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UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music announces winter 2019 events calendar
Works by Tony-nominated composer Elizabeth Swados, and Compose LA: The Future of Music are among the featured events.
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Discovery of enhanced bone growth could lead to new treatments for osteoporosis
In a ‘game-changing’ finding, researchers found that bone mass increased 800% after signals were blocked in the brains of mice.
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UCLA scientists create a renewable source of cancer-fighting T cells
A technique they developed coaxes pluripotent stem cells — which can can be grown indefinitely in the lab — into becoming mature T cells capable of killing tumor cells.
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California must build workforce to serve older adults’ behavioral health needs, UCLA report says
The paper recommends nearly a dozen policy strategies aimed at ensuring adequate staffing and training to serve the growing number of elderly people in the state.
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UCLA researchers correct genetic mutation that causes IPEX, a life-threatening autoimmune syndrome
The condition, which affects red blood cells’ ability to produce regulatory T cells, can affect the intestines, pancreas and thyroid, as well as other parts of the body.
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UCLA Ethnomusicology Archive re-opens following renovation
Grand re-opening celebration to feature “Documenting the Sounds of Africa,” a free day-long symposium and concert.
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UCLA study shows tumors are not as addicted to glucose as previously thought
The findings could lead to a better understanding of the metabolic needs of many different types of cancer.
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UCLA receives $5 million to expand geriatric care and training
The gift from James and Carol Collins will help to support dementia care and home visit programs, increase the numbers of geriatricians and more.
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A $50 do-it-yourself device designed at UCLA makes science fun for students of all ages
Teachers receive free directions, lesson plans and instructional videos for experiments on climate, oceans and atmosphere.
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Film festival showcases poignant ethnic and social justice movies made by UCLA alumni
The event marks the 50th anniversary of the UCLA Institute of American Cultures and its four ethnic studies centers.
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Can artificial intelligence tell a polar bear from a can opener?
Five experiments by UCLA psychologists demonstrate the severe limitations of ‘deep learning’ machines.
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Paramedics can safely evaluate psychiatric patients’ medical condition in the field, study finds
The personnel use a screening process for determining whether to “medically clear” patients experiencing psychiatric emergencies. The cleared patients are taken to a special psychiatric emergency service facility.
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Study shows dementia care program delays nursing home admissions, cuts Medicare costs
The research, conducted at the UCLA Alzheimer’s and Dementia Care Program, also shows that the program was cost-neutral after accounting for its costs.
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Experimental Alzheimer’s drug improves memory in mice
The drug, previously developed to treat depression, was found to increase levels of an enzyme that may delay the onset of Alzheimer’s symptoms and the buildup of a toxic protein.
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UCLA Arts announces winter 2019 public events calendar
Meredith Monk, Allen Ruppersberg, Batsheva and Lars Müller are among those featured among the 150-plus events, which include exhibitions, lectures, screenings and performances.
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Paper outlines how L.A. County can adapt its water supply for climate change
The UCLA report calls for conservation, policy and infrastructure improvements.
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California teens who volunteer and engage in civic life are healthier, aim higher in education, study finds
Researchers discover a significant gap by race and income between those who are interested in and those who participate in civic activity.
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Administrations change, but tendency to believe threats does not
The study also found that people who were more conservative tended to have a higher “conspiracy mentality.”
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UCLA ranked No. 1 college for transfer students
UCLA has earned the top spot on Money’s list of “10 Best Colleges for Transfer Students.”
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Deep learning takes fluorescence microscopy into super resolution
The framework takes images from a simple, inexpensive microscope and produces images that mimic those from more advanced and expensive ones.
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New AI system developed at UCLA, Stanford mimics how humans visualize and identify objects
To help the new system “learn” more like people do, the engineers immersed it in an internet replica of the real world.
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Artificial intelligence-based device detects moving parasites in bodily fluid for easier, earlier diagnosis
“The platform is like a motion detector for the microscopic world because of its ability to lock onto any moving objects in a fluid sample,” said Yibo Zhang, a UCLA doctoral student and the study’s first author.
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Geffen School of Medicine presents award for excellence in basic science
Dr. David Sabatini, a Massachusetts Institute of Technology biologist and associate director of the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, earned the 2018 Switzer Prize for his research into influences on cell growth.
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Fowler Museum to exhibit photographs of New Orleans brass band parades
The exhibition of portraits by Pableaux Johnson showcase Second Line Parades, the jubilant processions organized by African American social aid and pleasure clubs.
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Scientists discover genetic ‘missing links’ underlying mechanism of psychiatric diseases
UCLA’s Dr. Michael Gandal said that beyond the important new findings, he is even more optimistic about what the data will help researchers learn in the future.
- Sunday, January 20, 2019