For many, college is a formative time when they learn to transition into adulthood. We leave our nests and begin to form new independence.
At UCLA, however, this process is especially difficult, thanks in no small part to high living costs.

Worms and styrofoam may seem like unlikely solutions to a global plastic pollution crisis, but UCLA’s Plastic2Food finds them to be promising answers.
According to its website, Plastic2Food was created to work toward tackling this issue with the knowledge that 30% of landfill space is taken up by styrofoam and the understanding that mealworms are able to eat and digest this plastic.