Two UCLA students called into the International Space Station on Friday to interview Megan McArthur, a UCLA alumna and NASA astronaut, about her current mission and life in space. Read more...
Photo: Megan McArthur, a NASA astronaut and UCLA alumna, spoke from the International Space Station to two UCLA students Friday. (Screen capture by Noah Danesh/Daily Bruin)
UCLA researchers launched a virtual reality app in April to make learning organic chemistry more engaging for undergraduate students. Introductory organic chemistry courses focus on chemical structures. Read more...
Photo: Organic chemistry can be challenging for students to learn at first. A team of UCLA researchers hopes to change that with their new app that can visualize molecules using virtual reality. (Jason Zhu/Daily Bruin staff)
UCLA’s medical school received the second-highest funding nationally among academic medical centers in 2020 from the National Institutes of Health. According to a UCLA Health press release, the David Geffen School of Medicine received around $590 million in grants from the NIH last year. Read more...
An ongoing clinical trial at UCLA is investigating the risk of developing an allergic reaction from a COVID-19 vaccine. The goal of the study is to identify the risk factors for having a systemic allergic reaction – when an allergic reaction spreads from one organ to other areas of the body – from the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines, said Maria Garcia-Lloret, a professor of pediatrics, allergy and immunology. Read more...
Photo: A clinical trial at UCLA is currently investigating the risks of developing an allergic reaction from the COVID-19 vaccines. (Kanishka Mehra/Photo editor)
Steven Wallace, UCLA researcher and professor, left his legacy through his work in community advocacy for first-generation students of color, immigrant policy and aging in diverse communities. Read more...
Photo: (Katelyn Dang/Daily Bruin contributor)
UCLA students and faculty share their anxiety and excitement as they prepare for the transition back to in-person instruction. Both incoming and returning students anticipate coming back to campus; however, some feel concerned about acclimating socially after more than a year of social distancing. Read more...
Photo: Students expressed their excitement and anxiety at the prospect of in-person classes next year. (Kanishka Mehra/Photo editor)
UCLA researchers found that patients received fewer colonoscopies and more noninvasive colorectal screening tests after May during the COVID-19 pandemic. According to a study published by UCLA researchers, the number of colonoscopies performed in the UCLA Health system during the COVID-19 pandemic fell from about 222 colonoscopies per week to about 11 per week while hospitals ceased elective endoscopies. Read more...
Photo: UCLA Health researchers found usage of noninvasive colorectal screening tests increased once elective medical procedures resumed during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Kanishka Mehra/Photo editor)
