Marika Tsircou's oil paintings feature circle shapes painted in bright, vivid colors. Strewn across the canvas are different textures, a technique meant to tempt viewers to touch the painting, she said. Read more...
Photo: “Through Positive Eyes,” a photography project highlighting those living with HIV, features Pleasure’s hands. Diagnosed with HIV in the late 1990s, Pleasure said this image of his hand represents the comforting role hands play in our lives.
The Large Hadron Collider, the world's largest particle accelerator, was launched Tuesday in Geneva by the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) after over a year of repair work. Read more...
An indication of his vivacious persona, Vu Tien Kinh celebrates his birthday every day "“ but his practice is not one of vanity. Read more...
Photo: Vu Tien Kinh returned to UCLA to thank Dr. Barry Halpern who helped treat Vu 35
UCLA's Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine recently autopsied 115-year-old Gertrude Baines, formerly the oldest person in the world. Read more...
Photo: Gertrude Baines, a 115-year-old woman who was recently autopsied, was one of 77 living supercentenarians in the world ““ people aged 110 or older.
A recently published UCLA study has identified interactions between genetics and environment that may affect disease susceptibility among individuals. Read more...
Photo: courtesy of ROSA CHEN Casey Romanoski, a graduate student, led a study analyzing how genetics and environment determine an individual’s susceptibility to disease.
Researchers at UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have completed the first full genomic sequencing of a brain cancer cell line. Read more...
Researchers at UCLA's California NanoSystems Institute and other organizations have published a new study on the structure of the bullet-shaped vesicular stomatitis virus, furthering the general understanding of disease treatment and promoting vaccine development. Read more...
