This post was updated Aug. 27 at 8:37 p.m. A UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine team launched the Drug Checking Los Angeles project to reduce illicit drug overdoses. Read more...
Photo: Pictured are immunoassay test strips from a drug checking clinic. As part of a UCLA study, the epidemiology lab tests drugs on streets in Los Angeles. (Drug Checking Los Angeles)
This post was updated Aug. 27 at 8:35 p.m. On her days off, Jordan Dixon can be found pulling out weeds from Sage Hill – something she calls one of her favorite memories of the place. Read more...
Photo: Sage Hill is pictured. The area, which is adjacent to Olympic Hall, is the center of a nature reserve. (Daily Bruin file photo)
UCLA researchers found that fasting increases the splitting of mitochondria, which may have implications for metabolic and aging-related diseases. In the study published in June, scientists examined the livers of mice that had been starved and identified the activated proteins, said Nuria Martinez-Lopez, the paper’s first author. Read more...
Photo: (Danielle Cho/Daily Bruin)
As Bruins prepare to return to campus or arrive for the first time, there are numerous organizations that can help build and strengthen connections between students and Westwood Village. Read more...
Photo: Pictured is First Thursdays, which is an all-day event put on by UCLA and the Westwood Village Improvement Association. The event begins with the Westwood Village Farmers’ Market in the day and is followed by an evening block party. (Jenny Xu/Daily Bruin)
Over the course of one summer, Bruins have faced divisive U.S. Supreme Court decisions, the looming threat of economic recession and international conflict in Europe. As students prepare to enter the 2023-2024 academic year, the Daily Bruin reflects on important moments in national and international news this summer. Read more...
Photo: (From left to right: Courtesy of Fred Schilling via the Collection of the Supreme Court of the United States, Wikimedia Commons courtesy photo by Adam Schultz, Wikimedia Commons courtesy photo by kremlin.ru and Wikimedia Commons courtesy photo by President.gov.ua. Photo illustration by Emily Tang/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated Aug. 20 at 9:35 p.m. Weather experts predict that California will be hit by a tropical storm for the first time in 84 years. Read more...
Photo: Hurricane Hilary is predicted to cause heavy rainfall and high speed winds in the first tropical storm in the southwestern United States in 84 years. (Screen grab by Christopher Buchanan. Courtesy of the National Weather Service)
A roughly 5.1 magnitude earthquake hit near Ojai, California, on Sunday afternoon. The earthquake, which was felt in Westwood and at UCLA, had an epicenter around four miles southeast of Ojai, 80 miles away from Los Angeles, according to the city of Los Angeles. Read more...
Photo: Los Angeles is pictured. The area was impacted by a roughly 5.1 magnitude earthquake with an epicenter 80 miles away. (Daily Bruin file photo)
