This time on UCLA News|Week:

• Flow cytometers, large machines routinely used in diagnosing infections and cancers and in monitoring HIV progression, can cost tens of thousands of dollars. Aydogan Ozcan, a UCLA professor of electrical engineering and bioengineering, discusses his development of a cell phone–based flow cytometer that weighs half an ounce and costs $5 in parts. Read more here.
  
  
• UCLA Cotsen Institute of Archaeology researchers find new evidence that warfare may help spark the development of civilizations. Read more here.
  
  
• Gov. Jerry Brown signs into law part of the California Dream Act while accompanied by UCLA Chancellor Gene Block and others who provided early support for the legislation. Read more here.

 

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