UCLA in the News March 3, 2023 March 3, 2023 Highlights from the Associated Press, NPR, the Washington Post and others.
In memoriam: Wayne Shorter, 89, acclaimed jazz innovator March 2, 2023 The 12-time Grammy-winning saxophonist and composer joined the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music faculty in 2012.
UCLA in the News March 2, 2023 March 2, 2023 Highlights from CNN, the Associated Press, the San Francisco Chronicle and others.
UCLA Health receives $25.3 million for street medicine program caring for homeless March 1, 2023 The state grant will help the program expand its coordination with other groups and agencies serving Los Angeles’ unhoused population.
UCLA in the News March 1, 2023 March 1, 2023 Highlights from the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, CNET and others.
From classic to punk-fueled: UCLA Film & Television Archive’s free spring programs March 1, 2023 The lineup includes new restorations, a world premiere and treasures from out of this world.
All 5 Academy Award nominees for costume design to participate in UCLA panel, March 11 March 1, 2023 The annual Sketch to Screen discussion returns as a live event at the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television.
March 6: Garry Kasparov to give 21st Daniel Pearl Memorial Lecture at UCLA March 1, 2023 The human rights activist, author and former world chess champion will speak at UCLA Anderson School of Management.
Healing words: How Meera Varma learned the language of mental health March 1, 2023 With support from family, the graduate student and advocate has challenged the conversation around mental illness in English and her family’s native tongue.
UCLA researchers receive grants to study needs of California’s Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders March 1, 2023 Teams led by Ninez Ponce, Cindy Sangalang, Jennifer Wagman and Saba Waheed were among those awarded more than $560,000 in grants.
UCLA in the News February 28, 2023 February 28, 2023 Highlights from Forbes, the Wall Street Journal, Axios and others.
Emerging field of evolutionary medicine could address range of health conditions February 28, 2023 UCLA researchers say the approach could help tackle cancer, antibiotic resistance and food-related disorders.
First Thursdays: Game on! March 2 February 28, 2023 MEDIA ADVISORY: Westwood Village tailgate to celebrate No. 4–ranked men’s basketball and NCAA champion women’s soccer teams.
Adaptive recreation gives Bruin athletes of any ability the chance to level up February 28, 2023 The program offers wheelchair basketball, adaptive tennis, martial arts and other sports, with hopes to expand.
How UCLA’s interim police chief corrected the record for 2 Black LAPD officers February 27, 2023 Research by John Thomas and others led to posthumous honors for policemen who served in the early 20th century.
Andrew Holbrook receives NSF CAREER Award for early faculty February 27, 2023 The assistant professor was recognized for his work building statistical models for the global spread of viruses.
UCLA in the News February 27, 2023 February 27, 2023 Highlights from the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Hollywood Reporter and others.
UCLA experts: Mayor Karen Bass’ first 100 days February 27, 2023 Bass has declared a state of emergency on homelessness. A good start, UCLA experts agreed, but more important is what comes next.
In a historic first, UCLA Law will host international commission on human rights February 24, 2023 High-profile hearings will accompany March 2–11 events connecting U.S. social justice movements with struggles across the Americas.
UCLA in the News February 24, 2023 February 24, 2023 Highlights from the Washington Post, CNBC, the New York Times and others.
UCLA composer’s ‘Dear Freedom Rider’ honors 1960s civil rights activists February 24, 2023 Diane White-Clayton and her students will premiere the piece Feb. 26 as part of part of the “Music and Justice” concert at Royce Hall.
Dr. Barbara Natterson-Horowitz to lead National Academies board February 24, 2023 The cardiology professor and physician-scientist will co-chair the Board on Animal Health Science, Conservation and Research.
UCLA applications for fall 2023 admission remain at near-historic highs February 24, 2023 With more than 169,800 applicants for fall 2023 admission, UCLA is once again the most applied-to four-year university in the nation.
UCLA Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital board of advisors funds endowed chair February 24, 2023 Dr. Artha Gillis, who studies the long-term effects of early-life adversity on children, will be the inaugural chair holder.