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UCLA professor Siobhan Braybrook discusses what this field and its funding mean to each of us.

The research team demonstrated prototype devices that, above a certain voltage, conducted electricity with lower noise than the normal flow of electrons.

The research team engineered human blood stem cells to produce specialized immune cells called NKT cells.

Study identifies cellular defense system that protects neurons from toxic tau proteins, opening door to new treatments.

The findings may open the door to potential advancements in preventative strategies targeting women at greater risk of Alzheimer’s disease.

A novel shape of zinc oxide helps reduce chalkiness in mineral sunscreen and makes it easier to wear, especially for people with darker skin tones.

The three-time alumnus and namesake of UCLA’s engineering school is being honored for advancing and commercializing broadband technology.

UCLA researchers find certain molecular changes may be protective rather than detrimental in mice.

Research brief: Unlocking amorphous structures could advance technologies for ultrathin electronics, medical devices.

Clues about extreme cases and omicron’s effects come from a cross-disciplinary international research team.

This is the fourth year in a row — and the eighth time in the last 12 years — the program has earned top honors in the "Best Online Programs" survey.

Theta-phase tantalum nitride conducts heat nearly three times better than copper, opening new pathways for cooling electronics and AI hardware.

UCLA organic chemists can’t quit breaking the rules — and that’s a good thing! 

The use of pesticides on farms in California largely ended in 2015, but exceptions have been allowed for fumigating freight containers and similar shipping needs.

An advance warning system will tell people when to take down their bird feeders to prevent outbreaks from starting.

Four baby planets show how super-Earths and sub-Neptunes form.

Across medicine, environmental studies, public policy, the social sciences and beyond, UCLA scholars in 2025 continued turning discovery into real-world impact.

Check out 13 of the year's most unusual discoveries, which prove groundbreaking science doesn’t always look serious at first glance.

The collaboration will accelerate clinical trial readiness and implementation for people with autism and related neurodevelopmental conditions.

Urban junco bills at UCLA became more like mountain junco bills.

UCLA study finds gut microbes are evolving differently in industrialized and non-industrialized parts of the world.

From preserving memory and generating clean water to revolutionizing modern communications, UCLA researchers have transformed nearly every aspect of modern life.

Meet Maher El-Kady, working toward a more sustainable energy future, and Dr. Dennis Slamon, groundbreaking breast cancer researcher and clinician.

UCLA’s Eric Deeds on how unstable federal funding jeopardizes both discovery and the everyday lives it protects.

The revolutionary achievement could lead to smaller, more efficient nuclear clocks.