UCLA researchers successfully tested a potential treatment for visual deficiencies associated with autism by manipulating malfunctioning neurons in mice. The team of researchers studied the mechanisms behind fragile X syndrome, one of the most common genetic causes of autism and identified the deficit neurons that impaired the mice’s ability to process visual information. Through treating […]
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Epidemiology professor appointed to direct Center of Global and Immigrant Health
A UCLA associate professor of epidemiology was selected to be the new director of the UCLA Center for Global and Immigrant Health. Anne Rimoin joined UCLA faculty in 2004 and has served as associate director for the CGIH since 2014. Rimoin is an expert on global health and emerging infectious diseases, according to a UCLA […]
Purple Line Extension receives federal funding, to be completed earlier than planned
The Los Angeles Metro received the federal funding needed to begin work on a new extension connecting Westwood to Century City. According to a Century City/Westwood News report, the approval of LA Metro’s request for funding reimbursement will allow the Metro to be selective in competitive bids for the boring of the metro tunnel. The […]
Bird implements automatic stop for scooters on Bruin Walk
Users of Bird scooters will no longer be able to ride their scooters on Bruin Walk. As riders approach Bruin Walk, their scooters will slow to a stop so they can walk them or dismount entirely, according to an email Bird Rides Inc. sent to users in the UCLA area Thursday. The email reminded Bird […]
Hybrid course and ’10 Questions’ series offer interdisciplinary answers about space
Space can be interpreted as humbling in size, an immense entity or as an oppressive, limiting force, said UCLA professors in a new lecture series. Four UCLA professors, from disciplines ranging from nanoscience to architecture, attempted to answer the question, “What is Space?” Tuesday night at the first session of a new lecture series from […]
Morton La Kretz donates additional $15 million to renovation of Botany Building
UCLA received a donation of $15 million to renovate the UCLA Botany Building. The gift, which was donated by UCLA alumnus Morton La Kretz, will go toward upgrading labs for teaching and research, building a new class lab and refurbishing the entrance and lobby to the building’s Charles E. Young Drive entrance. The renovation of […]
Tenth annual Volunteer Day incorporates Bruin community around the world
This post was updated Oct. 2 at 2:58 p.m. Members of the UCLA community volunteered in about 70 different projects around the world in UCLA’s 10th annual Volunteer Day on Saturday. This year UCLA expanded Volunteer Day beyond Los Angeles and included alumni, staff and faculty as regular volunteers rather than just students for the […]