A link between genetics and brain size has been established by a team led by neurology researchers at UCLA, working as part of an international collaborative research project, showing that single genetic changes play a role in determining brain volume and IQ. Read more...
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April 26, 1:17 am
UCLA researchers discover single genetic change linked to IQ and brain size
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April 25, 1:17 am
Not by the book: Guerilla Science cofounder Mark Rosin teaches concepts in unexpected ways at music festivals
During his day job as a postdoctoral researcher in UCLA's Department of Mathematics, Mark Rosin sits in his sparsely furnished office, getting up to jot down algorithms on his chalkboard and meeting with faculty, staff and graduate students. Read more...
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Mark Rosin, a researcher in the UCLA Department of Mathematics, cofounded Guerilla Science, which seeks to introduce science in unexpected places. The organization tries to prove that science is a part of everyday life and that people should think about and question it.
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March 1, 1:43 am
Robot developed by UCLA graduate students is at cutting edge of surgical mentorship
Aspiring surgeons may one day receive training over the Internet as a result of new technology recently developed by two UCLA graduate student researchers. Read more...
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Stephen Prince, a doctoral candidate in mechanical engineering, demonstrates how to use the LapaRobot. Prince and fellow researcher Christopher Lim created the technology, which trains new surgeon students for the Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery test.
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February 15, 2:38 am
UCLA researchers make big discovery in dwarf galaxy NGC 4449B
In his office in the Physics and Astronomy Building, Michael Rich pointed to a black and white image of a galaxy on his desktop computer screen. Read more...
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UCLA research astronomer Michael Rich has used a unique telescope to discover the dwarf galaxy NGC 4449B, a previously unknown companion to the nearby galaxy NGC 4449.
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January 24, 1:02 am
UCLA to see an increase in buildings certified green, reducing energy costs
UCLA will see an increase in certified green buildings that use less energy in an effort to cut overall operational costs this year. Read more...
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Court of Sciences Student Center’s rooftop garden is an effort by UCLA to boost green construction on campus.
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January 18, 1:49 am
UCLA professors’ study yields hope for treating alcohol-use disorders
UCLA researchers are developing what could become the first effective remedy for alcohol-use disorders, which affect more than 76 million people worldwide. The team, led by UCLA researchers and molecular and medical pharmacology professors Jing Liang and Richard Olsen, conducted the research by isolating dihydromyricetin, or DHM, the key ingredient used in centuries-old Chinese treatment for alcohol-related maladies. Their research, published in the Journal of Neuroscience this month, was only conducted on rats. Read more...
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January 12, 1:07 am
Furcrae macdougalii, a rare bloom in UCLA's Botanical Garden
A flower, roughly 30 feet in height, slowly emerged through a cluster of trees last fall in the Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden. Read more...
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The rare plant from Oaxaca, Mexico, growing in the Botanical Garden is only expected to live one year.