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Nearly 2,000 UCLA alumni and friends are expected to gather on campus this Saturday (May 18) to participate in the annual UCLA Alumni Day, which will feature speeches and activities for professional networking and personal growth.
Led by two students finishing in the top 20, the team earns UCLA's best finish in the Putnam Competition since 1968.
In addition to changing HDL from "good" to "bad," the inhalation of emissions activates other components of oxidation, the early cell and tissue damage that causes inflammation, leading to hardening of the arteries.
Their breakthrough findings could potentially help scientists develop new treatments for Alzheimer's, stroke and other conditions involving damage to the hippocampus.
Using a novel method for measuring land-based temperatures, UCLA researchers found the region is now 10 to 14 degrees hotter than 20,000 years ago, during the last ice age.
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May 17, 2013
UCLA's new Meteorite Museum rocks
The collection of some 1,500 meteorites includes a 357-pound chunk from Arizona donated to UCLA by philanthropist William Andrews Clark, Jr.
May 17, 2013
Latest news on planned strike by patient-care workers unions at UC, UCLA
The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees union has asked its members to strike at UC medical centers May 21–22. Check this page for updates.
May 17, 2013
Student researchers on front lines of marijuana issue
In the midst of a raging national debate on how Americans use marijuana, a team of student researchers from the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs is collecting data that could help separate marijuana fact from fiction.
May 17, 2013
UCLA students plan to rock Pauley
Spring Sing's relocation to Pauley Pavilion from the Los Angeles Tennis Center increases audience capacity by almost 20 percent and production capabilities by far more. "We’ve sold more tickets so far than the Alumni Association has ever sold," says executive director Turner Pope.
May 16, 2013
Alumni Day 2013 will offer chances to network
May 16, 2013
UCLA math students place third in prestigious North American competition
May 16, 2013
Actor Kal Penn, dancer Lula Washington, other grads receive top alumni awards
UCLA's Alumni Association honors six alumni on May 17 for outstanding achievement in their professional fields and contributions to society.
May 15, 2013
Jekyll into Hyde: Breathing auto emissions turns HDL cholesterol from 'good' to 'bad'
May 15, 2013
Brain rewires itself after damage or injury, life scientists discover
May 14, 2013
UCLA study shows warming in central China greater than most climate models indicated
