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May 28, 2015

Even when we’re resting, our brains are preparing us to be social, UCLA psychologists report

UCLA Psychologist Matthew Lieberman and Robert Spunt show that even during quiet moments, our brains are preparing us to be socially connected to other people.

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May 20, 2015

Rachel Crosbie-Watson on the Muscle Cell Biology Training Program

May 19, 2015

UCLA researchers identify a potentially effective treatment for methamphetamine addiction

A new study led by UCLA associate professor of Psychology, Lara Ray, has found that Naltrexone, a drug used to treat alcoholism, may also be a promising treatment for addiction to methamphetamine.

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May 14, 2015

Which is most valuable: Gold, cocaine or rhino horn?

International team, including UCLA’s Blaire Van Valkenburgh, warns that loss of Earth’s largest animals will have drastic results

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May 14, 2015

World’s largest herbivores — including several species of elephants, rhinoceroses, hippopotamuses and gorillas — face danger of extinction

UCLA researcher, Blaire Van Valkenburgh, co-authors study that finds one-fifth of the world’s wild savannah elephant population was poached between 2010 and 2012

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May 11, 2015

Philip Rundel wins Award of Excellence for ‘Hawaiian Plant Life: Vegetation and Flora’

Philip Rundel, UCLA Distinguished Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, has won the Hawai’i Book Publisher Association’s 2015 Ka Palapala Po`okela Award of Excellence for Books on Natural Science for ‘Hawaiian Plant Life: Vegetation and Flora’

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May 1, 2015

Dozens of Alabama school districts adopt UCLA guidelines to help teachers, students thrive

UCLA’s Center for Mental Health has developed a new program that has been adopted by dozens of school districts in Alabama, reducing absences and improving graduation rates.

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