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January 9, 12:21 am
UCLA Fielding School of Public Health names Ronald Brookmeyer as new dean
The interim dean for the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health will assume the role effective Jan. 15. Ronald Brookmeyer, a biostatistics professor, has served as interim dean of the School of Public Health since November 2018 and has been UCLA faculty member since 2010. Read more...
Photo: Ronald Brookmeyer, the interim dean for the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health and a biostatistics professor, will assume the role effective Jan. 15. Brookmeyer has been a member of UCLA faculty since 2010. (Courtesy of UCLA Newsroom)
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January 8, 12:54 am
Study explains mechanism that may be linked to development of Type 2 diabetes
A UCLA-led study may explain the development of Type 2 diabetes, suggesting potential new methods to treat the condition. Orian Shirihai, a professor of endocrinology and pharmacology at UCLA’s David Geffen School of Medicine, led the research team that found a novel mechanism that may be responsible for driving insulin oversecretion, according to a university press release published Dec. Read more...
Photo: A research team led by Orian Shirihai, a professor at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, undertook a study that may explain the development of Type 2 diabetes and suggest potential new ways to treat the condition. (Daily Bruin file photo)
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January 5, 11:42 pm
Study unveils new way to predict risk of death for stable heart failure patients
The findings of a UCLA-led study may allow for medical professionals to identify patients with stable heart failure who are at risk. UCLA cardiologist Olujimi Ajijola was the first author of a study that found a new way to detect which patients with “stable” heart failure have a higher risk of dying within one to three years. Read more...
Photo: A UCLA-led study found that neuropeptide Y, an amino acid released by the nervous system, is a significant indicator of which patients have a higher risk of dying within a few years. (Daily Bruin file photo)
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January 5, 11:36 pm
Valley oak tree could provide insight into how plants will adapt to climate change
The valley oak, a tree species native to California, is at the root of a new means of determining an organism’s genetic fitness in the face of climate change. Read more...
Photo: (Nicole Anisgard Parra/Daily Bruin senior staff)
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December 9, 12:19 am
Campus Queries: What are deepfakes?
Campus Queries is a series in which Daily Bruin readers and staff present science-related questions for UCLA professors and experts to answer. Q: What are deepfakes? Read more...
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December 2, 12:13 am
Six UCLA professors honored as fellows of renowned scientific society AAAS
The world’s largest scientific society has selected six UCLA faculty to join its 2019 cohort of fellows. The American Association for the Advancement of Science, an interdisciplinary organization known for publishing the academic journal Science, selected UCLA faculty members David Glanzman, Yang Yang, Paula Diaconescu, Stephen Smale, Margaret Jacob and Thomas Mason as fellows, joining 437 others chosen by the AAAS this year, according to a university press release. Read more...
Photo: UCLA faculty members (clockwise from top left) Margaret Jacob, Yang Yang, Paula Diaconescu, Thomas Mason, David Glanzman and Stephen Smale were chosen as 2019 fellows by the American Association for the Advancement of Science. (Courtesy of UCLA Newsroom)