UCLA psychology study explains when and why bystanders intervene in cyberbullying
UCLA psychologists report people on social media are often unsupportive of cyberbullying victims who have shared highly personal feelings
When air is polluted, homing pigeons find their way home faster
UCLA scientists find that despite air pollution, racing pigeons on the North China Plain actually flew faster on days when the air quality was worse.
UCLA scientists collaborate on study offering new understanding of Bluetongue virus that has killed millions of cattle
Hong Zhou, professor of microbiology, immunology and molecular genetics, collaborated with colleagues at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine to discover the virus’s two-step process for infecting healthy cells.
Professor Robert Wayne receives UC’s 2016 Research Catalyst Award
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Professor, Robert Wayne, will lead a collaboration of 5 UC campuses in a DNA-based biodiversity survey across California.
Is seeing believing? People are surprisingly bad at identifying where sights and sounds originate
UCLA psychologists– with senior author, Ladan Shams, associate professor of Psychology– recently published findings showing that our senses are far from flawless
UCLA study identifies potential therapeutic targets for metastatic prostate cancer
UCLA researchers, led by Owen Witte– director of the UCLA Broad Stem Cell Research Center and professor of microbiology, immunology and molecular genetics– have pinpointed five specific enzymes called protein kinases that play a role when prostate cancer spreads to bone. The discovery could point the way toward new drugs that slow or stop prostate cancer from spreading.
Douglas Black selected AAAS fellow
Black has been selected a 2015 fellow by the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the world’s largest scientific society and the publisher of the journal Science.
UCLA biologist, Dr. Paul Barber, honored for contributions to UC initiatives
Dr. Paul Barber is one of ten University of California faculty honored today (Nov. 19) for demonstrating outstanding leadership on President Janet Napolitano’s systemwide initiatives
Why are some wild animals more tolerant to human interaction than others?
Meta-analysis led by UCLA biologist, Dan Blumstein, could have implications for conservation strategies
UCLA marine biologist’s work featured in new California Science Center exhibit
Paul Barber, UCLA professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, has partnered with the California Science Center and GRAMMY-winning singer Jack Johnson to bring global attention to the Coral Triangle and work being done at UCLA to promote conservation of this highly threatened ecosystem
