UCLA will host a symposium on cannabis research as part of an attempt to establish a top cannabis research program on campus. The inaugural UCLA Cannabis Research Symposium, which will be held Thursday, will feature visiting speakers and UCLA faculty, who will discuss the most recent developments in cannabis research. The event will be hosted […]
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New lactation room on campus offers mothers more privacy
A newly renovated lactation room in the Student Activities Center held its grand reopening Friday afternoon as part of an effort to improve the climate for mothers on campus. The lactation room provides breastfeeding mothers a private, designated space on campus to breastfeed. About 23 people attended the opening, which was held by the UCLA […]
State bill uses UCLA study to set minimum age for juvenile prosecution
A new state bill, SB-439, that incorporates the recommendations from a recent UCLA study about health and juvenile justice passed earlier this month in the Senate’s committee on public safety. Laura Abrams, a social welfare professor in the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs, and Elizabeth Barnert, an assistant professor of pediatrics in The David […]
UCLA scientists organize march to educate public on funding for sciences
UCLA scientists are organizing a March for Science in Los Angeles to foster communication between scientists and the general public. The March for Science, which will take place April 22, aims to bring thousands of participants together to educate people about underfunding of the sciences and encourage greater involvement in science. The primary March for […]
UCLA lab researches new potential treatment for bubble baby disease
A UCLA research team has developed a new stem cell gene therapy to treat babies with diminished immune systems. Adenosine deaminase-deficient severe combined immunodeficiency, or bubble baby disease, is an immune system defect caused by the lack of adenosine deaminase, an enzyme found in white blood cells. Donald Kohn, a microbiology, immunology and molecular genetics […]
New Physics 5 series proposed, to replace 6 series in fall 2017
The UCLA Physics and Astronomy Department is proposing a new physics series for life science majors that would begin fall 2017. Students currently taking the Physics 6: “Physics for Life Sciences Majors” series have until winter 2018 to complete the series before it is discontinued. However, the series may be offered for longer if more […]
Project Health Literacy aims to educate patients to streamline treatment
UCLA hospital volunteers will help patients better understand their health conditions and treatments with Project Health Literacy, a new research project. The project will have two parts. Volunteers, who are mostly undergraduate students, will first survey patients to measure their health literacy. If the survey results reveal a lack of knowledge in particular areas, volunteers […]