Professor Peter Narins has been elected president of the International Society for Neuroethology, a post he will hold until 2016.

New UCLA research addresses a critical health problem for those who are paralyzed

UCLA psychologists find that white Americans may view diversity and multiculturalism more negatively as the U.S. moves toward becoming a minority-majority nation.

Humans can help threatened species survive

UCLA evolutionary biologist Thomas Smith and colleagues from seven other universities explain that pests and diseases are evolving too quickly, while people and endangered species are evolving too slowly.

UCLA biologists– David Walker, Matthew Ulgherait, and colleagues– have identified a gene that can slow the aging process throughout the entire body when activated remotely in key organ systems.

Recent research by former UCLA post-doc Andrew Poulos (lead author), Psychology professor Michael Fanselow (senior author), and others suggests PTSD can develop without memory of the trauma.

A recent study carried out by an international team–including senior author, Matteo Pellegrini, UCLA life scientist– reports on the truffle’s unique genetic makeup.

In the July 16 issue of Nature, Psychology professor Michelle Craske and her colleagues urge clinicians and neuroscientists to work together to understand and improve psychological treatments.

UCLA psychologist, Vickie Mays, worked with a team of international scholars to analyze epidemiological studies on gun violence and mental illness, and compared these results to media-fueled public perceptions about the dangerousness of mentally ill individuals.