Campus Queries is a series in which Daily Bruin readers and staff present science-related questions for UCLA professors and experts to answer. Q: What are some new ways experts are trying to stop the spread of COVID-19? Read more...
Photo: Scientists are researching new ways to boost the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines. (Sandra Ocampo/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated May 19 at 10:11 p.m. UCLA researchers have discovered a possible link between gratitude and lower levels of inflammation. According to the study published in April, feelings of thankfulness may reduce inflammation and improve overall health by turning down brain activity associated with the biological stress response. Read more...
Photo: (Katie Frei/Daily Bruin)
Kaashvi Mahajan felt disheartened on a recent call with her grandparents. She had been hearing about the COVID-19 situation in India – where cases have dramatically increased – but was in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, over 1,400 miles away from her relatives in New Delhi, India. Read more...
Photo: First-year Kaashvi Mahajan worries about her family in New Delhi during India’s COVID-19 crisis. Currently in Abu Dhabi, she finds it difficult to comfort and support relatives from afar. (Sakshi Joglekar/Daily Bruin staff)
Undergraduate and graduate students aimed to create a community through sharing Asian American and Pacific Islander-related research and creative projects at a University of California systemwide colloquium Friday. Read more...
Photo: UCLA students hosted the first-ever UC Asian American Studies Research Colloquium on Friday. (Courtesy of Caroline Sha)
This post was updated May 14 at 8:02 p.m. As vaccine eligibility increases, the COVID-19 pandemic is slowly coming to a close. Many healthcare workers who have been on the frontlines for more than a year are leaving the pandemic equipped with newfound lessons and knowledge. Read more...
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This post was updated May 14 at 7:20 p.m. UCLA students are working with Los Angeles County on the LA Green Zones Program to improve the health of residents impacted by pollution. Read more...
Photo: The LA Green Zones initiative hopes to help those disproportionately impacted by pollution. (Ashley Shue-Lih Ko/Daily Bruin)
According to a recent UCLA study, drug overdose-related deaths have spiked during the COVID-19 pandemic. More than 9,000 people in the United States died from drug overdoses in May 2020 – approximately 58% more than the number a year earlier, according to the study that was released April 15. Read more...
Photo: UCLA researchers found that deaths from drug overdoses spiked during the pandemic. (Michael Vigman/Daily Bruin)
