UCLA researchers found that rising sea levels could lead to the complete loss of salt marshes in Southern California by 2100. The study, published by researchers in the UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability on Feb. 21, also predicted that most salt marshes in the northern U.S. Pacific Coast would be lost by 2050. […]
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UCLA faculty designs data analysis curriculum for high school students
UCLA faculty are working with local school districts to teach high school students big data analysis. UCLA, in partnership with the Los Angeles Unified School District, received a five-year, multimillion dollar grant from the National Science Foundation in 2010 to design curricula for high school math and science classes with a strong emphasis on computational […]
UCLA institute partners with TV station for environmental media project
A group of faculty and students have launched a multimedia series on environmental issues, with its first project focusing on an abandoned plot of land with heavy soil contamination. UCLA’s Laboratory for Environmental Narrative Strategies has partnered with television station KCET to release an online series of short documentaries, articles and other multimedia pieces focusing […]
Panelists smoke out pros and cons of marijuana legalization
Experts said the legalization of recreational cannabis could increase tax revenue and facilitate discussion between patients and doctors about marijuana use. Politicians, medical researchers and economic analysts reviewed economic and medical implications of California’s recent legalization of marijuana at an event at UCLA on Thursday. The panelists said they are optimistic the cannabis industry will […]
UCLA study finds physical exercise temporarily aids memory formation
Exercise may temporarily help individuals better memorize information, according to a UCLA research report. In a study published Tuesday, Sarah McEwen, a UCLA research psychologist, and David Merrill, an assistant clinical professor of psychiatry and biobehavioral sciences, led a four-week study with two groups of adults between the ages of 60 and 75, all of […]
Harbor-UCLA Medical Center plans for state’s first teenage psychiatric ER
Doctors at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center are working to open California’s first teenage psychiatric emergency room. The center will employ doctors and psychiatrists trained to specifically address psychological issues teenagers and children face, including aggression, suicidal thoughts or actions and early signs of psychosis. Ira Lesser, chair of the psychiatry department at Harbor-UCLA, said the center […]
Campus Queries: How can we stick to our financial New Year’s resolutions?
Fifty percent of New Year’s resolutions fail by February, according to a study by Statistic Brain Research Institute. The Daily Bruin spoke with researchers at UCLA to find research-based ways to stick to your New Year’s resolutions. “(Make) better financial goals” is the third most common New Year’s resolution in the United States, yet less […]