The size of leaves can vary by a factor of 1,000, but until now, the reason why has remained a mystery. A new study by an international team led by UCLA life scientists goes a long way toward solving it.
Many students in the College participate in research as undergraduates, taking major roles in important studies and publishing their findings even before they graduate.
The sun and the solar system’s inner planets, including the Earth, may have formed differently than previously thought, according to UCLA scientists and colleagues analyzing samples from the NASA’s Genesis mission.
A new advance by biochemists in the College has brought scientists one step closer to developing treatments that could delay the onset of Alzheimer’s disease and prevent the sexual transmission of HIV.
Visit the home page for the College’s Commencement home page to see video of the full 2011 ceremony, plus highlight photos.
The best-selling book about a poor black farmer and how the cells taken from her became some of the most important tools in medicine has been chosen for the university’s 2011 Common Book Program, a reading experience that involves every new UCLA student in their first week on campus.
Through the College’s CityLab Program, which celebrates its 10th anniversary this year, undergraduates bring students from low-performing high schools to UCLA, and in five hours make science both understandable and appealing.
A team of scientists at UCLA, the University of Louisville, and Cal Tech has achieved a significant breakthrough in its initial work with a paralyzed male volunteer — the result of 30 years of research to find potential clinical therapies for paralysis.
Jonathan Ditty, Gabriel Gomez, and Andrew Kaddis were honored with the 2011 Charles E. Young Humanitarian Award for their outstanding commitment to public service.
Geochemist T. Mark Harrison, molecular biologist Steven Jacobsen, and astronomer Edward L. Wright have been elected to the National Academy of Sciences, one of the highest honors awarded to a scientist in the United States.
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