Andrea Ghez, Ian McLean named to first class of American Astronomical Society fellows
The society is the premier organization of professional astronomers in North America.
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Nearly 75% of L.A. County’s homeless previously worked in California
A California Policy Lab study could help officials understand how targeted job training programs could prevent homelessness.
$1 million gift builds support for UCLA summer research program at Peking University
The contribution expands a scholarship fund that Gene and Sharon Chang established in 2019.
UCLA raises $5.49 billion in one of most ambitious campaigns ever by a public university
About 81% of the gifts were less than $1,000, indicating the broad-based support for the campus’s mission.
UCLA Law conference will explore connection between human rights and the climate crisis
Lawyers, scholars and activists will examine how human rights laws can be used to seek redress for the harm caused by climate change.
UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music and Los Angeles City College to streamline transfer process
The Herb Alpert Foundation donated an additional $50,000 per year specifically to support students transferring from LACC.
Study of African society inspires broad thinking about human paternity, fidelity
Researchers found that Himba have the highest rate of “extra-pair paternity.” The term refers to a case in which a child is born to a married couple, but the husband is not the biological father.
UCLA researchers discover new compound that promotes lung health
The findings could eventually lead to new drugs to treat or prevent lung cancer.
Q&A: How UCLA managed its most ambitious campaign ever
Vice Chancellor Rhea Turteltaub discusses the factors that ignited the campaign and why there is cause for even more optimism about the campus’s future.
Study finds empathy can be detected in people whose brains are at rest
The findings may help health care professionals better assess those with autism and schizophrenia.
Study finds genetic link to extinct relative of humans in 4 modern West African populations
Advanced statistical techniques enabled UCLA researchers to look backward in time hundreds of thousands of years without fossil DNA.
Early treatment for PTSD after a disaster has lasting effects
UCLA-led study of Armenian earthquake survivors finds that effects of psychotherapy for adolescents continued into adulthood.
Much shorter radiation treatment found to be safe, effective for people with soft tissue sarcoma
A UCLA study shows that radiation therapy can be cut from five weeks to five days.
Gene associated with autism also controls growth of the embryonic brain
UCLA-led research uncovers new details about the Foxp1 gene, which also is involved in timing of neuron production.
UCLA receives Stradivarius, Seraphin violins from Twiford Foundation
“Any school in the world would dream of having these instruments in their possession,” said Movses Pogossian, professor of violin.
20 top managers named to UCLA Library Senior Fellows program
Academic librarians from across the nation will participate in a three-week session in July featuring lectures, panels, workshops and field trips.
Dean Jayathi Murthy elected to National Academy of Engineering
Murthy has been dean of UCLA Engineering since January 2016. She is the first woman to hold the position.
UCLA research could be step toward lab-grown eggs and sperm to treat infertility
The experiments, led by Professor Amander Clark, revealed a detailed timeline for when germ cells form.
Cold plasma patch could make immunotherapy more effective for treating melanoma, study finds
The patch significantly prolonged survival and reduced the growth of tumors in mice.
2020 Hollywood Diversity Report: A different story behind the scenes
The research shows indications that the film industry is starting to get the message that diversity sells.
Study takes a stand against prolonged sitting
Solutions to lower health risks for students and faculty include stretch breaks and more open classrooms.
UCLA welcomes Academy Award-nominated costume designers to campus
The panel, moderated by UCLA’s Deborah Nadoolman Landis, features nominees Mark Bridges, Jacqueline Durran, Christopher Peterson, Arianne Phillips, Sandy Powell and Mayes Rubeo.
UCLA Library to present more than two dozen public programs for winter 2020
Among the events are research workshops, lectures and film screenings, including a retrospective tribute to John Sayles.
Botanical drug is shown to help patients with head and neck cancers
Research brief: The drug is made up of compounds produced by plants, including curcumin. Curcumin has been tested to help fight multiple cancers because it is an antioxidant that reduces swelling and inflammation.
Medicaid expansions are linked to lower out-of-pocket spending for recipients
Research brief: The Medicaid expansions have improved health-related financial risk protection for low-income adults, which was one of the primary goals of the Affordable Care Act.