UCLA student chemists won a green chemistry award for their efforts to raise awareness of how chemistry impacts the environment. The American Chemical Society Green Chemistry Institute award is given annually to chapters of the Student Members of the American Chemical Society that promote green chemistry on their campuses. SMACS chapters must organize at least […]
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Panelists discuss sustainable policies to alleviate climate change effects in LA
Panelists said Los Angeles should adopt climate change-mitigating infrastructure to combat the urban heat island effect at an event Wednesday. The program “Hot! Hot! Hot!” was the last of a yearlong series that aimed to discuss how Los Angeles can become the first entirely sustainable megacity in the United States. This event, co-hosted by the […]
CAPS, engineering school team up to provide tailored counseling
This post was updated Dec. 10 at 2:24 p.m. UCLA now provides specialized counseling for engineering students. Counseling and Psychological Services collaborated with the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science this quarter to provide biweekly drop-in counseling sessions for engineering students as part of the CAPS satellite clinic at the school of […]
Researchers find descendants of Civil War POWs have shorter life spans
UCLA researchers found the life spans of descendants of Civil War prisoners of war are shorter than those of people not descended from POWs, suggesting trauma might affect the long-term health of future generations. Researchers led by Dora Costa, a UCLA professor of economics, examined records in the National Archives to track the life spans […]
Innovation in microscopes lets UCLA lab make new findings about sperm movement
UCLA researchers determined sperm carrying a Y chromosome swim differently than sperm carrying an X chromosome. In a study published October, Aydogan Ozcan, professor of electrical and computer engineering, and his lab constructed a microscope that allows for the 3D tracking of small moving cells like sperm cells. Using the microscope, they found that bull […]
UCLA-affiliated professors nominated for EPA Scientific Advisory Board
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency nominated a former UCLA professor as a candidate for its Science Advisory Board. He claims he was wrongfully terminated because of his controversial position on certain air pollutants. The EPA announced the 174 candidates for the board Oct. 16. James Enstrom is a retired professor in the School of Public […]
Injuries from electric scooter accidents surge while regulations are loosened
Emergency room doctors have seen an increase in scooter injuries as electric scooter use has increased in Westwood over the past few months. Mark Morocco, a faculty attending physician in the emergency department of the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, said he has seen numerous patients with minor injuries, such as sprains or fractures, as […]