Oliver Mattheussens, a UCLA library assistant at the Charles E. Young Research Library, was an expert on European cultures and languages. Mattheussens, who worked in YRL since 2006, died of brain cancer at the age of 44 last week. He developed glioblastoma, the most aggressive form of brain cancer, less than a year ago, said […]
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UCLA researchers create device to make hydrogen more efficiently
UCLA researchers have designed a device to efficiently store solar energy as hydrogen fuel. In a study published in September, researchers led by Richard Kaner, a professor of chemistry and materials science, designed a device that uses solar energy to create hydrogen gas. The palm-sized device houses thin films of metal, which store solar energy […]
UCLA neuroscience assistant professor uses VR to study memory formation
A UCLA researcher is using virtual reality to learn more about how the human brain forms memories. Nanthia Suthana, a neuroscientist and assistant professor of neurosurgery and psychiatry, received a $3.3 million, three-year grant from the National Institutes of Health’s Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies Initiative to expand her research on how memories form […]
HIV patients found less likely to receive heart disease treatment
A UCLA-led study found HIV patients at risk of heart disease are less likely to receive a common drug treatment for the disease compared with patients without HIV. In the study published earlier this month, researchers observed data from a representative sample of patients with and without HIV aged 40 to 79. They found that […]
New methods for artwork analysis uncover ancient Egyptian practices
A new blend of imaging technologies has helped archaeologists identify the chemical makeup of an excavated painting, revealing elements of everyday life in second century Egypt. Researchers from UCLA and the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., published a study earlier this month that examined a more-than-1,800-year-old portrait of a woman. Archaeologists believe the […]
Alumnus launches social media app to help coordinate in-person plans
A UCLA alumnus created a social media app to help people efficiently make social plans with friends. Arya Ghavami, who graduated from UCLA in 2010, created FOCUS, an iOS app set to launch in early December. The app allows users to see their friends’ current activities and plans for the near future. Users can post their […]
Program uses crowdfunding to support undocumented students
Johanna Apodaca could not afford to apply for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals status which would have allowed her to work and raise money to help her pay for college. But Apodaca, a first-year Chicana/o studies and geography student, hopes other campus resources will help alleviate her financial concerns because she is not eligible for […]