This post was updated Sept. 21 at 10:55 p.m. UCLA researchers have created a coating for implanted medical devices that will reduce their risk of causing infection. Read more...
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September 11, 7:20 pm
UCLA students join international study on water management in East Africa
This post was updated Sept. 21 at 11:08 p.m. UCLA students and faculty are participating in a three-year study on agriculture and irrigation in East Africa funded by the National Science Foundation. Read more...
Photo: Students from U.S. universities research water management in southern Rwanda. The study will look at agriculture and irrigation in Rwanda, Ethiopia and Sudan. (Courtesy of Haley Gunther)
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September 2, 9:11 pm
UCLA researchers use artificial intelligence to provide data on overdose deaths
This post was updated Sept. 5 at 8:40 p.m. UCLA researchers have created models using artificial learning that can be used to quickly identify the drugs involved in overdose deaths. Read more...
Photo: (By Isabella Lee/Illustrations Director)
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August 28, 10:26 pm
New study with UCLA researchers finds improvements to T-cell therapy for cancer
Researchers from UCLA, Stanford University and the University of Pennsylvania have created a system that could improve upon an existing type of therapy for cancer known as T-cell therapy. Read more...
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August 21, 6:10 pm
Former UCLA OB-GYN James Heaps’ criminal trial begins with testimony
This post was updated Aug. 21 at 8:34 p.m. The sexual assault trial against former UCLA OB-GYN James Heaps began Aug. 9 and remains underway. Heaps, who was previously a faculty member at the David Geffen School of Medicine and an OB-GYN at UCLA Health from 2014 to 2018, has been accused of sexual misconduct by more than 100 former patients. Read more...
Photo: The sexual assault trial against former UCLA OB-GYN James Heaps (pictured) began Aug. 9 and remains underway. The trial began with opening statements and continues now with testimony from female witnesses. (David Rimer/Daily Bruin senior staff)
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August 20, 11:01 am
Pre-med mentorship program connects Bruins to high school students in STEM abroad
This post was updated Aug 21. at 8:45 p.m. The International Pre-Med Society at UCLA has created an international mentorship program for high school students from other countries interested in studying STEM in the United States, which began Jan. Read more...
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August 13, 7:13 pm
Campus Queries: What is monkeypox, and what preventative measures exist?
This post was updated 8/14/2022 at 8:12 p.m. Campus Queries is a series in which Daily Bruin readers and staff present science-related questions for UCLA professors and experts to answer. Read more...