Austin Tedman read his classmate’s essay carefully and began meticulously grading the paper. Although the program doesn’t require it, he typed out a carefully worded justification for each one of his assessments. Read more...
Photo: Many UCLA students feel that CPR does not enhance their understanding of class material. (Daily Bruin file photo)
A satellite built by 250 UCLA undergraduate students over the course of nine years successfully launched into orbit Saturday morning. The Electron Losses and Fields Investigation is the first satellite built and operated entirely at UCLA. Read more...
Photo: Undergraduate UCLA students worked for nine years to launch the satellite. (Courtesy of UCLA Newsroom)
Campus Queries is a series in which Daily Bruin readers and staff present science-related questions for UCLA professors and experts to answer. Q. Are there any species benefiting from rising carbon dioxide levels in the ocean? Read more...
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The University of California announced Tuesday that it will use 100 percent clean electricity by 2025. All 10 UC campuses and five medical centers have committed to using solely zero-carbon and renewably generated electricity within a decade, according to a CALPIRG Students press release. Read more...
Photo: All 10 UC campuses and five medical centers have committed to using solely zero-carbon and renewably generated electricity within a decade. (Daily Bruin file photo)
UCLA researchers found that requiring health insurers to cover adult vaccinations at pharmacies could prevent unnecessary deaths from diseases such as influenza, pneumonia and HPV, according to a study published Thursday. Read more...
Photo: California’s adult vaccination rates are far lower than federal recommendations, according to a study by UCLA researchers. (Daily Bruin file photo)
UCLA Health hospitals were ranked No. 7 in the nation by a U.S. News & World Report ranking released Tuesday. The report also ranked UCLA Health No. Read more...
Photo: UCLA Health hospitals ranked 7th in the country out of the 4,500 hospitals that were evaluated. (Daily Bruin file photo)
UCLA doctors received $9.3 million to help reduce the cost of prostate cancer treatment across California. The state of California awarded the grant to doctors in the UCLA urology department last week. Read more...
Photo: Doctors in the UCLA urology department received $9.3 million to fund the Improving Access, Counseling and Treatment for Californians program, an organization that provides free prostate cancer treatment to men in California who are underinsured or uninsured. (Daily Bruin file photo)
