Construction on Sunset Boulevard to cause lane closures for yearlong project

Yearlong roadwork on Sunset Boulevard near UCLA might cause travel delays to Westwood, according to a university announcement June 24. Construction will occur on Sunset Boulevard between the 405 Freeway and Bellagio Road, and between South Beverly Glen Boulevard and Carolwood Drive. Road crews will close portions of some lanes every weekday from 9 a.m. […]

Stars’ elements generate scientific debate between fellow astronomy researchers

UCLA researchers in the physics and astronomy department published a paper in February claiming stars in the center of the galaxy are rich with metals, offering a potential new theory about the creation of elements in the universe. However, Michael Rich, another researcher in the physics and astronomy department, published a new study suggesting the […]

Students co-opt local surfers into study about antibiotic-resistant bacteria

Megyn Rugh said she understands why surfers at the beach don’t want her to swab their noses for germs. “It’s a lot of people trying to surf really quickly before work. … You don’t really want to stop and talk to some random weirdo who wants to tell you about bacteria,” she said. “I’m called […]

UCLA researchers discover potential reason for unusual atmospheric wave on Venus

UCLA researchers may have discovered the cause of a huge, bow-shaped wave on Venus that has puzzled planetary scientists for years. Their computer simulations of the Venusian atmosphere showed that wind blowing across mountains creates oscillations of the air, called mountain waves, that launch high into the clouds. The waves change how fast the planet […]

Surgeons’ skills improve with age according to UCLA study

Surgery might have a decadeslong learning curve, according to a UCLA-led study. Researchers found that patients treated by older surgeons had lower death rates within 30 days of their procedures than those treated by younger surgeons. Yusuke Tsugawa, an assistant professor of medicine at UCLA, led and published the study last month in the medical […]

Researchers study how hormones influence disease control in mice

UCLA researchers have developed a data-driven method to find hormones that organs and tissues use to communicate with one another. Using their method, the researchers identified two hormones, NOTUM, secreted from the liver, and Lipocalin-5, secreted from fat tissue, that speed up the metabolism of fat in mice, according to a university press release. Lipocalin-5 […]

UCLA alumnus, Nobel laureate speaks on cells, open-access research

A UCLA alumnus and Nobel laureate shared his latest research on RNA sorting into exosomes at a seminar Wednesday. More than 250 people packed into an auditorium in Geffen Hall to listen to Randy Schekman, who shared the 2013 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discovering a set of genes required for intracellular transportation […]