Virtual reality boosts and retunes brain rhythms crucial for learning and memory
New research shows that VR therapy can be used for the early diagnosis and treatment of memory disorders, ranging from Alzheimer’s to ADHD.
Division of Physical Sciences
Reappointment of Miguel García-Garibay as Dean of Physical Sciences
On July 2, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Emily Carter circulated the announcement below: Dear Colleagues: Following a customary five-year administrative review, Chancellor Block and I have asked Miguel García-Garibay to continue to serve as dean of the Division of Physical Sciences at UCLA. I am pleased to inform you that he has accepted the…
Continuing the Fight Against COVID-19
From mathematics to virology, scientists in UCLA’s Division of Physical Sciences have taken the mechanisms they specialize in and applied them to creating tools to combat COVID-19.
New developments in analyzing data
New developments in analyzing data A perspective article by Dr. Jingyi Jessica Li, associate professor of statistics, was published in the journal Patterns, a new data science journal of Cell Press. The article can be read here. Co-authored by Dr. Xin Tong at University of Southern California, Dr. Li’s article offers practical guidelines for choosing…
Honoring Professor Olga Radko
UCLA Mathematics Professor Olga Radko (1975-2020), Founder of Los Angeles Math Circle Pioneering UCLA mathematics professor Olga Radko died of ovarian cancer on June 29 at the age of 45. She was known for her work in the field of Poisson geometry, in particular her complete classification of two-dimensional Poisson structures, objects now sometimes referred…
Physics lab makes new materials
UCLA physicists overcome challenges to make new materials with optimized properties Ni Ni’s lab discovers the first ferromagnetic topological insulator Ni Ni, a UCLA associate professor of physics, is one of the world’s most influential and highly cited researchers. Among her many major publications are two very recent discoveries. She and her research team reported in Nature…
UCLA Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences to receive $4.1 million
Gift to support endowed chair in oceanography, key to the future of the planet UCLA’s Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences has received a $4.1 million gift commitment – the largest in the department’s history – from adjunct professor Lawrence W. Harding, Jr. (“Larry”) to establish the Lawrence Harding Endowed Chair, which will support a…
UCLA research discovers that full moon may not be protected by Earth’s magnetic field after all
Everyone revels in the full moon, but there is far more going on there than meets the eye. Even at night, solar wind from the sun’s atmosphere throughout the solar system, streaming energetic particles like protons and electrons in all directions. Earth’s moon has no atmosphere or magnetic field of its own to stop high-energy…
A letter to Physical Sciences faculty and instructors
Dear Physical Sciences Colleagues: While the knowledge we are conveying to our students about the workings of the universe is essential, neither Math nor the laws of physics and chemistry will change this quarter. Our students will have time and opportunities to refine and update knowledge that we have been forced to impart in a…
UCLA physicists develop world’s best quantum bits
UCLA physicists develop world’s best quantum bits New techniques make easier quantum computers for design of new materials, drugs A team of researchers at UCLA has set a new record for preparing and measuring the quantum bits, or qubits, inside of a quantum computer without error. The techniques they have developed make it easier to…