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December 2, 12:13 am

Six UCLA professors honored as fellows of renowned scientific society AAAS

The world’s largest scientific society has selected six UCLA faculty to join its 2019 cohort of fellows. The American Association for the Advancement of Science, an interdisciplinary organization known for publishing the academic journal Science, selected UCLA faculty members David Glanzman, Yang Yang, Paula Diaconescu, Stephen Smale, Margaret Jacob and Thomas Mason as fellows, joining 437 others chosen by the AAAS this year, according to a university press release. Read more...

Photo: UCLA faculty members (clockwise from top left) Margaret Jacob, Yang Yang, Paula Diaconescu, Thomas Mason, David Glanzman and Stephen Smale were chosen as 2019 fellows by the American Association for the Advancement of Science. (Courtesy of UCLA Newsroom)

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November 25, 1:53 am

UCLA mathematician helps prove simplified equation discovered by physicists

This post was updated Nov. 25 at 6:00 p.m. A new mathematical equation was recently discovered by UCLA mathematician and professor Terence Tao, and three physicists. Read more...

Photo: UCLA mathematician and professor Terence Tao, alongside three physicists, discovered an equation that simplifies the calculation of a mathematical statistic called an eigenvector. (Courtesy of Reed Hutchinson/UCLA)

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November 25, 12:51 am

State stem cell agency grants 3 UCLA scientists total of over $18 million

This post was updated Dec. 6 at 2:34 p.m. Three UCLA researchers collectively received over $18 million to develop and conduct clinical trials for stem-cell-based treatments. Read more...

Photo: Sophie Deng (left), Yvonne Chen (center), and Caroline Kuo (right) collectively received over $18 million to develop clinical trials for personalized medical treatments. (Courtesy of UCLA Newsroom)

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November 22, 5:40 pm

Documentary screening event takes deep dive into shark conservation and advocacy

Maria Korcsmaros was training for a triathlon off the coast of Corona del Mar, California in 2016 when she was attacked by a 9- to 10-foot-long great white shark. Read more...

Photo: David McGuire (left), a marine biologist and the director of Shark Stewards, a national nonprofit shark advocacy group, and Maria Korcsmaros (right), the group’s Southern California chair and a shark attack survivor, spoke at a film screening Wednesday. (Alex Driscoll/Daily Bruin)

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November 20, 3:46 pm

Report shows UCLA as one of leading sources in climate science research

UCLA is one of the leading contributors in a nationwide effort to understand climate change. Public universities are instrumental to national comprehension of climate change and its effects, according to a new report by the National Council for Science and the Environment. Read more...

Photo: UCLA is one of the leading contributors in the nationwide effort to understand climate change and its consequences, according to a report from the National Council for Science and the Environment. (Daily Bruin file photo)


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