UCLA, Howard University launch summer program for students of race, ethnicity and politics March 9, 2022 The new UC-funded Mark Q. Sawyer Summer Institute will bring young Howard scholars to UCLA for an immersive six-week research experience.
Sending love, strength and Beethoven to Odesa March 9, 2022 As residents brace for Russian attacks, UCLA pianist Inna Faliks celebrates the city of her birth with an online performance.
UCLA in the News March 9, 2022 March 9, 2022 Highlights from KCRW-FM, Capital & Main, the Los Angeles Times and others.
UCLA Law students work to help protect outdoor laborers from heat and pollution March 9, 2022 Research produced by those in the California Environmental Legislation and Policy Clinic has influenced proposed legislation.
Photographer’s work explores tensions between Congo’s past and present March 9, 2022 Gosette Lubondo’s pictures bear the traces of postcolonial neglect yet suggest a more hopeful future.
A career of uncommon decency: UCLA Law honors Dorothy Wolpert March 9, 2022 Though her path to becoming a litigator wasn't easy, Wolpert persisted and continues to practice law and mentor others in the field.
UCLA Anderson Forecast: Ukraine war adds new risks to U.S., California economies March 9, 2022 Just as the economic impact of COVID-19 was waning, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine injected an additional layer of uncertainty into the forecast.
UCLA Luskin scholars receive Fulbright awards March 8, 2022 Two social welfare professors were honored by the U.S.Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board.
UCLA in the News March 8, 2022 March 8, 2022 Highlights from NBC News, CalMatters, the New York Times and others.
Dental student pursues career path that combines all her loves March 8, 2022 “It's literally a merger of three things that interested me: health care, using my hands and immense potential for career growth,” Livier Mora said.
$2 million from Pritzker Foundation establishes chair in sustainability at UCLA Engineering March 8, 2022 Gaurav Sant, director of the Institute for Carbon Management at UCLA, was appointed the inaugural chairholder.
Company co-founded by faculty wins innovation award at Consumer Electronics Show March 7, 2022 Nanotech Energy, co-founded by Richard Kaner and Maher El-Kady, was cited for its work on non-flammable, graphene-based batteries.
American Stroke Association honors Dr. May Nour with emergency medicine award March 7, 2022 Nour, an assistant professor of neurology and radiology, has been recognized for a research paper she co-authored about acute stroke care.
UCLA in the News March 7, 2022 March 7, 2022 Highlights from the Associated Press, TheGrio, the Los Angeles Times and others.
Staff News: Dr. Anna Yap elected to board of trustees of the California Medical Association March 7, 2022 Yap, a fourth-year emergency medicine resident at Olive View-UCLA Medical Center, will address workplace safety and other issues.
ASUCLA to unveil mural by Judith Baca on April 1 March 7, 2022 The celebration of the longtime professor’s newest work will be held on the Wescom Student Terrace at Ackerman Union.
The secret to longevity? Ask a yellow-bellied marmot March 7, 2022 A UCLA-led study shows that aging slows to a crawl during the months the animals spend hibernating in their underground burrows.
UCLA in the News March 4, 2022 March 4, 2022 Highlights from the Guardian, Nature, the New York Times and others.
It’s ‘game on’ as UCLA’s First Thursdays hits Westwood Village March 4, 2022 Broxton Avenue played host to a rollicking block party as UCLA kicked off its new community-building event series.
Staff News: Labor Center researcher participates as observer in Mexican union election March 3, 2022 Kendy Rivera Cárdenas joined an international delegation of 60 independent representatives to oversee a General Motors union vote.
UCLA launches zero waste campaign to help increase sustainability efforts on campus March 3, 2022 The goal is to divert 90% of the university’s waste from landfills.
UCLA in the News March 3, 2022 March 3, 2022 Highlights from the Los Angeles Times, the New York Times, NPR and others.
March 8: UCLA medtech conference highlights sports and data analytics, digital health, other topics March 3, 2022 The event showcases new technologies in the medical industry and brings together industry stakeholders to help further innovations.
A Long Road to a Nobel Prize March 3, 2022 When Ardem Patapoutian left Lebanon to study in the U.S., he had no idea that research science could be a career.
The question is: What did organic chemist Hung Pham learn as a ‘Jeopardy!’ contestant? March 3, 2022 Pham, who earned his doctorate from UCLA in 2015, shares his experiences competing on the game show hosted by Ken Jennings.