Scientists observed the skies through a telescope in the mountains of Chile, spotting what they thought was a trivial dot near a bright star. They circled the image around speculatively, analyzing it carefully, attempting to eliminate any possibility for mistakes. Read more...
Photo: A team of scientists at UCLA assembled the infrared spectrograph, the UCLA component of the Gemini Planet Imager with which 51 Eridani b was discovered. (Courtesy of James Larkin)
UCLA doctors were awarded a three-year, $2.5 million grant last month to launch a new geriatric care and training program in conjunction with UC Riverside School of Medicine. Read more...
A Los Angeles man filed a class action lawsuit against UCLA Health, alleging the health care provider did not adequately store private medical information of about 4.5 million patients during the recent cyber attack, a law firm announced Tuesday. Read more...
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The young man excels at his work, but he hides a secret that could turn others against him: he lives in the favelas, or urban slums, of a city in Brazil. Read more...
Photo: UCLA students traveled to Brazil as part of a study program and created a Theater of the Oppressed piece about racism in Brazil. (Courtesy of Robert Gordon)
Prominent conservation researcher and scientist Peter Kareiva, who has played roles in developing worldwide conservation programs, is the director of the UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability effective immediately, officials announced Monday. Read more...
Officials from a California medical institute unanimously voted Thursday to award $7.4 million to a UCLA center to fund therapy clinical trials for a cure to X-linked chronic granulomatous disease. Read more...
UCLA scientists discovered an experimental form of therapy with the ability to suppress the development of colon cancer, officials announced Friday. Scientists from UCLA’s Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center discovered that patients with ulcerative colitis, who have a higher chance of developing a colon cancer, have high levels of microRNA-214. Read more...
