UCLA recently negotiated a new agreement with Network Associates, Inc., to continue the availability of McAfee antivirus software free of charge to UCLA departments, faculty and students. Read more...
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August 18, 9:00 pm
Science Brief
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August 18, 9:00 pm
UCLA engineers recycle old method in new application to cool powerful transistors
A team of UCLA engineers have taken an old spray-cooling method and applied it to silicon-based transistors. The result is a new method to cool down powerful transistors like those found in electric cars, aircraft, radar stations and personal computers. Read more...
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August 18, 9:00 pm
Column: PDAs have come of age
Personal Digital Assistants: people have lived without them for millennia, so why buy one now? If you have been waiting for wireless internet, now may be the time to take the plunge. Read more...
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August 18, 9:00 pm
Altruism is evolutionary instinct says UCLA professor in new book
Greedy corporate executives, greedy athletes, and greedy politicians have loomed large in popular culture and the national news over the past few months. But the apparently natural human instinct to be selfish has been over-emphasized for too long, according to UCLA professor Shelley Taylor in her new book. Read more...
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August 18, 9:00 pm
UCLA pediatric unit to try laughter as part of treatment
“Take two Charlie Chaplins and a small dose of the Simpsons and call me in the morning.” This is the kind of prescription UCLA doctors hope to one day prescribe. Read more...
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August 11, 9:00 pm
Number of antibiotic-resistant bacterial strains up due to improper use, prescription
Medicine has come a long way since the 1940s. Back then, even a simple infected cut could be life-threatening. Then the discovery of penicillin and a number of other antibiotics changed this. Read more...
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August 11, 9:00 pm
Science section makes debut
The scientific community at UCLA is a large part of the university. The work done by these researchers, ranging from world-renowned professors to graduate students and even undergrads, is often some of the most innovative and groundbreaking research being done in the world. Read more...