Staff news: Tony Lucas named executive director of UCLA Events & Transportation August 16, 2023 He will oversee development of sustainable transportation programs, as well as parking services and campus events planning.
UCLA experts: World-withering heat threatens health and well-being of humans, wildlife August 16, 2023 UCLA scholars can provide insight into the causes and urgent threats of climate change–related heat and fires.
UCLA experts: The first Republican debate of the 2024 election campaign August 16, 2023 UCLA scholars are available to discuss Donald Trump’s indictments, abortion rights, election integrity, tax cuts, foreign policy and other topics.
UCLA in the News August 15, 2023 August 15, 2023 Highlights from the Wall Street Journal, CNN, the New York Times and others.
UCLA in the News August 14, 2023 August 14, 2023 Highlights from PBS NewsHour, NBC News, The Hill and others.
Consumers who buy cannabis products containing HHCs could be getting less than they hoped for August 14, 2023 UCLA chemists have developed a method for producing a form of the substance that acts more predictably and consistently.
New study identifies genes linked to high production of key antibody August 14, 2023 The discovery was made possible by UCLA-developed nanotechnology.
Dr. Kymora Scotland awarded grant by Urology Care Foundation August 11, 2023 The professor, whose clinical expertise is in kidney stone treatment, will provide urologic screening events in South Los Angeles.
UCLA in the News August 11, 2023 August 11, 2023 Highlights from Time, MSNBC, Univision Network News and others.
UCLA in the News August 10, 2023 August 10, 2023 Highlights from the Washington Post, Associated Press, NBC News and others.
UCLA in the News August 9, 2023 August 9, 2023 Highlights from the Associated Press, HuffPost, Bloomberg News and others.
UCLA in the News August 8, 2023 August 8, 2023 Highlights from Inverse, CalMatters, the Los Angeles Times and others.
Staff news: Cancer researcher awarded dermatology fellowship August 8, 2023 Xiao Zhang, a postdoctoral scholar in Dr. Roger Lo’s laboratory, received $50,000 from the Melanoma Research Alliance.
UCLA receives $4.1 million commitment to atmospheric and oceanic sciences department August 8, 2023 The gift, from adjunct professor Larry Harding, honors his late father, UCLA alumnus Wayne Harding.
UCLA increases number of California residents and underrepresented students admitted for fall 2023 August 8, 2023 Admission of California students grew by 4.7% overall, with 37% of state-resident freshmen coming from historically underrepresented groups.
UCLA in the News August 7, 2023 August 7, 2023 Highlights from the Washington Post, NBC News, the Wall Street Journal and others.
Q&A: Harryette Mullen’s newest poetry brings us closer to nature August 7, 2023 Harryette Mullen, celebrated poet, literary scholar and UCLA English professor, has a singular way of connecting readers with the world around them.
UCLA in the News August 4, 2023 August 4, 2023 Highlights from the Los Angeles Times, NPR, NBC and others.
What’s scarier: A 50-ton megalodon or a doctoral dissertation? August 4, 2023 With “The Meg 2” opening in theaters, we ask UCLA Ph.D. candidate De’Marcus Robinson which he would rather face.
Planetary defense test deflected an asteroid but unleashed a boulder swarm August 4, 2023 A UCLA-led study of NASA’s DART mission determined that the strategy presents previously unanticipated risks.
Staff news: Janice Welburn named director of UCLA Library Senior Fellows Program August 4, 2023 The three-week program helps prepare fellows to pursue advanced leadership roles in academic librarianship.
UCLA in the News August 3, 2023 August 3, 2023 Highlights from Wired, the BBC, the New York Times and others.
Machine learning models could improve suicide-risk predictions for children August 3, 2023 A new UCLA Health study shows why many predictive algorithms miss identifying children at risk of self-harm.
Gene Block to step down as UCLA’s chancellor next summer August 3, 2023 After 17 years at the helm of the nation’s top-ranked public university, the campus’s ninth chief executive will conclude his tenure in July 2024.
Gene Block dejará su cargo de rector de UCLA el próximo verano August 3, 2023 Tras 17 años al frente de la universidad pública número uno del país, el noveno director ejecutivo del campus concluirá su mandato en julio de 2024.