The new model seeks to improve upon the traditional appointment, which often doesn’t leave enough time to discuss parenting issues and child behavior and development.
In this Q&A, Jon Christensen of UCLA and his colleague Adam Wolf discuss their study of how climate change affects plant species’ shifting in California.
Adriana Galván will receive the American Psychological Association Award for Distinguished Scientific Contribution, which honors psychologists who have made distinguished theoretical or empirical contributions to basic research in psychology.
The Alan B. Slifka Foundation has awarded a grant to Noah Federman, member of the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center and associate professor of pediatric hematology/oncology.
UCLA staff and faculty who are military members or veterans can now receive same-day, free and confidential counseling services at the UCLA Staff and Faculty Counseling Center.
Scientists have pinpointed two tiny clusters of neurons that are responsible for transforming normal breaths into sighs, which could one day allow physicians to treat patients who cannot breathe deeply on their own.
University of Florida, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Rhodes University of South Africa will share editorial oversight, financial support.
Seana Shiffrin, professor of philosophy and Pete Kameron Professor of Law and Social Justice, will be honored with the 2016 Rutter Award for Excellence in Teaching, given annually to a professor who has made an outstanding commitment to teaching.
The director of the UCLA Gambling Studies program on why people (even non-gamblers) bet so much on the Super Bowl, whether office pools are “gateway drugs” to more serious gambling, and how to recognize problem gambling.
Discovery provides scientists with critical information on the best way to create stem cells for purposes such as cell transplantation or organ regeneration.
The study found that close to half of Americans who are considered overweight by virtue of their BMIs — 34.4 million people — are healthy, as are 19.8 million who are considered obese.