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New way to make microparticles could accelerate drug development, production of new cell strains

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By: Nicole Wilkins | UC Los Angeles | January 26, 2022 FINDINGS UCLA scientists have devised a method for producing intricately shaped hydrogel microparticles at a rate of more than 40 million per hour — at least 10 times faster than the current standard approach. BACKGROUND Hydrogel microparticles hold promise for a range of uses in biomedicine, including for ... Continue Reading »

Nearly 400,000 Californians May Lack Access to Safe Drinking Water, Study Finds

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By: Brad Smith | UC Los Angeles | January 11, 2022 An estimated 370,000 Californians rely on drinking water that may contain high levels of the chemical contaminants arsenic, nitrate or hexavalent chromium, and contaminated drinking water disproportionately impacts communities of color in the state, finds a new analysis led by researchers at the University of California, ... Continue Reading »

Too many firefighters are dying of cancer. UCLA’s Derek Urwin aims to change that

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By: Stuart Wolpert | UC Los Angeles | November 22, 2021 They’re our modern-day superheroes — charging into burning buildings without hesitation, rescuing those in peril, staving off destruction. But in risking their lives for us, firefighters pay a heavy price, with cancer rates that far outpace the public at large. Derek Urwin, a longtime firefighter who ... Continue Reading »

Law students’ research helps shape California wildfires bill

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By: Daniel Melling UC Los Angeles | June 3, 2021 ith the effects of climate change increasing across California, state legislators are exploring new policies to better protect communities – and UCLA law students in the California Environmental Legislation and Policy Clinic are helping. Last fall, six students in the clinic worked alongside legislators and their ... Continue Reading »

Embracing diversity – one dental student at a time

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By: Brianna Aldrich, UC Los Angeles | May 13, 2021 For UCLA dental students Isaiah “Izzy” Sampson and Ryan Davis, entering the dental field was, in a word, perplexing. Growing up in several different states, Sampson never saw a Black person in his family’s dentist offices. Not the dentists, the hygienists or even the office staff. As he started thinking about ... Continue Reading »

National Academy of Sciences, American Academy of Arts and Sciences elect 36 new UC members

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By: UC Newsroom, April 30, 2021 The National Academy of Sciences and American Academy of Arts and Sciences announced their newly elected members this week, expanding their ranks by 11 and 25 UC faculty, respectively. Membership in these prestigious organizations puts one in distinguished company. The National Academy of Sciences was established in 1863 under ... Continue Reading »

Pulitzer Prize winner Ayad Akhtar to speak at UCLA’s Luskin Lecture for Thought Leadership, May 13

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By: Margaret MacDonald, UC Los Angeles | April 29, 2021 Pulitzer Prize-winning author Ayad Akhtar will speak at the Luskin Lecture for Thought Leadership on Thursday, May 13 at 4 p.m. Following his remarks, Akhtar will take part in a conversation with Ali Behdad, UCLA’s John Charles Hillis Professor of Literature. The online event is free and open to the public. “This ... Continue Reading »

Carbon sequestration: a critical but less-understood piece of the climate puzzle

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By: Name, UC Los Angeles Institute if the Environmental & Sustainability | April 21, 2021 After passing the $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package, Congress turned its attention to other critical efforts, including comprehensive legislation to battle climate change. The bill, introduced into the House of Representatives on March 2, aims to fully decarbonize the ... Continue Reading »