Researchers show protein controls process that goes awry in Parkinson’s disease March 24, 2022 The UCLA-led study, which used fruit flies, could also provide clues to a range of other diseases.
People of color helped keep movie business afloat during pandemic March 24, 2022 The latest UCLA Hollywood Diversity Report again emphasizes the importance of minority audiences.
UCLA receives $5 million to help translate promising research from lab to clinic March 21, 2022 A gift from the Alfred E. Mann Family Foundation will support research at the Broad Stem Cell Research Center and California NanoSystems Institute.
UCLA becomes first UC to guarantee all undergraduates campus housing March 17, 2022 Fulfilling a long-held aspiration, the campus will offer four years in campus residences to students who enter as freshmen and two years to transfer students.
UCLA’s HIV prevention and treatment center receives $7.5 million grant from NIH March 17, 2022 The new federal funding will support a research agenda aimed at reducing HIV transmission across Southern California, the nation and the world.
UCLA Library becomes academic home to the collection of beloved martial arts fiction author March 15, 2022 The Shiao Yi Wuxia Collection includes manuscripts, photographs and other ephemera.
UCLA Film & Television Archive welcomes spring with diverse lineup of screenings March 14, 2022 The free spring public programs, presented at the Billy Wilder Theater at the Hammer Museum, begin April 1.
UCLA, Howard University launch summer program for students of race, ethnicity and politics March 9, 2022 The new UC-funded Mark Q. Sawyer Summer Institute will bring young Howard scholars to UCLA for an immersive six-week research experience.
Photographer’s work explores tensions between Congo’s past and present March 9, 2022 Gosette Lubondo’s pictures bear the traces of postcolonial neglect yet suggest a more hopeful future.
UCLA Anderson Forecast: Ukraine war adds new risks to U.S., California economies March 9, 2022 Just as the economic impact of COVID-19 was waning, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine injected an additional layer of uncertainty into the forecast.
$2 million from Pritzker Foundation establishes chair in sustainability at UCLA Engineering March 8, 2022 Gaurav Sant, director of the Institute for Carbon Management at UCLA, was appointed the inaugural chairholder.
ASUCLA to unveil mural by Judith Baca on April 1 March 7, 2022 The celebration of the longtime professor’s newest work will be held on the Wescom Student Terrace at Ackerman Union.
The secret to longevity? Ask a yellow-bellied marmot March 7, 2022 A UCLA-led study shows that aging slows to a crawl during the months the animals spend hibernating in their underground burrows.
Black overdose death rate exceeds white rate in U.S. for first time in 20 years March 2, 2022 OD mortality rates increased during the first year of the COVID-19 crisis for all groups studied and were highest among Native Americans.
UCLA study spotlights gaps in health care access among California’s LGBT community February 28, 2022 Difficulties in finding providers and getting timely care are particularly acute among bisexual women and transgender adults.
UCLA’s ‘First Thursdays’ event series debuts in Westwood Village March 3 February 25, 2022 The monthly program aims to revitalize the historic link between the campus and the neighborhood.
Web tool co-created by UCLA a veritable ‘Swiss Army knife’ for land management February 24, 2022 LandCART uses machine learning to assess changes in vegetation and ground cover across the American West.
UCLA advocates for campus station on Metro’s proposed Sepulveda rail line February 24, 2022 This location would promote fair access to UCLA for as many people as possible.
UCLA again breaks applications record, sees steep rise in top California applicants February 24, 2022 Freshman applications from in-state students jumped by 9% this year, and UCLA was once more the most applied-to university in the nation.
Intricacies of L.A.’s urban ecosystem are focus of new UCLA podcast February 22, 2022 “The Labyrinth Project” engages listeners in a range of ecological conundrums that are as interconnected as the city’s ecosystems.
Forest fires increasingly affecting rivers and streams – for better and worse February 21, 2022 A UCLA-led study finds greater “streamflow” may mean more water for the West, but it could also increase the risk for floods and landslides.
UCLA, partners win Department of Energy grant to boost diversity in field of nuclear physics February 18, 2022 A new pilot program aims to help low-income, first-generation and historically underrepresented students pursue graduate studies and research careers.
Even in Southern California, wildfire frequency is likely to increase by end of century February 17, 2022 Regionally tailored responses will be required to reduce the risk over the next several decades.
In study led by UCLA professor, woman with HIV is in remission February 16, 2022 Dr. Yvonne Bryson, a pediatric infectious disease expert, led the multicenter study.
UCLA-led team gets $8.4 million NIH grant to probe mysteries of Valley fever February 15, 2022 UCLA’s Dr. Manish Butte will head a group investigating immune responses to the disease, which is caused by fungal spores in soil.