Arjun Deb, associate professor of medicine and molecular, cell, and developmental biology, focuses on developing ways to help the heart heal better after a heart attack.
Players, coaches and the Laker Girls put a little fun in the hospital experience by shooting hoops, playing games and working on arts and crafts projects with patients.
Jianwei “John” Miao, professor of physics and astronomy, and Yu Huang, professor of materials science and engineering, share the award with a colleague in Colorado.
UCLA study, which was based on an analysis of the most effective approaches to paid family and medical leave, shows how unpaid leave undermines economic growth.
The fifth annual study analyzed the casts of and talent behind the top 200 theatrical releases of 2016 and 1,251 broadcast, cable and digital platform television shows from 2015–16.
In experiments the device produced 30 percent better capacitance — the measure of a device’s ability to store an electric charge — for its mass compared to the best available electrode made from similar materials.
The program provides funding to regular rank assistant professors for an on-going research project, creative activity or as they embark on a new project.
If replicated in larger studies, the findings could lead to new types of programs to improve mental agility in older adults by combining mental training with physical fitness.
“Our ultimate goal is to be able to regenerate cardiomyocytes after an injury like a heart attack,” Dr. Reza Ardehali said. “But we’re first trying to learn from the embryonic heart.”