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<rss xmlns:contact="contact" xmlns:attachment="attachment" xmlns:default_file="default_file" xmlns:content="content:encoded" version="2.0"><channel><title>Science + Technology - UCLA</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu</link><description>Science + technology feed</description><language>en-us</language><pubDate>Fri, 06 Oct 2023 22:38:26 GMT</pubDate><lastBuildDate>Fri, 06 Oct 2023 22:38:26 GMT</lastBuildDate><generator>iPressroom</generator><item><title>A mother mouse needs a diverse gut microbiome to form a healthy placenta</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/mice-need-diverse-gut-microbiome-to-form-healthy-placentas</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[If also true for humans, targeted microbiome improvements might help promote fetal health during pregnancy.]]></description><author>Holly Ober </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/mice-need-diverse-gut-microbiome-to-form-healthy-placentas</guid><pubDate>Fri, 06 Oct 2023 22:30:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>As the sun rises on a new academic year, a brand-new Bruin urges us to look up</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/astronomy-grad-student-abrahim-amiri-urges-us-to-look-up</link><contentType>stories</contentType><description><![CDATA[Abraham Amiri, who escaped the Taliban, is pursuing his passion for planetary sciences — and inviting the UCLA community to join in.]]></description><author>Ron Mackovich-Rodriguez </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/astronomy-grad-student-abrahim-amiri-urges-us-to-look-up</guid><pubDate>Fri, 29 Sep 2023 21:22:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>UCLA-led team develops key improvement to Nobel Prize-winning technology </title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/tripod-tethers-advance-in-cryo-electron-microscopy</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[An advance in cryo-electron microscopy could be a significant boon for research on potential cancer therapies.]]></description><author>Holly Ober </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/tripod-tethers-advance-in-cryo-electron-microscopy</guid><pubDate>Tue, 26 Sep 2023 22:04:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>How to save plants from climate change? Just ask them</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/plant-leaves-wood-conservation-clues-climate-change</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[A UCLA-led study identified characteristics from more than 100 types of plants that can be analyzed to determine their preferred temperature and rainfall amount.]]></description><author>Holly Ober </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/plant-leaves-wood-conservation-clues-climate-change</guid><pubDate>Tue, 26 Sep 2023 04:01:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Celebrate Star Trek Day the Bruin way</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/celebrate-star-trek-day-september-8-roddenberry-collection</link><contentType>stories</contentType><description><![CDATA[Sept. 8 is the anniversary of the TV show’s debut. We asked 2 UCLA scholars to talk about the generation-spanning galactic phenomenon.]]></description><author>Jonathan Riggs </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/celebrate-star-trek-day-september-8-roddenberry-collection</guid><pubDate>Wed, 06 Sep 2023 21:14:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>UCLA-led climate projects receive $7.5 million in state-funded grants from UC</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/ucla-led-climate-projects-state-funded-grants</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[Efforts will aim to boost EV use, energy storage, firefighter safety and the well-being of migrant workers.]]></description><author>Sean Brenner </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/ucla-led-climate-projects-state-funded-grants</guid><pubDate>Thu, 31 Aug 2023 22:48:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Could insights from ants help people build better transportation networks?</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/ant-colonies-nests-transportation-networks</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[UCLA biologists found that the insects’ nests reflect the way they work together — or don’t — to forage for food.]]></description><author>Holly Ober </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/ant-colonies-nests-transportation-networks</guid><pubDate>Thu, 31 Aug 2023 19:48:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Birds living at UCLA were less afraid of humans after the pandemic closure</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/birds-less-afraid-after-pandemic-closure</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[After a year with little human interaction, dark-eyed juncos were surprisingly more comfortable with people once campus life returned to normal.]]></description><author>Holly Ober </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/birds-less-afraid-after-pandemic-closure</guid><pubDate>Tue, 22 Aug 2023 23:01:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Organic chem for kids? UCLA program immerses youngsters in notoriously challenging subject</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/chem-camp-for-kids</link><contentType>stories</contentType><description><![CDATA[By the end of the program, more than 90% of campers said they believed other children their age could learn organic chemistry.]]></description><author>Ron Mackovich-Rodriguez </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/chem-camp-for-kids</guid><pubDate>Tue, 22 Aug 2023 18:05:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Human-set fires 13,000 years ago led to extinction of megafauna in Southern California</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/wildfires-pleistocene-epoch-extinction-megafauna-southern-california</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[Research by UCLA and La Brea Tar Pits scientists upends theory that saber-toothed cats, other large mammals were hunted out of existence.]]></description><author>David Colgan </author><guid 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</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/genes-linked-to-high-production-key-antibody</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[The discovery was made possible by UCLA-developed nanotechnology.]]></description><author>Wayne Lewis </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/genes-linked-to-high-production-key-antibody</guid><pubDate>Mon, 14 Aug 2023 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>UCLA receives $4.1 million commitment to atmospheric and oceanic sciences department</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/atmospheric-oceanic-sciences-gift-larry-harding</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[The gift, from adjunct professor Larry Harding, honors his late father, UCLA alumnus Wayne Harding.]]></description><author>Margaret MacDonald </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/atmospheric-oceanic-sciences-gift-larry-harding</guid><pubDate>Tue, 08 Aug 2023 17:40:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>What’s scarier: A 50-ton megalodon or a doctoral dissertation?</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/the-meg-or-doctoral-dissertation-silly-questions-smart-bruins</link><contentType>stories</contentType><description><![CDATA[With “The Meg 2” opening in theaters, we ask UCLA Ph.D. candidate De’Marcus Robinson which he would rather face.]]></description><author>UCLA College </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/the-meg-or-doctoral-dissertation-silly-questions-smart-bruins</guid><pubDate>Fri, 04 Aug 2023 20:31:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Planetary defense test deflected an asteroid but unleashed a boulder swarm</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/planetary-defense-nasa-dart-mission-asteroid</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[A UCLA-led study of NASA’s DART mission determined that the strategy presents previously unanticipated risks.]]></description><author>Holly Ober 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the technology mimic human reasoning or is it using a fundamentally new cognitive process?]]></description><author>Holly Ober </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/gpt-3-reasoning-as-well-as-college-students</guid><pubDate>Mon, 31 Jul 2023 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>New paper proposes incorporating anti-racism in life sciences education</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/incorporating-anti-racism-in-life-sciences-education</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[Classes in the STEM fields should include context from history and other social sciences, UCLA researchers write.]]></description><author>David Colgan </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/incorporating-anti-racism-in-life-sciences-education</guid><pubDate>Mon, 24 Jul 2023 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Hardship affects the gut microbiome across generations</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/hardship-affects-gut-microbiome-across-generations</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[A UCLA-led study found that adversity experienced by mothers during their childhood or pregnancy is reflected in their children’s gut microbiomes.]]></description><author>Holly Ober </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/hardship-affects-gut-microbiome-across-generations</guid><pubDate>Thu, 20 Jul 2023 19:52:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Birds raise fewer young when spring arrives earlier in a warming world</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/birds-raise-fewer-young-when-spring-arrives-earlier</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[A new study led by scientists at UCLA and Michigan State suggests that conservation strategies address avian responses to climate-driven shifts.]]></description><author>Holly Ober </author><guid 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