With only a sample of saliva, a team of four scientists can better pinpoint the geographic origins of an individual's genes. Read more...
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July 1, 11:39 pm
New state budget holds uncertainties for UC’s funding issues
State lawmakers expect the recently enacted California budget to close a $15.7 billion state deficit through major cuts in government spending and increases in revenue contingent on tax increases "“ but officials say the budget is shrouded in uncertainties. Read more...
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July 1, 11:37 pm
Student loan interest rates kept from doubling
Months of disputes finally came to an end on Friday when, just two days before its deadline to act, Congress passed a measure to keep subsidized student loan interest rates from doubling to 6.8 percent. Read more...
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July 1, 11:33 pm
UCLA researchers use spacecraft to uncover details about solar system’s early formations
The scientists wanted to study Vesta, the second largest asteroid in the asteroid belt, which could give researchers clues about the formation of the solar system. Read more...
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A team lead by Christopher Russell, a UCLA professor of geophysics and space physics, launched the Dawn spacecraft in 2007. (Courtesy of Jennifer Scully)
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July 1, 11:30 pm
Typically uninsured youth can stay on parents’ health insurance plans for longer under Affordable Care Act
College graduates who might have lost their health insurance after graduation will continue to have the option to stay on their parents' insurance programs until they are 26, after the nation's highest court upheld the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act last Thursday. Read more...
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June 25, 3:53 am
Human Connectome Project pieces together neural data through brain scans
A collaborative project at UCLA's Laboratory of Neuro Imaging looks at how the brain integrates neural information to help scientists better understand brain diseases, such as Alzheimer's, autism and multiple sclerosis. Read more...
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June 25, 3:51 am
Former Finance Committee Chair uses role to aid USAC, student groups with budget problems
On Ronald Arruejo's desk in his small office tucked away in Kerckhoff Hall is a worn yellow book filled with rules that U.S. leaders have used to conduct meetings for nearly 150 years. Read more...
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Recent graduate Ronald Arruejo flourished in his role as the chair of USAC’s Finance Committee.