A major sponsor of UCLA research will receive billions of dollars to fund cancer and stem cell research, along with mental health programs. President Barack Obama signed the 21st Century Cures Act into law in December. The act, which will give $4.8 billion to the National Institutes of Health and $1 billion to states, will […]
Category Archives: Science & Health
UCLA community looks into research, education to tackle opioid addiction
Opioid drug overdoses now claim almost as many lives each year as car accidents in the U.S. In the last 10 years, opioid-related deaths have nearly tripled and opioid addiction is now regarded as a nationwide epidemic by the Center for Disease Control. In response to the growing epidemic, UCLA students and researchers have been […]
School of Nursing dean looks to maintain the school’s academic prestige
A few years ago, paths on campus were littered with cigarettes and the air was not as fresh. The nursing school’s new dean helped change that when she led the effort to make UCLA a tobacco-free campus. Linda Sarna, a UCLA alumna and longtime faculty member who led the UCLA tobacco-free initiative, became the new […]
Pharmaceutical consultant falsely claims UCLA affiliation in medical paper
A consultant for a pharmaceutical company falsely claimed to be a UCLA professor in a paper about EpiPen pricing. The American Journal of Medicine published the paper by Leonard Fromer, a former volunteer assistant professor of family medicine, in December that advocated for adding the allergy medication EpiPen to a federal list of preventive medical […]
Williams Institute launches project studying male sexual violence victims
UCLA researchers will help lead a project that will culminate in global policy recommendations to address sexual violence against men and boys. The Williams Institute at the UCLA School of Law, a research institute that focuses on sexual orientation and gender identity, will work with the United Nations and other humanitarian groups to carry out […]
UCLA professors stride forward in robotic technology research
This post was updated on Dec. 5 at 11:32 a.m. Tony, a robot equipped with mechanical arms that resemble those of a human, glides over to a nearby person holding an empty cup of water. Anticipating the person’s thirst, it delicately grabs the cup and proceeds to refill it. Scenes like this have been reserved […]
Next Generation Science Standards to reinvent student learning
California students will receive a more engineering design-based science education in a few years that will connect experiments more closely with concepts. The California State Board of Education approved in early November a framework that will help teachers implement curricula based on the Next Generation Science Standards. The Next Generation Science Standards were published in […]