UCLA researchers found that humor in apes and humor in human infants are related to each other. An August UCLA study analyzed playful teasing behaviors in human infants and apes and found that both groups exhibit similar behaviors to develop social bonds. Read more...
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This post was updated Nov. 18 at 1:17 p.m. with an additional statement from a UCLA spokesperson. A group of at least 20 students has tested positive for COVID-19 after a Halloween gathering, a UCLA spokesperson said. Read more...
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The center of the Milky Way formed quicker than previously thought, a UCLA researcher found. Astronomers previously thought the center of the Milky Way galaxy was formed in several bursts over the course of several billion years, said Michael Rich, an adjunct astronomy professor at UCLA. Read more...
Photo: Researchers previously thought the Milky Way bulge was formed over several star bursts and over a long period of time. However, a team of researchers found that the structure formed in a single star burst. (Illustration by Shruti Iyer/Daily Bruin staff)
A UCLA research project that started out as a spreadsheet will receive more than $400,000 to continue collecting COVID-19 data on the United States incarcerated population. Read more...
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The UCLA community heard professors and a Nobel Prize winner lecture on a variety of science topics from black holes to water purification at the first-ever virtual iteration of UCLA’s annual science fair. Read more...
Photo: Exploring Your Universe, UCLA’s annual science outreach program went virtual this year. The event was able to use a virtual platform to simulate the live booths, speaker stage as well as the planetarium show. (Daily Bruin file photo)
UCLA researchers are looking into how COVID-19 impacts pregnancy. COVID-19 is a relatively new disease and there is a lack of data about how covid affects pregnancy, said Rashmi Rao, an obstetrics and gynecology assistant clinical professor. Read more...
Photo: Researchers at UCLA and UCSF are looking at how COVID-19 affects pregnancies, since there’s not enough data on the subject. (Illustration by Shruti Iyer/Daily Bruin staff)
Low-income youth are more vulnerable to physical and mental illnesses which can lead to long-term health and socioeconomic impacts, a UCLA study found. The study, published in Health Affairs, a health policy journal, measured children’s vulnerability in health development when they first start kindergarten, said Neal Halfon, the director of the UCLA Center for Healthier Children, Families and Communities and a co-author of the study. Read more...
