UCLA’s Science and Food Series Returns
Professor Amy Rowat’s Science and Food Series is back with a new lineup, which includes Wylie Dufresne, Ole Mouritsen, Lena Kwak and L.A.’s own Morihiro Onodera.
To be Young, Black, and Male
Recent research by Phillip Atiba Goff, UCLA assistant professor of social psychology, and Matthew Jackson, a UCLA postdoctoral fellow in social psychology, examines police officers’ attitudes toward African-Americans, particularly their perception of young black boys.
Nobel laureate Randy Schekman to be keynote speaker at UCLA College commencement
Randy Schekman, Nobel laureate, and undergraduate alumnus of UCLA Life Sciences, will be this year’s keynote speaker at UCLA College commencement
Therapy for your marriage — without the therapy
Andrew Christensen, professor of Psychology, is the lead author of a new book: “Reconcilable Differences: Rebuild Your Relationship by Rediscovering the Partner You Love — Without Losing Yourself”.
Biologist, Kirk Lohmueller, awarded 2014 Sloan Research Fellowships
Kirk Lohmueller, an assistant professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, is one of two outstanding young professors from UCLA to receive 2014 Sloan Research Fellowships.
Heritable bipolar phenotypes pinned down
A large study led by Carrie Bearden, professor of psychology and psychiatry, has pinpointed brain and behavioural traits that are genetically influenced and associated with bipolar I disorder.
What do women want? It depends on the time of the month
Martie Haselton, professor of Psychology, and her colleagues have recently published a landmark meta-analysis of sexual preferences at ovulation
UCLA scientists awarded $6 million to study new ways to restore hand movement after paralysis
Dr. Reggie Edgerton, professor of Integrative Biology and Physiology and UCLA researcher, Dr. Daniel Lu, have been awarded a $6 million, five-year grant to explore new therapies for patients with spinal-cord injuries.
New Solutions for Couples Trying to Lose Weight
A new book by UCLA psychologists, Thomas Bradbury and Benjamin Karney, shows couples how to team up to lose weight, get healthier.
Assessing California’s Drought
Glen MacDonald, director of the UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability and professor Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, discusses the historical significance and potential impact of the current drought emergency in California.