A new addition to UCLA’s meteorite gallery suggests the moon and Earth are made up of similar elements. The gallery hosted a free public lecture on lunar meteorites Sunday after obtaining a rare lunar meteorite named La’gad, in January. Read more...
Photo: (Joe Akira/Daily Bruin) La’gad, the newest addition to the UCLA meteorite gallery, broke off the moon upon impact from a larger meteorite and landed in the Sahara Desert, where it was discovered in 2015.
UCLA researchers have found that teenagers who face ethnic discrimination sleep less than those who do not. In a study published last month, researchers at the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior and the Clinical and Translational Science Institute interviewed hundreds of high school students of different ethnic backgrounds, asking them if they agreed with statements such as “people act as if they’re afraid of you” and “you receive poorer service at restaurants and stores” to assess whether they had experienced discrimination. Read more...
Photo: A UCLA study found that individuals who had experienced ethnic discrimination had shorter sleep duration and worse sleep quality. (Eda Gokcebay/Daily Bruin)
UCLA researchers have found that activity in two regions in the brain, along with social support, may lessen symptoms of depression following a traumatic event. In a paper published Monday, researchers at the Staglin IMHRO Center for Cognitive Neuroscience examined and compared a group of individuals who said they were disturbed by the 2016 presidential election with another group who said they were unaffected. Read more...
Photo: Researchers at the Staglin Center for cognitive neuroscience examined and compared a group of individuals who said they were disturbed by the 2016 presidential election. (Daily Bruin file photo)
UCLA professor Ali Khademhosseini and his team have taken the first steps in integrating biological tissue with robotic systems. Read more...
UCLA researchers have developed a way to use stem cells to help potentially rebuild damaged spinal cords. In a study published in January, researchers in the Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research established a way to derive sensory interneurons, which are cells involved in reflexes and relaying sensory information to the brain, from stem cells. Read more...
Photo: UCLA researchers established a way to derive sensory interneurons, which are cells involved in reflexes and relaying sensory information to the brain, from stem cells. (Anthony Ismail/Daily Bruin)
Dressed in all black and looking more like a ninja than a yoga instructor, Marco Antonio flings the door wide open to greet the crowd of students waiting to take his class. Read more...
Photo: Marco Antonio, a yoga instructor at the John Wooden Center, created a movement known as Salamat Yoga which aims to bring more diverse ages, ethnicities and athletic art forms and practices into yoga. (MacKenzie Coffman/Daily Bruin)
At an event Wednesday, experts said it is possible for California to achieve 100 percent renewable energy. “A lot of policies are driving initial investment of renewable energy in California, and demand is driving the rest,” said Kelly Trumbull, a researcher at the UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation. Read more...
Photo: A panel of experts in sustainable energy and policy talked about the role of research, citizens and local community organizations to push for renewable energy resources at an event Wednesday night. (Joe Akira/Daily Bruin)
