A California State Assembly candidate discussed the importance of combating censorship in scientific research at an event at Boyer Hall on Monday. Tepring Piquado, who is running to represent California’s 54th State Assembly district, said at the UCLA Science Policy Group’s monthly meeting that legislators must help reduce science censorship by being unbiased when making […]
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Rare lunar meteorite suggests similarities between the moon and Earth
A new addition to UCLA’s meteorite gallery suggests the moon and Earth are made up of similar elements. The gallery hosted a free public lecture on lunar meteorites Sunday after obtaining a rare lunar meteorite named La’gad, in January. The 185-gram meteorite broke off the moon upon impact from a larger meteorite and landed in […]
UCLA study finds poor sleep quality linked to ethnic discrimination
UCLA researchers have found that teenagers who face ethnic discrimination sleep less than those who do not. In a study published last month, researchers at the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior and the Clinical and Translational Science Institute interviewed hundreds of high school students of different ethnic backgrounds, asking them if they agreed […]
UCLA researchers study effects of traumatic events on depression
UCLA researchers have found that activity in two regions in the brain, along with social support, may lessen symptoms of depression following a traumatic event. In a paper published Monday, researchers at the Staglin IMHRO Center for Cognitive Neuroscience examined and compared a group of individuals who said they were disturbed by the 2016 presidential […]
Video: UCLA scientists create biomechanic stingray
UCLA professor Ali Khademhosseini and his team have taken the first steps in integrating biological tissue with robotic systems.
UCLA researchers find a way to repair nerve damage with stem cells
UCLA researchers have developed a way to use stem cells to help potentially rebuild damaged spinal cords. In a study published in January, researchers in the Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research established a way to derive sensory interneurons, which are cells involved in reflexes and relaying sensory information […]
Yoga instructor brings break dance background, personality to classes
Dressed in all black and looking more like a ninja than a yoga instructor, Marco Antonio flings the door wide open to greet the crowd of students waiting to take his class. Antonio, a yoga instructor at the John Wooden Center, uses his dance background to curate his own interpretations of traditional yoga practice. As […]