Tag Archive for: UCLA Life Sciences
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Technique from biology helps explain the evolution of the American car
Borrowing a technique that biologists might use to study the…
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Using big data, scientists discover biomarkers that could help give cancer patients better survival estimates
People with cancer are often told by their doctors approximately…
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UC regents appoint Dr. Owen Witte University Professor
Dr. Owen Witte, renowned scientist and esteemed member of UCLA’s…
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Blaire Van Valkenburgh appointed Inaugural Donald R. Dickey Chair in Vertebrate Biology
Professor Blaire Van Valkenburgh, an internationally renown…
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UCLA faculty voice: A smarter way to pay for parks
In California, we often pass multibillion-dollar environmental…
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UCLA faculty voice: Are we leaving nature behind?
Extinction is happening all around the world, but it’s happening…
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Foxes on one of California’s Channel Islands have least genetic variation of all wild animals
UCLA biologists report in a new study that a species of foxes…
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Seven UCLA faculty elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
The American Academy of Arts and Sciences announced the election…
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UCLA faculty voice: Body mass index perpetuates stigmas and indicates little about health
You’ve just returned from your morning run and you’re rustling…
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UCLA IoES fundraiser honors champions of the environment
At its recent annual gala, UCLA Institute of the Environment…