UCLA researchers discovered that exposure to some chemicals may cause reproductive defects in future generations of humans. In a study published in May, the researchers in the laboratory of Patrick Allard, an assistant professor in the UCLA Institute for Society and Genetics, demonstrated that bisphenol A, a chemical used to strengthen many plastics, caused fertility […]
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UCLA-led center receives $9.75M grant for rechargeable battery research
A UCLA-led energy research center received $9.75 million to continue its research on how to improve rechargeable batteries. The U.S. Department of Energy awarded the four-year grant to the Synthetic Control Across Length-scales for Advancing Rechargeables center Thursday and designated the center as one of its Energy Frontier Research Centers, according to a university press […]
Campus Queries: Why does sun exposure lead to sunburns?
Campus Queries is a series in which Daily Bruin readers and staff present science-related questions for UCLA professors and experts to answer. Q. Why does the skin turn red and peel due to sun exposure? A. Nearly half of all young adults get sunburned, according to a CDC survey. Roger S. Lo, a UCLA dermatologist, […]
Shapiro family donates $2M, creates new chairs for pediatrics department
The department of pediatrics in UCLA’s David Geffen School of Medicine received a donation of around $2 million to help treat children with disorders, such as cerebral palsy and autism. Ralph, Shirley, Peter and Alison Shapiro gifted $2.257 million to the department of pediatrics in June. The donation will support the endowed chairs of the […]
Professor Judea Pearl codes languages to challenge paradigms of computer science
Judea Pearl’s fourth-grade teacher and classmates insisted he was wrong. They were convinced the area of a kilometer-length square was a thousand square meters, not a million like Pearl said. Pearl was unphased: He thought his teacher had made a mistake. Two days later, she apologized. “That was when I first started questioning authority,” he […]
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 […]
Harrowing experiences, potential resources feature in academic dishonesty cases
UCLA’s Office of Student Conduct deals with cases of student cheating. It can provide support for students who are under an immense amount of pressure to succeed but can also cause weeks of stress for students awaiting the office’s verdict. After Divya Sharma was accused of plagiarism, he said he lived in a constant state […]