At an event Wednesday, experts said it is possible for California to achieve 100 percent renewable energy. “A lot of policies are driving initial investment of renewable energy in California, and demand is driving the rest,” said Kelly Trumbull, a researcher at the UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation. The UCLA Renewable Energy Association, Environment California […]
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Associate professor runs computer science camp for preschoolers, parents
An associate professor at UCLA uses blocks, buckets and colorful owls to teach preschool students computer science. Miryung Kim, an associate professor of computer science, began Mommy Computer Science Camp at the UCLA Lab School in July. The weeklong camp uses games, crafts and activities to teach preschoolers and their parents about complex computer science […]
Prostate cancer researchers receive grant, continue tech development
Two UCLA researchers received a $3.1 million grant to develop a new technology to treat prostate cancer. The National Institutes of Health awarded a grant to Leonard Marks, a professor of urology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, and Shyam Natarajan, an adjunct assistant professor of urology, surgery and bioengineering at the […]
UCLA researchers determine atomic structure of defective prions
UCLA researchers have determined the atomic structure of part of a protein that causes certain neurodegenerative diseases. In a study published earlier in January, researchers in the lab of Jose Rodriguez, assistant professor of chemistry and biochemistry, determined the structure of a segment of prion, a protein that causes diseases such as mad cow disease, […]
Bird gene-mapping project studies biodiversity, effect of climate change
A new branch of environmental science is taking flight as UCLA researchers apply genomic technology to study migratory birds. The Bird Genoscape Project, based at UCLA’s Center for Tropical Research, will analyze the migratory behavior of up to 100 songbird species using a combination of population genomics and environmental data, said Thomas Smith, the center’s […]
UCLA Health provides at-home colon cancer screening kits to patients
UCLA Health is collaborating with marketing experts to incentivize patients to screen themselves at home for cancer. Starting in May, UCLA Health, with the help of researchers at the Anderson School of Management, provided custom letters with take-home colorectal cancer screening kits to encourage patients to use them. The letters have increased the amount of […]
Campus Queries: What makes this flu season so bad?
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 is this season’s flu so dangerous, and what can be done to prevent it from spreading? A: The 2017-2018 flu season is the most adverse season in three years. In the […]