UCLA Headlines April 19, 2012
By Office of Media Relations
April 19, 2012
IN THE NEWS:
Prof's Economic Advice for Chile
Business News Americas reported Wednesday on a recent presentation by Sebastian Edwards, the Henry Ford II Professor of International Management at the UCLA Anderson School of Management, in Santiago, Chile, focusing on the future of Chile's economy.
Revolution in Physics
The May issue of Scientific American features an article by UCLA professor of physics and astronomy Zvi Bern and colleagues about the ways in which new discoveries of how ordinary particles behave under extreme conditions at the Large Hadron Collider have helped scientists in their search for exotic particles and forces and have breathed new life into the search for a unified theory.
The May issue of Scientific American features an article by UCLA professor of physics and astronomy Zvi Bern and colleagues about the ways in which new discoveries of how ordinary particles behave under extreme conditions at the Large Hadron Collider have helped scientists in their search for exotic particles and forces and have breathed new life into the search for a unified theory.
QUOTABLE:
Lori Baudino
Baudino, clinical psychologist and a dance and movement therapist at Mattel Children's Hospital UCLA, was quoted Wednesday in a column in Salt Lake City's Deseret News about encouraging artistic expression in young children.
Dr. John Glaspy
Glaspy, professor of hematology–oncology and director of the women’s cancers program area at UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, is quoted today in a Los Angeles Times article about improvements in breast cancer diagnosis and classification.
Dr. Mark Litwin
Litwin, professor and chair of urology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and a researcher at UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, was quoted Wednesday in a Reuters article about Warren Buffet’s prostate cancer diagnosis.
Steven Shoptaw
Shoptaw, professor of family medicine and psychiatry at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and director of the UCLA Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, is quoted today in a HealthDay News article about a study showing that teens who use methamphetamine and ecstasy have a higher risk of depression afterward.
Jonathan Stewart
Stewart, professor and vice chair of civil and environmental engineering at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science, was quoted Wednesday in a Contra Cost Times article about protecting California’s delta levees against earthquake damage.
Dr. Eric Vilain
Vilain, professor of human genetics, urology and pediatrics at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and director of the UCLA Center for Society and Genetics, is quoted today in a Montreal Gazette blog column about how the legal recognition of gender should extend beyond anatomy.