UCLA’s Second Grand Challenge to Combat Depression
Psychology professor, Michelle Craske, will lead effort to develop innovative treatment center to combat Depression
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Ecotourism can put wild animals at risk, scientists say
/in News /byA recent study (with senior author Daniel Blumstein, UCLA Ecology and Evolutionary Biology) analyzed more than 100 research studies on how ecotourism affects wild animals and concluded that such trips can be harmful to the animals, whose behaviors may be altered in ways that put them at risk.
Quantifying the impact of climate on ecosystems worldwide
/in News /byUCLA-led study, with senior author, Lawren Sack, restores consensus after controversial 2014 paper questioned direct effects of climate change
UCLA biologist, Victoria Sork, elected a Fellow of the California Academy of Sciences
/in News /byVictoria Sork has been named one of 12 Academy Fellows this year for her notable contributions to the natural sciences.
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- UCLA Life Sciences professors receive $12.3 million in CIRM grants to advance novel stem-cell based treatments for heart disease and ovarian cancer
- UCLA Life Sciences’ Fulbright awardees to promote cultural exchange and scholarship in Kazakhstan, India, and Vietnam
- UCLA Life Sciences’ undergraduates and mentors– making a difference through the Bunche Fellows Program
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- UCLA Life Scientists awarded grants from CNSI Noble Family Innovation Fund to advance sustainability through nanoscience research
- UCLA molecular, cell and developmental biology transfer student receives prestigious 2022 Goldwater Scholarship
- UCLA predictive model identifies most vulnerable communities for COVID-19 public health measures
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- UCLA Psychology Distinguished Professor Emerita, Shelley Taylor, receives 2023 National Medal of Science
- UCLA Public Impact Research Awards spotlight professors uplifting communities in L.A., nation
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- UCLA undergraduates awarded for their podcast: “Effects of COVID-19 and Social Stigma on Califorina’s undocumented Latinx communities”
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