Friday, April 24


UCLA study finds homelessness increases mortality rate of COVID-19

This post was updated April 5 at 6:39 p.m. People experiencing homelessness are at an increased risk of dying because of COVID-19, UCLA researchers found. In the United States, people experiencing homelessness are 30% more likely to die from COVID-19 than the general population regardless of age, according to a March UCLA-led preliminary report. Read more...

Photo: UCLA researchers found that people experiencing homelessness were significantly more likely to die of COVID-19-related causes in the United States. (Noah Danesh/Daily Bruin)



Students gather in Westwood following men’s basketball’s loss in Final Four game

This post was updated April 4 at 4:02 p.m. Following UCLA men’s basketball’s last-second loss in the NCAA tournament, hundreds of UCLA students rushed to the streets to express discontent with the loss and celebrate UCLA’s season. Read more...

Photo: After No. 11 seed UCLA men’s basketball’s last-second defeat by No. 1 Gonzaga, students gathered in Westwood to celebrate the Bruins’ season. At least one person was detained. (Lauren Man/Assistant Photo editor)



Buildings on the Hill lose power, administrators working to resolve issue

The power went out on the Hill on Friday evening, according to a tweet from UCLA Housing. The outage began around 8:50 p.m. Power was restored to some buildings as of 10:30 p.m., UCLA spokesperson Ricardo Vazquez said in a statement.  UCLA Housing said in a tweet that it is planning to turn the power on. Read more...

Photo: The Hill experienced a power outage Friday evening, UCLA Housing said in a tweet. The outage started around 8:50 p.m. (Kanishka Mehra/Photo editor)


UCLA study finds body fat in women appears unrelated to heart disease

Researchers at UCLA found that women with higher percentages of body fat are less susceptible to adverse outcomes from heart disease. Researchers previously believed that only men and women with low body fat and high muscle mass are less vulnerable to death from heart disease, despite overall body muscle mass. Read more...

Photo: UCLA researchers found high body fat percentages are linked to protection from heart diseases in women. (Finn Chitwood/Daily Bruin)