UCLA researchers found that fasting increases the splitting of mitochondria, which may have implications for metabolic and aging-related diseases. In the study published in June, scientists examined the livers of mice that had been starved and identified the activated proteins, said Nuria Martinez-Lopez, the paper’s first author. Read more...
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This post was updated Aug. 6 at 9 p.m. UCLA Lab School alumnus and actor Leonardo DiCaprio will collaborate with the school to establish a scholarship and fund a climate education program for its students. Read more...
Photo: Students from the UCLA Lab School stand around large planter boxes they helped maintain. Donations from lab school alumnus Leonardo DiCaprio will support the formation of a climate education program at the school, which will encourage students to have hands-on interaction with nature. (Photo by Wendy Gerrish, Courtesy of Eli Lipmen)
Lawrence Kruger, an emeritus distinguished professor of neurobiology and supporter of the performing arts, died July 12 in Los Angeles. He was 93 years old. He is survived by his wife Virginia, two daughters and three grandchildren. Read more...
Photo: A photo of Professor Lawrence Kruger, who died July 12 in Los Angeles. Professor Kruger was a member of the neurobiology faculty and a supporter of the performing arts at UCLA. (Courtesy of Paula Henson)
This post was updated July 30 at 7:07 p.m. Among the aroma of donuts and candy on Bruin Plaza, members of Bruin Sustainable Age can be found not urging students to join a club but to write to their congressional representatives. Read more...
Photo: Members of Bruin Sustainable Age throw their hands up in the air. The club, founded two years ago, aims to introduce more sustainable approaches to both the corporate and legislative worlds. (Photos by Chloe Gonzales, courtesy of Ninava Sharma)
Campus Queries is a series in which Daily Bruin readers and staff present science-related questions for UCLA professors and experts to answer. Q: Why have sea lions been biting people in Southern California? Read more...
This post was updated July 2 at 7:43 p.m. Columbia University professor Ah-Hyung “Alissa” Park was named dean of the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science is pictured. On Tuesday, UCLA announced that Columbia University professor Ah-Hyung “Alissa” Park will be the School of Engineering’s next dean, effective Sept. 1. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated June 23 at 8:52 p.m. On World Blood Donor Day, 5-year-old Wesley Rae met one of the donors who helped save his life. Read more...
Photo: Vanessa Cruz stands at a podium at the UCLA Blood & Platelet Center’s 24th annual World Blood Donor Day event. During the event, Cruz’s son Wesley Rae, who received red blood cell and platelet transfusions as part of his treatment, had the chance to meet one of his blood donors. (Courtesy of Noah Danesh)
