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. Read more...
Photo: Scientists are using fungi to determine which forests are more likely to adapt to climate change.(Courtesy of Josh Fisher)
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. Read more...
Photo: UCLA scientists are using virtual reality to diagnose prostate cancer patients, which improved diagnosis accuracy by more than 300 percent. It can also be used as an educational tool for medical students. (Courtesy of Erik Dutson)
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. Read more...
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. Read more...
Photo: (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin)
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. Read more...
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. Read more...
Photo: A former UCLA resident doctor alleges her supervisors did not grant her maternity leave and later terminated her residency program because they did not want to accommodate her leg injury. (Daily Bruin file photo)
