A UCLA pediatric neurologist is developing a center that he hopes will treat every adolescent with epilepsy in the city. Jason Lerner, who works at the UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital, is working to gather resources and recruit staff to establish the center, which will treat patients with epilepsy and comorbidities, or other disorders occurring simultaneously. […]
Category Archives: Science & Health
Video: Disability as Spectacle conference explores new wave of visibility
Coinciding with the 10th anniversary of UCLA’s Disability Studies program, the Disability as Spectacle conference in the Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference Center engaged scholars and artists in conversation about the representation of disabilities in media and literature.
Professor emeritus Arnold Scheibel remembered for engaging lectures
Elaborate drawings of different parts of the brain covered the chalkboard of Arnold “Arne” Scheibel’s graduate neuroanatomy courses. For more than 50 years, Scheibel shared with students his love for both art and science through his classes. Scheibel, who was an emeritus distinguished professor of neurobiology and psychiatry at the David Geffen School of Medicine […]
UCLA students march for science in LA, Washington, D.C.
Thousands of scientists, students and citizens marched in the heat from Pershing Square to Los Angeles City Hall, holding signs with science puns, calls for action and protests against President Donald Trump. University of California students, including many from UCLA, participated in the March for Science in Los Angeles and Washington, D.C. A UCLA graduate […]
UCLA community shares motivations for attending March for Science
Faculty, researchers and students from around Southern California will take to the streets of Los Angeles on Saturday to advocate for science and create better understanding between scientists and the general public. Thousands of people, including many from UCLA, said they want to educate people about decreases in science funding and encourage greater involvement in […]
BEAGLE program helps UCLA researchers decipher evolutionary histories
The rise of advanced genetic computing technology has transformed how we study evolution. Broad-platform Evolutionary Analysis General Likelihood Evaluator, a public evolutionary statistics library, allows researchers worldwide to collaborate on public health projects and clinical research at the intersection of biostatistics and evolutionary biology. Marc Suchard, a UCLA professor of biomathematics, biostatistics and human genetics, […]
Chemistry department review critiques Molecular Instrumentation Center
A chemistry equipment facility is working to buy more advanced apparatus after facing criticisms from reviewers of the chemistry department. The Molecular Instrumentation Center was critiqued in a February report of the chemistry and biochemistry department. The report, written by the UCLA Academic Senate members and faculty from other universities, including the University of California, […]