Protestors marched from the Los Angeles City Hall to Gov Gavin Newsom’s office to demand both global climate action and for local leaders to phase out fossil fuel production in California. Read more...
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November 1, 12:50 am
Mitochondria may function more like Tesla batteries than previously thought
This post was updated Nov. 6 at 4:33 p.m. UCLA researchers have discovered that mitochondria, colloquially known as “the powerhouses of the cell,” generate power like battery arrays in a Tesla car, refuting the previous understanding of how they operate. Read more...
Photo: A team of researchers led by Orian Shirihai, a professor at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, found that the energy generators within mitochondria work independently of each other and produce energy like battery arrays found in Teslas. (Daily Bruin file photo)
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November 1, 12:39 am
UCLA researchers develop new method of detecting habitable planets
The universe might have more Earth-like planets than previously thought, a team of UCLA researchers found. Researchers from the UCLA Department of Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences and UCLA Physics & Astronomy devised a new method – published Oct. Read more...
Photo: (Shruti Iyer/Daily Bruin)
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October 30, 1:25 am
School of engineering hosts a daylong event celebrating internet’s 50th birthday
Mark Cuban, Jameela Jamil and Ashton Kutcher were among the many noted speakers that celebrated the 50th anniversary of the internet with UCLA on Tuesday. Tuesday marked the 50th anniversary of when graduate student Charley Kine, working under UCLA distinguished computer science professor Leonard Kleinrock sent a data transmission over a computer network, laying the groundwork for what later became known as the internet. Read more...
Photo: Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti presented Leonard Kleinrock, a distinguished computer science professor, with a key to the city. Kleinrock’s research helped develop the internet as we know it today. (Axel Lopez/Daily Bruin senior staff)
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October 29, 9:06 pm
Santa Ana winds to reach as high as 80 mph as Getty fire rages on
Santa Ana winds fueling the Getty fire are expected to worsen Tuesday evening, with gusts potentially reaching as high as 80 mph. The National Weather Service is issuing an extreme red-flag warning and a high wind warning for Los Angeles and Ventura counties Tuesday, beginning 11 p.m. Read more...
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October 28, 12:25 am
Popular, goal-driven diets may lead to adverse health effects, say UCLA experts
Calorie counting and suppressing cravings is not as healthy as some students may think. Instead, they should listen to their bodies and feed them what they want, UCLA experts said. Read more...
Photo: UCLA experts say that calorie counting is not as healthy as some students may think. In fact, goal-driven diets may contribute to stress, particularly for students who experience academic stress already. (Liz Ketcham/Photo editor)
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October 25, 1:52 am
Large space telescope considered successor to Hubble assembled
The assembly of the largest space telescope to date was completed early October. The James Webb Space Telescope, a NASA-led international collaborative project, recently finished its assembly process, taking a step towards its planned launch date in March 2021. Read more...