A new California law went into effect Jan. 1 that limits the types of plastics donning the recycling symbol. Senate Bill 343, signed into law Oct. Read more...
Photo: Certain plastics bearing the recycling symbol may not be recyclable – a common misconception that a new California law seeks to address. Experts also emphasized the need for more policies that would reduce the amount of plastic waste generated in the first place. (Patrick Shao/Daily Bruin)
UCLA updated its COVID-19 dashboard Thursday, after more than two weeks of delays in publishing time-sensitive test data. The website – which tracks the UCLA community’s vaccination rates and confirmed cases on and off campus – only displayed data through Dec. Read more...
Photo: UCLA’s COVID-19 dashboard (pictured) displays vaccination rates and confirmed cases in the community. The university updated the site Thursday with more recent COVID-19 testing data, following weeks of delays related to COVID-19 test processing. (Patrick Shao/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated Jan. 23 at 2:56pm. Instruction at UCLA is set to return primarily in-person after Jan. 28, university officials said at a virtual town hall Thursday. Read more...
Photo: Students walking on campus at UCLA. University staff and administrators hosted a COVID-19 town hall for students Thursday and confirmed that they expect a return to in-person learning Jan. 31, as previously scheduled. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated Jan. 23 at 10:53 p.m. UCLA will return to in-person instruction Jan. 31 in line with previous announcements, according to a campuswide email sent Friday. Read more...
Photo: UCLA confirmed Friday that classes will return to in-person instruction Jan. 31. (Joseph Jimenez/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated Jan. 21 at 12:35 p.m. The Los Angeles City Council approved a motion Dec. 7 that would direct the city to reduce disposal of organic waste by 75% by 2025. Read more...
Photo: The Los Angeles City Council passed a motion to take steps to comply with a statewide requirement to reduce organic waste disposal to landfills by 75% by 2025. (Daily Bruin file photo)
After returning to UCLA following winter break, some students faced issues with the monitoring of mandatory rapid antigen tests and false-positive results. UCLA requires students living in on-campus dorms and university-owned apartments to self-administer rapid antigen COVID-19 tests and provide proof of a negative result before moving into their housing, according to a Dec. Read more...
Photo: A rapid antigen test sits on a table at a UCLA COVID-19 testing site. Rapid tests – though not as sensitive as the university’s saliva-based PCR tests – are practical for quickly gauging one’s risk of spreading the virus, experts said. (Megan Cai/Daily Bruin)
UCLA researchers have developed a virtual, non-invasive method of visualizing skin tissue that could transform how skin diseases are diagnosed. In a Nov. 18 study, UCLA researchers described how artificial intelligence could be used to transform a black-and-white image of the skin obtained by a non-invasive microscope into a colorized, highly-detailed image, similar to one obtained through a biopsy. Read more...
Photo: (Katie Frei/Daily Bruin)
