UCLA in the News June 24, 2022
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UCLA experts: Roe v. Wade
UCLA experts can comment on issues surrounding the Supreme Court decision overruling Roe v. Wade.
UCLA in the News June 23, 2022
Highlights from Bloomberg, the San Francisco Chronicle, the Washington Post and others.
Williams Institute research on LGBTQ students made strong case for Title IX changes
UCLA experts welcome Biden’s new proposals but say higher education still has far to go to ensure students are protected.
UCLA scholars awarded prestigious Balzan Prize
Saul Friedländer, Giorgio Buccellati and Marilyn Kelly-Buccellati will be honored in Switzerland next month.
Matthew Fisher appointed editor of Viator
The English professor will lead the medieval and early modern studies journal’s new editorial team
UCLA Alumni Association Board welcomes new members for 2022–23
Ann Wang, a 2013 graduate, was elected to a two-year term as president.
Know the signs of heat stroke and exhaustion
As temperatures rise, so does the risk of serious illness. UCLA doctors tell you how to protect yourself and your loved ones.
June 28: Summer Night Cinema at the Hammer Museum
Join UCLA for an after-hours museum event and free screening of “Summer of Soul (…or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)”
UCLA surgeons develop new technique to reduce Adam’s apple without neck scar
The gender-affirming procedure could help reduce the stigma faced by transgender and nonbinary patients.
Sarah Beckmann selected for Rome Prize by the American Academy
The highly competitive distinction supports advanced independent work and research in the arts and humanities.
UCLA in the News June 21, 2022
Highlights from the Washington Post, New York Times, USA Today and others.
UCLA ‘initiative’ formally becomes Latino Policy and Politics Institute
Ongoing funding from the state has allowed the institute to grow from a start-up initiative to a permanent research fixture at UCLA.
Jingyi Li named fellow at Radcliffe Institute, awarded Chan Zuckerberg Initiative grant
The interdisciplinary expert in statistics and genomics is among 50 scholars selected as fellows for the 2022-23 academic year.
Summer cinema: UCLA Film & Television Archive screenings
The free public programs, presented at the Billy Wilder Theater at the Hammer Museum, run from July 8 through Sept. 30.
Varghese John receives award for Alzheimer’s research
The neurology professor was honored with the Oskar Fischer Prize for his work on potential therapeutics.
Dr. Joe Hines honored with Sherman M. Mellinkoff Faculty Award
The professor and interim chair of the surgery department was recognized for outstanding relationships with patients.
Most major U.S. cities are underprepared for rising temperatures
While many municipal climate plans cite extreme heat as a threat, few propose any comprehensive strategy to address it, a UCLA-led analysis shows.
UCLA scholars explore the history, meaning and promise of Juneteenth
In recognition of the holiday, UCLA Newsroom shares insights from UCLA professors Eddie Cole, Karida Brown and Brenda Stevenson.
Can computers understand complex words and concepts?
Research by UCLA, MIT and NIH scientists finds that a machine learning system organizes knowledge in a “very intuitive structure.”
Dead star’s cannibalism of its planetary system is most far-reaching ever witnessed
UCLA-led research on a white dwarf 86 light-years from Earth sheds light on the systemic chaos that occurs when a star dies.
Factors causing low COVID vaccination rates have spilled over to flu vaccine rates in parts of U.S.
The research, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, suggests declining trust in public health.