Tag Archive for: UCLA Life Sciences

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12 UCLA College scientists among world’s most influential researchers

Thirty-six UCLA scholars have been named as the world’s…

Birthrates, marriage, gender roles will change dramatically in post-pandemic world, scientists predict

COVID-19 and America’s response to it are likely to profoundly…

Astrophysicist France Córdova to deliver UCLA’s Luskin Lecture for Thought Leadership

France Córdova, internationally renowned astrophysicist and…
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Diagnosing Hidden Brain Injuries Drives Student Success

Hana Abdirahman has always focused hard on something: In…
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Guts and brains: How microbes in a mother’s intestines affect fetal neurodevelopment

During pregnancy in mice, the billions of bacteria and other…

Vahagn Aldzhyan Selected as Second Arthur Ashe Jr. Scholar

While volunteering with the UCLA undergraduate-led International…
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UCLA faculty couple leaves nearly $9 million for psychology and other programs

UCLA has received more than $8.7 million from the estate…
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UCLA-led team of scientists discovers why we need sleep

Prolonged sleep deprivation can lead to severe health problems…
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Single-use N95 respirators can be decontaminated and used again, study finds

N95 respirators, which are widely worn by health care workers…
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How a UCLA scientist is using stem cells to take on COVID-19

As the COVID-19 pandemic rages on, UCLA researchers are rising…