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An aerial, as opposed to ground-level, view of time
UCLA Anderson Review: Do today and yesterday and tomorrow loom large in your thinking, with the more distant past and future barely visible on the horizon? That’s not unusual.
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UCLA School of Law offers new specialization in environmental law
To earn the certificate, students must complete five courses in environmental law and produce a supervised research paper.
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UCLA faculty voice: Providing support for those mourning a death by suicide
Clinical psychologist Lekeisha A. Sumner points out the special considerations those offering support should keep in mind for this different type of grief.
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Military personnel show brain changes similar to those in retired football players suspected to have CTE
UCLA researchers studied FDDNP, a molecular tracer that binds with proteins called tau and amyloid, and which indicates the location and extent of abnormal proteins in the brain.
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Furniture from China contributes to deforestation in central Africa
UCLA research shows a connection between the loss of trees and furniture bought in the United States.
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UCLA led the nation in organ transplants in 2017
The 641 procedures included kidney, pancreas, lung, heart and intestine transplants. UCLA Health continues to lead this year.
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Researchers discover natural product that could lead to new class of commercial herbicide
The bioinformatics approach the team used to uncover the weed killer could potentially be used to find new drugs for antibacterial medicines.
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Astronomers identify source of neutrinos, a step toward resolving a century-old riddle
The international team has found the first evidence of a source of high-energy cosmic neutrinos — ghostly subatomic particles that can travel unhindered for billions of light-years to Earth.
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Longtime UCLA supporters endow third faculty chair at Stein Eye Institute
Joan and Jerome Snyder’s gift will establish an endowed faculty chair in the department of ophthalmology; the couple have supported a wide range of programs across the campus.
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UCLA researchers discover gene that controls bone-to-fat ratio in bone marrow
The findings open up possibilities for new therapies to treat such conditions as osteoporosis and skeletal aging.
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$5 million gift will establish UCLA center on the future of computer networking
The UCLA Connection Lab, to be led by Leonard Kleinrock, will foster interdisciplinary research on a range of technologies, such as blockchain, computer networks, big data and artificial intelligence.
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Surgery allows young woman paralyzed in fall 10 years ago to walk again
UCLA urologist Dr. Shlomo Raz restored sensation in a woman’s lower body by performing an innovative procedure.
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UCLA offers freshman admission to 16,000, increases offers to transfer students
109 of the 114 California community colleges are represented among transfer admissions.
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A guide for companies on how to bundle green benefits with consumer perks
In this Q&A about her new book, UCLA’s Magali Delmas discusses how the human urge to consume can be harnessed to help the planet.
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11 UCLA alumni featured in the Hammer Museum’s ‘Made in L.A. 2018’
Of the 32 artists featured in this year’s exhibition, 11 are Bruins and 10 of those got degrees from the UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture.
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Alumni give $3 million to support UCLA Samueli expansion, establish fellowship
Robert and Dorothy Webb met when they were UCLA students in the 1950s. Their giving to the campus spans four decades.
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Antibody identifier could speed development of therapies for cancer, other diseases
A research team led by a UCLA bioengineer has created a model to predict the effectiveness of potential treatments to help the immune system.
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Parents who had severe stresses, trauma in childhood more likely to have kids with behavioral health problems
The study is the first to examine intergenerational behavioral effects of adverse childhood experiences.
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UCLA-led center receives $9.75 million to improve rechargeable batteries
The Synthetic Control Across Length-scales for Advancing Rechargeables center will help accelerate research on new types of chemistry and materials that can help improve batteries’ capacity, stability and safety.
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Climate change is making it harder for couples to conceive
A UCLA study projects that as temperatures rise, and the number and severity of heat waves increases, getting pregnant may become harder than ever.
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Anthropology professor named 2018 Gold Shield Faculty Prize winner
Dan Fessler is being honored for his distinguished record of undergraduate teaching, research and university service.
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Vehicle repair program achieves efficiency, equity and environmental objectives
UCLA researchers found that a smog test and vehicle repair program has shown benefits to residents in central California’s San Joaquin Valley.
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UCLA Extension to move administrative operations into new spaces
The relocation, which is the first step in a two-step process, began June 26 and is scheduled to be completed on July 13.
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UCLA researchers recommend strategies for California transportation fuels policy to meet 2030 climate target
Guidance from legal researchers could strengthen California climate policy by helping policymakers further reduce carbon pollution from transport fuels.
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Family travels 7,500 miles to save son’s life with treatment developed at UCLA
Hussein El Kerdi looked like a healthy baby boy, but his immune cells lacked an important enzyme. His family traveled from Lebanon to UCLA seeking a cure.
- Thursday, July 19, 2018