What’s living beneath the waves in Southern California? June 27, 2023 A UCLA study using environmental DNA provides the most comprehensive picture to date of wildlife in the region’s surf zones.
UCLA in the News June 26, 2023 June 26, 2023 Highlights from Slate, Noticias Telemundo, the New York Times and others.
Megalodon was no cold-blooded killer June 26, 2023 A killer, yes. But an analysis of tooth minerals reveals how the warm-blooded predator maintained its body temperature.
UCLA geologists are using artificial intelligence to predict landslides June 23, 2023 Their newly developed method could bolster efforts to protect lives and property in some of the world’s most disaster-prone areas.
UCLA in the News June 23, 2023 June 23, 2023 Highlights from the Los Angeles Times, Vox, KCRW-FM’s ‘Greater LA’ and others.
Andrew Goldstein receives grant from Department of Defense June 23, 2023 The professor will seek better treatments for prostate cancer by studying how metabolism changes after hormone therapy.
Exploring the fraught nature of memory and comparison June 22, 2023 Professor Michael Rothberg, a 2023 Guggenheim Fellow, examines how people and societies recall traumatic historical events.
UCLA in the News June 22, 2023 June 22, 2023 Highlights from the New York Times Magazine, KNBC-TV, ABC’s ‘Good Morning America’ others.
UCLA Magazine, Alumni Affairs, School of Medicine win CASE Circle of Excellence Awards June 22, 2023 The annual global competition honors innovation and impact in education-related publishing and other fields.
Chemist Anastassia Alexandrova receives 2023 Gold Shield Faculty Prize June 22, 2023 The annual award honors a mid-career faculty member with a distinguished record of teaching, research and service.
UCLA in the News June 21, 2023 June 21, 2023 Highlights from USA Today, the Los Angeles Times, KABC-TV and others.
UCLA students’ app for 2028 Olympic Games wins inaugural Innovation Challenge June 20, 2023 The competition, organized by UCLA, Amazon and consulting firm Slalom, introduces students to new ways of using technology to address critical issues.
UCLA in the News June 20, 2023 June 20, 2023 Highlights from BBC, the New York Times, CNN and others.
Alissa Park named dean of UCLA Samueli School of Engineering June 20, 2023 An expert on carbon capture and conversion technology, she is currently chair of earth and environmental engineering at Columbia University.
Celebrating Alfred Herrera and UCLA’s Center for Community College Partnerships June 20, 2023 The retiring founder and director looks back on the sea change he sparked in his 42 years of campus service.
UCLA in the News June 16, 2023 June 16, 2023 Highlights from the Washington Post, Time, the Associated Press and others.
Ambre Bertholet named 2023 Pew Scholar in Biomedical Sciences June 16, 2023 The professor, who will receive four years of funding, plans to study how mitochondria can be steered toward generating heat.
Kindness, service to others resonate as themes of UCLA’s 2023 commencement June 16, 2023 Alumnus and actor Randall Park, Chancellor Block and others encourage graduates to make meaningful change in the world.
Anastassia Alexandrova wins 2023 Brown Investigator Award June 16, 2023 The theoretical chemist, who will get up to $2 million over five years, is the first UCLA professor to receive the honor.
She followed in her daughters’ footsteps, now her sights are set on a master’s degree June 16, 2023 After transferring from Los Angeles Valley College, Kelly Kingman, 55, is graduating with honors from UCLA.
Aomar Boum receives gold medal for graphic novel about Holocaust June 15, 2023 The historical fiction work by the UCLA professor and illustrator Nadjib Berber was honored by the Independent Publisher Book Awards.
First-gen transfer student takes aim at liver cancer June 15, 2023 Thien Nguyen has seen too many people, including members of her family, suffering.
Dr. Theodore Moore receives grant from Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation June 15, 2023 The professor will conduct research trials in children with relapsed cancer and study new ways to treat incurable brain tumors.
Latinos gain in representation on L.A. Times opinion pages June 15, 2023 Despite the progress, Latinos’ narratives and experiences remain largely invisible in both authorship and editorial content, according to a UCLA study.