UCLA and NASA researchers can use satellite images to predict how climate change may affect forest habitats. Scientists can use fungi to predict where forests are more or less likely to adapt to and survive a warming climate, said Joshua Fisher, lead UCLA researcher. The study was conducted between 2014 and 2016 and was accepted […]
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UCLA scientists explore using virtual reality for diagnoses, surgeries
Video game companies and airline industries alike use virtual reality to explore alternate environments. Now, UCLA scientists are working to turn virtual reality into a tool that can help doctors better understand the human body. Almost 1,500 patients have already received prostate cancer diagnoses using virtual reality technology, improving the diagnosis accuracy by more than […]
Program aims to drive future of Internet forward with undergrad grants
The Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science will award $15,000 to undergraduate students who propose research that can contribute to the future of the Internet, school officials announced Tuesday. The Internet Research Incubator program will provide research grants to 12 undergraduate students during the 2016-2017 academic year, said Bradley Fidler, a program developer […]
UCLA scientists create new system to identify cancer cells
Lab creates new biofuels to expand alternative energy sources
Paul Lin’s genetically engineered bacteria would have died if exposed to oxygen. Instead of handling the bacteria in open air, he sticks his hands into thick rubber gloves built into the side of a transparent tank, inspecting a test tube filled with clear yellow liquid. UCLA researchers have been using bacteria, microscopic organisms responsible for […]
Conrad N. Hilton Foundation grants UCLA $5.44M for research
A Hilton foundation awarded a $5.44 million grant to the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health for research, officials announced Monday. The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation will fund research about achieving the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals, or SDGs, which include reducing poverty and hunger, advancing education and making global cities more sustainable. The WORLD […]
Former UCLA resident doctor files lawsuit against UC Regents
A former UCLA resident doctor filed a lawsuit last month against the University of California Board of Regents and supervisors, alleging her supervisors did not grant her maternity leave and later terminated her residency program because they did not want to accommodate her leg injury. Joy Ekwueme further alleged in the lawsuit filed Feb. 2 […]