UCLA’s Science and Food lectures are returning for Spring 2016
UCLA Professor Amy Rowat’s high-profile “Science and Food” series is back this Spring, with two events on March 8 and May 11– and a third one to be announced.
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.
The Science of Food – LA Times
“Science and Food: The Physical and Molecular Origins of What We Eat,” is a course taught by Amy Rowat, UCLA assistant professor of Integrative Biology and Physiology, in which students explore such topics as food’s texture and flavor from a scientific perspective. As part of the course, Rowat also hosts public “Science and Food” events featuring top chefs.
School Dangers and Cyber-bullying
A column in today’s Los Angeles Times about the dangers kids face at school cites a study led by UCLA psychology professor Jaana Juvonen that found that nearly three in four teenagers had been bullied online during a 12-month period.
The labeling of genetically modified foods
Goldberg, UCLA distinguished professor of molecular, cell and developmental biology, was BRIEFLY quoted Sunday in a Los Angeles Times article about the labeling of genetically modified foods.
White House Anti-Bullying Conference: Don’t Sit Back, Speak Up
Jaana Juvonen UCLA professor of developmental psychology, was quoted Thursday in a Los Angeles Times article about an anti-bullying conference at the White House.