This post was updated Nov. 8 at 10:14 a.m. A UCLA alumnus helped win a lawsuit against agrochemical and agricultural biotechnology company Monsanto, whose herbicide Roundup has been linked to cancer cases throughout the United States. Michael Baum, who graduated from UCLA School of Law in 1985, said he worked with a team of experienced […]
Category Archives: Science & Health
Campus Queries: Is blue light harmful for us?
While some companies have profited off fears of blue light, Colin McCannel, a professor of clinical ophthalmology at UCLA’s Stein Eye Institute, said many of these fears aren’t based on scientific research. There is little credible evidence from real-life scenarios or human studies that support that blue light adversely affects eye health, McCannel said. Laboratory […]
UCLA physics and astronomy will create three new fellowships with $1.5M donation
UCLA will create three new graduate student fellowships with a $1.5 million gift from the Julian Schwinger Foundation for Physics Research. Graduate students in the Department of Physics and Astronomy are eligible to receive the fellowship. The fellowship covers tuition and fees and provides a stipend that covers professional and travel expenses for up to […]
CAT scans of sabertooth cats’ skulls unearth evolution of predatory behavior
Some sabertooth cats had powerful skulls that allowed them to kill their prey in one or two bites, according to research published at UCLA. A UCLA professor, along with a team of international researchers, published a study in October that analyzed sabertooth cat skulls from two different species to determine how the cats killed their […]
Pangolin Trafficking Project researchers voice concerns about pangolin awareness
Researchers in the UCLA Congo Basin Institute and Center for Tropical Research are using genomic tools to track down the global trafficking routes of pangolins and their scales. Ryan Harrigan, an ecology and evolutionary biology professor and researcher in the Pangolin Trafficking Project, said pangolins are severely endangered due to poaching for their scales, which […]
As global temperatures rise, already dry Los Angeles will feel the heat
Strong effects of climate change will be felt in the next two decades, a report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change claimed early this month. Westwood is no exception to this rule. The report claimed global temperatures will rise by over 2 degrees Fahrenheit above preindustrial levels by 2040, leading to increased wildfires, more […]
Morton La Kretz awarded UCLA Medal, university’s highest honor
A UCLA alumnus was awarded the UCLA Medal at Chancellor Gene Block’s residence Wednesday. Morton La Kretz, who graduated from UCLA in 1948, has made many charitable donations to UCLA. He most recently donated $15 million to the renovation of the La Kretz Botany Building, formerly known as the UCLA Botany Building. The donation followed […]