UCLA dining halls have been serving more seafood in place of red meat in order to comply with the campus’ sustainability goals and to offer healthier options for students. UCLA Dining Services said in a statement that it made the change fall quarter because of the nutritional value of seafood. It added that fish contain […]
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Study finds link between proteins, electroconversion therapy response
UCLA researchers have found a way to predict how individuals with depression will respond to electroconvulsive therapy, a common treatment for the disorder. In electroconvulsive therapy, doctors stimulate the patient’s brain with electrical pulses while they are under anesthesia. Although the treatment has been found to be effective, nearly one-third of patients fail to respond […]
UCLA astronomers attempting to validate Einstein’s theory of gravity
UCLA astronomers are preparing to observe a star approaching a black hole to test Albert Einstein’s theory of gravity. In a study published in February, UCLA astronomers in the Galactic Center Group, a research team focused on studying the center of the Milky Way, showed the star S2 is likely a single star, rather than a […]
School of medicine receives $1.2M donation toward bowel disease research
A division in the David Geffen School of Medicine received a $1.2 million donation to research inflammatory bowel diseases. The Vatche and Tamar Manoukian Division of Digestive Diseases received a gift from the Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation, a philanthropic organization focused on education, research and the arts, according to a university press release. Charalabos […]
Faculty members win extended funding to develop cheaper alloy catalyst
Two UCLA professors received grants for their research on metal alloys for fuel cells. The National Science Foundation awarded a team of researchers including Jianwei Miao, a professor of physics and astronomy, Yu Huang, a professor of materials science and engineering, and another faculty member from the University of Colorado Boulder, with the Special Creativity […]
Hacker Expo offers computer science students chance to present projects
Patrick Deshpande came to UCLA as a materials engineering student but switched to computer science after taking an introductory computer science class so he could learn to code solutions to real-world problems. Deshpande, now a fourth-year student who created a computer program allowing fantasy sports players to use cryptocurrencies in gaming, was among dozens of […]
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 […]