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Parents’ belief that a child will attend college plays big role in early academic success
The study showed that children’s readiness for kindergarten was influenced not only by whether they attend preschool, but also by their families’ behaviors, attitudes and values.
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UCLA and CASIS to collaborate on International Space Station study of possible therapy for bone loss
The team, which will begin ground operations in early 2015, hopes the study will provide new insights into preventing osteoporosis and regrowing bone.
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UCLA Medical Group and Cigna introduce Collaborative Care program
Initiative will improve patients’ access to health care, enhance care coordination and achieve the goals of improved health, affordability and patient experience.
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UCLA to host conference on the economic rise of Asia-Pacific region
Policymakers, scholars and business leaders from Australia and the United States will explore the implications of the economic rise of the region at the event cohosted by the UCLA International Institute.
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UCLA research unlocks how melanoma resists new drug combination therapy
The discovery by scientists at the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center paves the way for the development of more effective patient-tailored therapies.
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UCLA study pinpoints two genes that increase risk for post-traumatic stress disorder
Why do some people develop PTSD while others who suffered the same ordeal do not? A UCLA discovery may shed light on the answer.
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Alumnus bequest funds scholarships at Graduate School of Education and Information Studies
The gift will provide scholarship support to students in UCLA Teacher Education Program and help recruit the best and brightest students to pursue advanced degrees in education.
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Iron overload disease causes rapid growth of potentially deadly bacteria, UCLA study finds
People with a deficiency of the iron-regulating hormone hepcidin are especially vulnerable to Vibrio vulnificus, but research shows a medical form of the hormone can cure the infection.
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UCLA, Yale professors propose new regulations for off-label uses of drugs and devices
Off-label prescriptions of medications and medical devices can be beneficial, but without rigorous study it is difficult to know what works and what doesn’t.
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Exposure to antidepressants during gestation influences anxiety behavior later in life
UCLA researchers found that although Prozac and Lexapro were thought to work the same way, the medications did not produce the same long-term changes in anxiety behavior.
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Internet pioneer Leonard Kleinrock receives BBVA Frontiers of Knowledge Award
The UCLA professor, known as one of the fathers of the Internet, was honored for his “seminal contributions to the theory and practical development of the Internet.”
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Endangered monkeys in the Amazon are more diverse than previously thought, UCLA study finds
The scientists resolved a dispute over whether a small population of black-headed squirrel monkeys, which are found only in an isolated part of Brazil, is a sub-species of another species or its own species.
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UCLA Health Sciences vice chancellor to depart for top post at Duke Health System
In a message to the campus community, Chancellor Gene Block announced that Dr. A. Eugene Washington will leave the campus at the end of February.
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Children of melanoma survivors need better protection from sun’s harmful rays, UCLA research shows
Less than a third of parents reported that their child wore a hat or sunglasses or attempted to seek shade when exposed to the sun.
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UCLA scientists use ‘NanoVelcro’ and temperature control to extract tumor cells from blood
A team led by researchers at the California NanoSystems Institute developed a new method for extracting and analyzing cancer cells circulating in patients’ blood.
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UCLA-led study shows how rivers of meltwater on Greenland’s ice sheet contribute to rising sea levels
A new UCLA-led study illuminates a vast network of little understood rivers and streams flowing on top of Greenland’s ice sheet.
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More important than money? Environmental health benefits inspire people to cut back on electricity
People told how much cancer-causing pollution they could prevent were more likely to change their power usage than people told how much money they could save.
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UCLA receives record number of applications for 2015
More than 112,000 students — with more diverse geographic, ethnic and racial backgrounds than last year’s applicants — have applied for admission to UCLA for fall 2015.
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UCLA Engineering online master’s program ranked nation’s best
The online master’s degree program at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science has been named the best in the country by U.S. News and World Report.
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Scientists at UCLA develop method to define stages of stem cell reprogramming
Research could have broad, long-term impact in improving disease modeling and devising new therapies for patients.
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UCLA receives $2.5 million donation from alumnus Mukund Padmanabhan for semiconductor lab
Padmanabhan’s support of the lab, which will be housed in the still-under-construction Engineering VI building, will further cement UCLA as a premiere research institution.
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UCLA Arts announces public events calendar for Winter 2015
The UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture offers more than 150 public events for winter 2015.
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Researchers shed light on how ‘microbial dark matter’ might cause disease
The study sheds new light on why TM7 has thus far resisted scientific study and its role in the progression of periodontitis and other diseases.
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Emergency services to be maintained during annual campus closure
Units across campus will be closed or have limited hours from Wednesday, Dec. 24, through Sunday, Jan. 4, as part of an annual winter closure to save energy and money.
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Full-time employment with no health benefits was a trend for workers in 2012
New UCLA study showing almost half of the 6.9 million Californians who lacked insurance in 2012 were in a family with a full-time worker will serve as a baseline to gauge effects of Obamacare.
- Sunday, January 25, 2015