after returning home
The same plain, cream-colored walls, the same long windows and the same brightly lit computer screen made up the whole of Thera Boonyamarn’s scenery for two weeks. Read more...
Photo: Thera Boonyamarn, a second-year international student, quarantined for 14 days in her home in Thailand. (Courtesy of Thera Boonyamarn)
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April 6, 9:41 pm
Students, professors adjust to different time zones with online instruction
Most UCLA students have settled in at home to take spring quarter online. But for Anay Mehta, that means taking a computer science midterm at 5 a.m. Read more...
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April 6, 6:24 pm
International students speak on how they are impacted by COVID-19
As news of the coronavirus pandemic spread and UCLA suspended in-person classes, many domestic students traveled home immediately. However, international students often have more factors to consider, like navigating travel restrictions, employment complications and attending class from different time zones. Read more...
Photo: Richard Clement Kusuma, UCLA’s international student ambassador for Indonesia, will be staying in his Westwood apartment for his final quarter at UCLA. As the novel coronavirus spread and UCLA suspended in-person instruction, many domestic students traveled home immediately. However, international students like Kusuma, who is from Jakarta, have more factors to consider. (Lauren Man/Daily Bruin)