UCLA In the News
May 18, 2012
UCLA Headlines May 18, 2012
IN THE NEWS:
The Head of Phineas Gage
CNN.com reported Wednesday, and Gizmodo reported Thursday, on a study by Jack Van Horn, UCLA assistant professor of neurology, and colleagues examining the brain injuries and brain function of Phineas...
May 17, 2012
UCLA Headlines May 17, 2012
IN THE NEWS:
How Fructose Disrupts Memory, Learning
A UCLA study showing that a high-fructose diet can slow the brain and hamper memory and learning in rats — and how omega-3 fatty acids can minimize the damage — was...
May 16, 2012
UCLA Headlines May 16, 2012
IN THE NEWS:
How Fructose Disrupts Memory, Learning
A UCLA study showing that a diet steadily high in fructose slowed the brain and hampered memory and learning in rats was highlighted today by KCBS-Channel 2, KTLA-Channel 5, KABC-Channel 7,...
May 15, 2012
UCLA Headlines May 15, 2012
IN THE NEWS:
The Fed and Unemployment
Britain's May 8 Financial Times featured an op-ed by Roger Farmer, professor and chair of the UCLA Department of Economics, about what the Federal Reserve and other central banks can do to help...
May 14, 2012
UCLA Headlines May 14, 2012
IN THE NEWS:
Heart Disease Has Many Faces
KTTV-Channel 11 reported Sunday on a patient being treated for heart disease at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. Dr. Karol Watson, assistant professor of cardiology at the David Geffen School of...
May 11, 2012
UCLA Headlines May 11, 2012
IN THE NEWS:
You’re beautiful, Vesta
New discoveries about the protoplanet Vesta made by NASA's Dawn mission, which is led by Christopher T. Russell, a professor in UCLA's Department of Earth and Space Sciences, were highlighted...
May 10, 2012
UCLA Headlines May 10, 2012
IN THE NEWS:
Obama and Gay Marriage
Brad Sears, a lecturer at the UCLA School of Law and executive director of the school's Williams Institute, was interviewed on KCRW-89.9FM about President Obama’s decision to publicly endorse...
May 09, 2012
UCLA Headlines May 9, 2012
IN THE NEWS:
Pacific Ocean Getting Trashier
The San Jose Mercury News reported Tuesday on a study by researchers from UCLA and other institutions that found that the amount of plastic trash in an area about 1,000 miles west of California...
May 08, 2012
UCLA Headlines May 8, 2012
IN THE NEWS:
Heart Disease Has Many Faces
KTTV-Channel 11 reported Monday on the diversity of patients being treated for heart disease at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. Dr. Karol Watson, assistant professor of cardiology at the David...
May 07, 2012
UCLA Headlines May 7, 2012
IN THE NEWS:
Cinco de Mayo, Born in the U.S.A.
A new book by David Hayes-Bautista, professor of medicine and director of the UCLA Center for the Study of Latino Health and Culture, exploring the California origins of the Cinco de Mayo...
