Tag Archive for: UCLA

Antarctica could be headed for major meltdown

In the early Miocene Epoch, temperatures were 10 degrees warmer…

Uphill battle for California’s native plant species

Invasive species have moved faster than native species, colonizing…

Q&A: UCLA psychologist Robert Bjork on the science of learning

Robert Bjork, Distinguished Research Professor in the UCLA Department…

UCLA Olympian Meb Keflezighi to run on L.A. streets for the first time

Meb Keflezighi is the fastest qualifier for the 2016 Olympic…

Don’t use body mass index to determine whether people are healthy, UCLA-led study says

Over the past few years, body mass index, a ratio of a person’s…

Moon was produced by a head-on collision between Earth and a forming planet

The moon was formed by a violent, head-on collision between the…

Paul Terasaki, 86, transplant medicine pioneer, philanthropist, UCLA faculty member and alumnus

Paul Ichiro Terasaki, who spent three years with his family in…

Judith Baca named fellow, receives $50,000 grant from United States Artists

Judith Baca, acclaimed muralist, arts activist and professor…

What’s wrong with single-sex schools? A lot.

The notion of boys’ and girls’ schools conjures rosy images…

UCLA faculty voice: The art of copying has been lost in the digital age

Copying and syncing digital files is easy now — perhaps too…