‘Building a better future’: UCLA receives $33 million to address LA’s youth mental health crisis
The Ballmer Group investment will support academic and clinical training that will bring more Bruin practitioners into local communities.
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UCLA poll finds 40% of voters undecided on next LA mayor
The survey of likely voters, part of UCLA Luskin’s annual Quality of Life Index, signals volatile weeks of campaigning ahead.
4 UCLA faculty elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Richard L. Hasen, Marilyn Raphael, Alexander Spokoyny and Stuart Brown have been recognized for their contributions to furthering scientific research in service to society.
$10 million gift from Angelo Mazzone III strengthens UCLA football for a new era
The gift will endow the UCLA head football coach position and strengthen key areas that advance student-athlete success.
Cruel summer: March heat wave is a reminder to the West
This Earth Month, UCLA experts share concerns about summer heat, from a potential El Niño to longer heat waves, and risks of atmospheric sulfur injections.
Housing discrimination in California disproportionately affects historically marginalized communities
California Health Interview Survey shows disparities by race and ethnicity, gender, disability and other categories.
FDA approves gene therapy for severe leukocyte adhesion deficiency-I, a rare immune disorder
All the children treated in a clinical trial are living with restored immune function.
UCLA researchers uncover buried ancient delta on Mars
The most detailed images ever captured of another planet’s subsurface have revealed the buried remains of an ancient river delta in Jezero crater.
UCLA Health receives $2.4 million from Rose and Allen Nelson to establish a fellowship in translational and clinical neuroscience
The gift is being made in memory of their son Brandon, who received his bachelor’s in aerospace engineering from UCLA in 2014.
Behind Bars Data Project at UCLA Law compiles first full dataset on deaths in ICE custody
The resource offers researchers, journalists, advocates, policymakers and the public detailed insights on the nearly 300 people who have died in ICE custody.
Kari Nadeau named dean of the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health
Nadeau, currently chair of environmental health at Harvard’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health, will begin her new role in July.
Can pesticide exposure before pregnancy affect babies’ health?
A study co-authored by UCLA researchers suggests certain chemical compounds correlated with lower newborn health scores.
Scientists turbocharge immune cells to attack prostate cancer
The advance could lead to safer, more effective T cell therapies for prostate cancer and other solid tumors.
In Hollywood, teams don’t stick together long enough to learn from failure: Research
Success results from assembling a crew with a record of success; flop experience begets a flop.
How UCLA researchers cleared the nanoscale bottleneck holding back next-gen electronics
Research brief: They found a way to improve how electric current enters perovskite semiconductors, an emerging class of materials.
How AI deep learning is helping UCLA scientists protect California’s coastal ecosystems
Real-time satellite mapping of kelp forests drive precise monitoring and conservation efforts.
Universal, ready-to-use immunotherapy detects and destroys endometrial cancer
CAR-NKT cell therapy can be produced at a fraction of the cost of personalized treatments.
‘Hope Connects Us’: UCLA launches campaign to strengthen student mental health
The new initiative brings together campus leaders, researchers, clinicians and students to build a more connected, proactive approach to supporting well-being.
UCLA Film & Television Archive unveils free spring programs
Restorations, retrospectives and a biennial festival of preservation explore comedy, film history, experimental filmmaking and international storytelling.
With declining diversity, the U.S. theatrical film industry faces an uncertain future
Studios ignore diversity’s potential for profit, according to the 2026 Hollywood Diversity Report.
Economy poised to reaccelerate as fiscal stimulus, AI investment intensify
California’s growth continues to outpace the nation despite ongoing employment weakness.
UCLA Architecture and Urban Design marks 60 years with ‘Core Samples’
The interactive exhibition is drawn from the department’s archives and is part of AUD's 60th anniversary programming series.
At home in two worlds, father and daughter are a living connection between UCLA and Homeboy Industries
Cianna and Cesar Ulloa are rooted in Homeboy Industries, the venerable L.A. institution known for transforming lives.
How this Bruin alum is working to end health disparities in Los Angeles
A fruitful partnership between Charles R. Drew University and UCLA to train doctors for underserved communities enters a new era.
UCLA researchers develop new approach to supercharge immune cells with fuel source tumors can't steal
By equipping T cells with two proteins derived from fungi, the researchers enabled the immune cells to import cellobiose and convert it into usable glucose inside the cell.