Tuesday, May 5

Bruin Bike Share cruises beyond Westwood area in new joint program

Students can now rent a bike and drop it off at designated locations in Santa Monica, Beverly Hills and West Hollywood. The Bruin Bike Share program expanded its services Monday to connect with Santa Monica’s Breeze Bike Share program, the Beverly Hills Bike Share program and the WeHo Pedals Bike Share program. Read more...

Photo: The Bruin Bike Share program expanded its services Monday to connect with bike share programs in Santa Monica, Beverly Hills and West Hollywood. (Jacob Preal/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Professor dies at 74, remembered for curiosity, linguistic advances

UCLA faculty remember Charles Goodwin for making strides in researchers’ understanding of human speech. Goodwin, a distinguished professor emeritus in the department of applied linguistics, died on March 31 due to cancer. Read more...

Photo: Charles Goodwin, a professor emeritus in the department of applied linguistics, died on March 31 due to cancer. He was 74. (Courtesy of UCLA Center for Language, Interaction, and Culture)


Study shows rise in California children’s consumption of sugary drinks

More California children are drinking sugary beverages, according to a study released by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research. Researchers in the center observed and compiled data on the nutrition of children aged 2 to 11 from the California Health Interview Survey from 2003 to 2014. Read more...

Photo: Sugary beverages are linked to diseases such as obesity, Type 2 diabetes, liver disease and dental decay because of their poor nutritional value and excess sugar. (Daily Bruin file photo)



USAC election sanctions – April 20

This story was updated April 21 at 10:05 a.m. The undergraduate student government election board issued three sanctions Friday. The board sanctioned the Candidates Operating Clearly slate, Bella Martin, a Bruins United candidate running for general representative, and the For the People slate for violating social media guidelines. Read more...



New study uses Google search history to track syphilis outbreaks

Google’s search history data can be used to target ads, personalize websites and now, according to UCLA researchers, track the spread of sexually transmitted diseases. Sean Young, an associate professor at UCLA and executive director of the University of California Institute for Prediction Technology, collaborated with researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to develop a new way to monitor the spread of syphilis using search data from Google Trends. Read more...