Rajit Gadh is tackling energy shortage issues by redistributing energy from electric vehicles and solar panels based on consumer needs. Gadh, the director of the UCLA Smart Grid Energy Research Center, is spearheading the development of a new energy distribution network, called smart grid technology. He intends to improve the technology in India through a […]
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UCLA students found organization to advance Alzheimer’s research
Misak Khachatryan joined the Youth Movement Against Alzheimer’s when he transferred to UCLA, after seeing how his neighbor’s struggle with severe Alzheimer’s disease affected his family. “If your loved one has Alzheimer’s and they gradually develop the disease more and more, it’s like pieces of them keep falling apart,” said Khachatryan, the organization’s publicity director […]
UCLA to receive $520M for selling rights to cancer drug
UCLA will receive $520 million for selling the rights to a prostate cancer medication that campus researchers helped create, officials announced Friday. The deal granted the royalty rights for Xtandi, a prostate cancer drug, to Royalty Pharma, a pharmaceutical investment company. Royalty Pharma paid a total of $1.14 billion for the royalty rights, $520 million […]
UCLA scientists develop method to predict diseases by testing saliva
UCLA scientists found evidence that a single drop of saliva can diagnose and predict cancer, post-traumatic stress disorder, major depressive disorder and other health problems. Researchers use salivary diagnostics to detect biomarkers in saliva, such as RNA and proteins, that can identify health concerns. “(Salivary diagnostics) is now one of the hottest areas of biomedical […]
Clean energy experts discuss future of sustainable energy at panel
Experts discussed the future of climate change, nuclear energy and other global sustainability topics Tuesday afternoon at a panel held to envision which energy sources will play a prominent role in 2050. The UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability organized “Powering Earth 2050,” as part of the “Oppenheim Lecture Series,” at the UCLA Anderson […]
BruinX seeks to improve UCLA experience, campus climate
Faculty members are collaborating with the vice chancellor of equity, diversity and inclusion to use social science research to improve student and faculty experiences on campus. BruinX, a group formed as part of the UCLA Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, is composed of three staff members who specialize in different aspects of detecting bias, […]
Three UCLA engineering professors to be awarded highest honors for research
Three UCLA professors will visit the White House this spring to receive one of the highest honors awarded to young researchers. The Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers recognizes influential work in fields such as agricultural innovation, environmental protection and national defense. It is funded by corresponding government-led departments, according to a White […]