Comments(0) UCLA Chancellor Emeritus Charles E. Young has been appointed chief executive officer of the Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art, the museum’s board of trustees announced Dec. 23.
Comments(0) The worsening financial crisis makes getting into the holiday spirit a little harder this year. At UC Berkeley, however, faculty and staff are looking beyond the headlines, doing what they can to make other people’s celebrations a little brighter.
Comments(0) UC Berkeley chemist Matt Francis and colleagues have shown that protein hydrogels make an inexpensive detector for heavy metal contaminants in water, and can actually remove cadmium, mercury, arsenic and other toxic metals. He is trying different proteins in hydrogels to develop sensors for other chemicals, such as PCBs, dioxins, estradiol and other persistent organic pollutants.
Comments(0) In the spirit of Christmas, Pepperdine alumni chapters have carried on the motto of University founder, George Pepperdine: “Freely ye have received - freely give.” Chapters across Southern California hosted several events to give back this year, collecting everything from canned goods to toys for those less fortunate.
Comments(0) Arts and Humanities Dean Janet Broughton will become the acting executive dean of the College of Letters and Science effective Dec. 31 while Mark Richards, the head of L&S, takes a one-year sabbatical. A professor of philosophy, Broughton has served as dean since 2006.
Comments(0) UC Berkeley biologists have tracked down genes that control the handedness of snail shells, and they turn out to be similar to the genes used by humans to set up the left and right sides of the body.
Comments(0) In a UCLA engineering lab, a prototype cell phone has been constructed that is capable of monitoring the condition of HIV and malaria patients, as well as testing water quality in undeveloped areas or disaster sites.
Comments(0) The UCLA Department of Design|Media Arts (DMA) offers a variety of events for the public’s enjoyment each year, including public lectures, demonstrations and exhibitions.
Comments(0) The new study reveals how diversity on college campuses impacts identities, attitudes and group conflicts over time.
Comments(0) UCLA researchers have taken a major step forward in the field of metabolic engineering, successfully using the bacterium Escherichia coli to synthesize a class of compounds that include important antibiotic and anticancer drugs.