Wearable-tech glove translates sign language into speech in real time
The innovative device turns finger movements into electrical signals and ultimately into spoken words through a smartphone app.
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School HPV vaccine policies could result in higher vaccination rates, reduction in cancers
Research brief: A study shows that the proportion of vaccinated adolescents is higher in most states that require students to receive the vaccine.
UCLA Foundation welcomes 6 members to board of directors
The new directors are Dennis Keegan, Christine Simmons, Zev Yaroslavsky, D’Artagnan Scorza, Cheryl Lott and Chau Le.
Neuroscientist Adriana Galván named dean of undergraduate education
A member of the UCLA faculty since 2008, Galván is a professor of psychology and is director of the Developmental Neuroscience Lab.
Politicians courting Latinos and Asian Americans are advised to step up outreach now
A UCLA study finds low Latino turnout in districts that could decide presidential contest, control of Congress.
How conspiracy theories emerge – and how their storylines fall apart
“The underlying theory is identical for all conspiracy theories,” says UCLA professor Timothy Tangherlini.
Nearly 2 million California adults don’t get needed mental health care
A UCLA health policy brief recommends the expansion of Proposition 63 programs and services to address the unmet needs.
Securing safety: Law clinic helps persecuted immigrant family win asylum
The case is among the initial successes for the UCLA Immigrant Family Legal Clinic, which opened last year on the RFK Community Schools campus.
CAP UCLA reimagines 2020–21 season for COVID-19 realities
UCLA’s Center for the Art of Performance moves to an online stage, focusing on rebuilding financial stability for artists.
Uncertainty clouds California economy, state’s recovery will mirror that of the nation
The UCLA Anderson Forecast team writes that the economy is in a “Depression-like crisis.”
New technique allows scientists to measure mitochondrial respiration in frozen tissue
Research brief: The advance could accelerate large-scale testing and diagnosis of people with genetic and metabolic disorders.
A lifesaving lung transplant at UCLA for patient who was turned away by more than 20 hospitals
Dr. Abbas Ardehali said the success will provide valuable insights for other transplant programs.
University of California celebrates Supreme Court win on DACA
UC President Janet Napolitano, all 10 UC chancellors and John A. Pérez, chair of the Board of Regents, express their support for the decision upholding Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals.
Students provide a direct line to help struggling county workers
Seven days a week, UCLA volunteers staff a well-being call-in line, offering support, resources and a compassionate ear.
UCLA receives $1 million from alumna to support students in financial need
The Kellie Newcomb Hepper and Jeffrey Hepper Centennial Scholarship is open to undergraduates in any field who are struggling economically.
Homeless people are more likely to be put on ventilators for respiratory infections than non-homeless
Research brief: The study used data on 20,000 people hospitalized for influenza in New York.
UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television launches designers conversation series
UCLA Design Showcase West Salons will debut Saturday, June 20 at 10 a.m. and will feature production designers from Apple TV+ and Netflix shows.
Adhesive film turns smartwatch into biochemical health monitoring system
The film collects chemical signals from sweat and converts them into electrical ones that can be processed and displayed on a watch.
Groundbreaking deal with leading publisher opens access to scientific research
Agreement between UC and Springer Nature will make more research by UCLA authors freely and immediately available to individuals around the world.
UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital rated among best children’s hospitals in U.S.
U.S. News & World Report has recognized the hospital for its national excellence in seven pediatric specialties.
UCLA receives nearly $14 million from NIH to investigate gene therapy to combat HIV
Researchers will focus on an immunotherapy known as CAR T, which uses genetically modified stem cells to target and destroy the virus.
Preparations for the 2020-21 academic year
UCLA will begin to offer a number of in-person, on-campus courses, as well as limited on-campus student housing.
Graduates encouraged to envision and build a better future
Amid protests for social justice and a pandemic, UCLA students are urged to apply what they’ve learned to making a better world.
State’s Black, Latino workers less likely to be covered by unemployment insurance amid COVID-19
A new UCLA report recommends that California extend economic recovery funding to all workers.
Reprogramming of immune system cures child with often-fatal fungal infection
A unique approach developed at UCLA suggests a possible path toward treatments for other types of severe infection.