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What’s so funny about math? Award-winning TV writers will explain the calculus of comedy
Award-winning comedy television writers with degrees in mathematics and science discuss “The Calculus of Comedy: Math in The Simpsons, Futurama, and The Big Bang Theory” on Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2017.
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Digital storytelling helps encourage Latinas to pursue treatment for depression and anxiety
A UCLA Nursing study found that combining education and entertainment helped encourage patients to seek therapy.
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UCLA research puts wildfire risk into historic context
To understand how weather patterns behaved centuries ago, the researchers examined the rings of trees such as limber pines and bristlecone pines, the oldest living organisms on Earth.
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UCLA professors of biology and chemistry honored as 2017 Packard fellows
Elaine Hsiao, assistant professor of integrative biology and physiology, and Hosea Nelson, UCLA assistant professor of chemistry and biochemistry, are among 18 winners.
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3 UCLA faculty receive National Institutes of Health research awards
The grants totaling more than $10 million highlight innovative biomedical research projects.
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NIH awards almost $10 million to UCLA Center for Autism Research and Treatment
The grant “will allow UCLA to continue our decade-long preeminence in groundbreaking autism research,” said Dr. Daniel Geschwind, director of the UCLA Center for Autism Research and Treatment.
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Study reveals reciprocal activity of brain proteins necessary for learning and memory
The researchers found that mouse models that lacked the protein IDOL performed poorly in behavioral tests of spatial memory and fear-based conditioning.
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Intense storms batter Saturn’s largest moon, UCLA scientists report
Titan’s liquid methane rain appears to play a major role in shaping its icy surface, and the downpours are much more common than researchers expected.
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UCLA receives $5 million to establish center for the study of Hellenic culture
The grant will enable scholars to pursue new research, develop state-of-the-art digital resources and forge international collaborations.
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Operation Mend’s 10th anniversary celebration raises more than $1.1 million for wounded veterans
The UCLA Health program provides surgical and medical treatment, and psychological health support for post-9/11-era service members, veterans and their families.
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UCLA study shows cell diversity of a key brain region
The discovery in the amygdala provides insights into how the organ regulates emotions and social behavior.
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UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music announces Fall 2017 season
Highlights include several world premieres of new work, symposia, and programs celebrating works by American and British composers.
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Climate change could bring much earlier water runoff in Sierra Nevada by century’s end
UCLA researchers predicted what the timing of snow and rainwater runoff in the Sierra Nevada could look like by the end of the 21st century.
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Better ‘mini brains’ could help scientists identify treatments for Zika-related brain damage
Using the organoids they created, researchers were able to identify drugs that could prevent the virus’s damaging effects.
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Combination treatment targeting glucose in advanced brain cancer shows promising results in preclinical study
The treatment tested in mice disrupts and exploits glucose intake, essentially cutting off the tumor’s nutrients and energy supply. The approach prevents the glioblastoma from growing.
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Researchers create molecule that could ‘kick and kill’ HIV
A team of researchers from the UCLA Center for AIDS Research, Stanford University and the National Institutes of Health developed a synthetic molecule that could awaken dormant virus cells and then knock them out.
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Team led by UCLA astrophysicist observes primitive comet 1.5 billion miles from the sun
The astronomers identified a “special comet” called K2 traveling from beyond Saturn’s orbit — the farthest active inbound comet ever seen.
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Low-cost, high-volume services make up big portion of spending on unneeded health care
The UCLA-led research suggests that a reduction in “low-value” care can safely cut expenses.
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New method to measure cell stiffness could lead to improved cancer treatments
UCLA biophysicists developed the technique and the measuring device.
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Release on Southern California electricity rates
Updated release.
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UCLA Chancellor Gene Block on Las Vegas mass shooting
I want to reassure our entire campus community of our complete dedication to keeping you safe and making sure systems are in place to protect you.
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Black tea may help with weight loss, too
“The results suggest that both green and black teas are prebiotics,” said Susanne Henning of the UCLA Center for Human Nutrition.
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UCLA receives $5 million grant for sharing research on AIDS and substance abuse
The National Institute of Drug Abuse grant will go toward developing a resource and data center for use among researchers across the U.S. and Canada.
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Children with craniofacial defects face most difficult social pressures in elementary school
The findings suggest that keeping a close watch for signs of anxiety, depression and other difficulties and educating the child’s peers about their condition may be necessary for this age group.
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$2 million gift from alumnus establishes UCLA faculty chairs in chemistry and biochemistry
The donation will support faculty members pursuing research with applications ranging from regenerative medicine to environmental sustainability.
- Sunday, October 22, 2017