Gene therapy restores immune function and extends lives of children with rare immune disorder April 30, 2025 9 children born with severe LAD-l are symptom-free two years after treatment.
Sacramento River Basin serves as test case for conserving water over unpredictable weather cycles April 29, 2025 The summer of 2022 brought worrying news for California’s water supply.
Crowdsourcing the brain: Meta-atlas reveals new clues about development and disease April 29, 2025 A new UCLA study leverages computational methods and existing data to bring us closer to answering: How does the brain build itself?
UCLA receives $25 million from Shirley and Walter Wang to establish new integrative digestive health center April 28, 2025 The new center will use an integrative health approach to treat gastrointestinal disorders and improve quality of life.
How safe is L.A.’s post-fire soil? UCLA’s Sanjay Mohanty is helping homeowners get the information they need April 25, 2025 The engineer is teaming with the civic initiative Community Action Project–Los Angeles to provide free analyses for fire-impacted residents.
Pablo Alvarez studies viruses that infect the brain. His research talk won the 2025 UCLA Grad Slam April 24, 2025 Alvarez, who beat out 46 other UCLA student researchers in the TED Talk–style competition, will represent UCLA at the UC-wide finals on April 29.
UCLA study: How to break through climate apathy April 24, 2025 Researchers looked into ways to communicate the true impact of climate change and found a solution.
How UCLA engineers are aiding L.A.’s wildfire recovery and addressing post-fire hazards April 23, 2025 UCLA Samueli School of Engineering faculty and students are helping with CAP.LA free soil testing following the wildfires
Tiny CRISPR tool opens door to faster, simpler plant genome editing April 23, 2025 The system, developed by UCLA and UC Berkeley scientists, could be used to help ensure global food security by increasing crop yields.
Bursting your bubble: Chewing gum releases microplastics into your saliva, UCLA research shows April 22, 2025 Regular gum chewers could potentially be ingesting tens of thousands of microplastic particles a year, according to a pilot study.
UCLA Fielding School-led team awarded $2.1 million NIH grant for diabetes research April 18, 2025 The funding will go toward using artificial intelligence to improve risk assessment for those suffering from diabetes and related complications.
Watch: Climate Action Day solutions presented during program honoring tech innovations April 16, 2025 Earth-friendly options for EV batteries, food systems, cooling and water recycling were featured at UCLA’s Technology Development Group program.
Arab American heritage celebrated across disciplines, communities this April April 14, 2025 Medicine, activism and the arts at the center of events marking the month at UCLA
Q&A: Patrick Heuveline on the Khmer Rouge’s long-term impact on Cambodia April 14, 2025 The UCLA demographer reflects on the 50th anniversary of the regime’s rise to power.
U.S. Latino GDP hits high of $4.1 trillion, marking ‘growth spot’ for the nation April 10, 2025 Report shows Latinos’ economic consumption reached $2.7 trillion as they account for 30.6% of the GDP growth of the country.
Majority of eligible Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders didn’t receive mental health care, food assistance during pandemic April 10, 2025 The new report spotlights how COVID-19 affected NHPIs in California.
UCLA launches urban water supply and wildfire research network to strengthen disaster preparedness April 9, 2025 To address this critical issue, UCLA’s Climate & Wildfire Research Initiative is launching a new Urban Water Supply + Fire working group.
UCLA researchers identify precision medicine approach for preventing kidney failure April 9, 2025 A repurposed anti-cancer drug may slow kidney scarring and prevent chronic kidney disease progression.
Are We Already Doomed by Climate Change? April 8, 2025 Despite the recent fires, Michael Jerrett says we can reverse the current trends of cataclysmic climate change.
UCLA researchers team up with L.A. County Fire Department to investigate possible source of cancer risk April 7, 2025 Firefighters have a 9% higher risk of a cancer diagnosis and a 14% higher risk of dying from cancer compared with the general population.
UCLA was pivotal in developing the drug palbociclib. See how it transformed breast cancer treatment April 4, 2025 A team led by UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center doctors Dennis Slamon and Richard Finn, helped transform breast cancer treatment.
Understanding how wildfires affect California’s kelp ecosystems April 4, 2025 Studying wildfire-impacted kelp deepened UCLA doctoral student Lori Berberian’s commitment to environmental science.
As Colorado River shrinks, states fail to tap an accessible water source April 2, 2025 A new UCLA-NRDC report reveals basin-wide gaps in wastewater reuse despite worsening water shortages.
Inside a UCLA course on gender in motorsports March 26, 2025 A Fiat Lux seminar examines the roles of women in motorsports, exploring gender, strategy and cultural narratives.
Atmospheres of new planets might have unexpected mixtures of hydrogen and water March 26, 2025 Water and gas react under intense heat and pressure in the atmospheres of young Earth-to-Neptune-sized planets.