Organization: UCLA
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UCLA’s Fielding School to offer master’s of data science in health degree
The program, housed in the school’s department of biostatistics, is designed for both current professionals and recent college graduates.
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When stem cells can’t roll on a bumpy road, muscles break down
A study in mice shows that scarring of collagen pathways prevent stem cells from healing damaged tissue in Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
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Is it too late to change your mind? Study reveals ‘developmental window’ for thinking styles
UCLA psychologists suggest that by 25, one’s mode of evaluating the truthfulness of information is pretty much set.
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Study could help solve mystery of the disappearing twins
A UCLA-led team of astronomers found, surprisingly, that there are no young binary stars near the Milky Way’s black hole.
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Can AI and creativity coexist?
UCLA professors Jacob Foster and Danny Snelson weigh in on how artificial intelligence might influence and invigorate writing, art and culture.
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Oprah Winfrey, U.S. surgeon general headline WOW mental health summit at UCLA
The May 4 event raised funds for UCLA’s Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior and Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital.
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Long in the tooth: UCLA–Japan dentistry exchange program marks three decades
Back after COVID, the unique partnership has fostered educational, research and cultural opportunities on both sides of the Pacific.
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What does it take to thrive in cities, if you’re a bird?
A UCLA-led study finds that urban bird species tend to be smaller and less territorial and have greater ability to fly long distances.
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$9.5 million in state grants to fund wide-ranging research on cannabis
The two-year grants are meant to further scientific understanding of cannabis and inform efforts to shape public policy.
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Pri Narang and Sergio Carbajo look to advance quantum science for next-gen sensors
Pri Narang and Sergio Carbajo envision making a big impact with tiny particles.