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Study explains how consumers can be encouraged to conserve energy during peak periods
Promotional messages about saving money on electricity bills or earning other financial rewards motivated homeowners to conserve.
UCLA Anderson Forecast anticipates near-record growth as economic recovery continues
Mass COVID-19 vaccinations will help boost the U.S. and local economies and usher in a new post-pandemic norm, economists predict.
Graduate student takes on the taboo of depression
Xiaofei “Fay” Lin has honed her communication skills as a mental health advocate.
Social psychologist receives life achievement award
Bernard Weiner has received the Gold Medal Award for Life Achievement in the science of psychology from the American Psychological Foundation.
UCLA In the News March 9, 2021
Highlights from the Los Angeles Times, The Atlantic, Harper’s Bazaar and others.
Group led by UCLA professor awarded $8.8 million for HIV intervention using mobile app
The NIH-funded project aims to prevent infection among high-risk transgender women who face barriers to in-person interventions.
Ahilan Arulanantham named co-faculty director of Center for Immigration Law and Policy
Arulanantham, one of the nation’s most respected advocates for immigrants’ rights, is joining UCLA School of Law.
Architecture students dream up building that promotes anti-racism and equity
Some of the renderings resembled a town hall, or a laboratory building, or even a busy train station where people are moving and congregating.
Oge Egbuonu appointed artistic director at Center for Critical Internet Inquiry
Egbuonu is a filmmaker known for her focus on disruptive and inspirational storytelling.
Achuta Kadambi wins National Science Foundation award
Kadambi, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, has received a CAREER award for his research toward developing light-based sensing technologies.
Andy Atkeson recognized for excellence in virtual instruction
The professor of economics and finance has been awarded the Warren C. Scoville Distinguished Teaching Award.
UCLA multilingual COVID-19 website offers vaccine information in more than a dozen languages
TranslateCovid.org delivers accurate information to communities often facing increased vulnerabilities because of a lack of access to official public health news in a language other than English.
Chemistry professor named Cottrell Scholar
Justin Caram, assistant professor of chemistry, has been recognized for the quality and innovation of his research program and his academic leadership skills.
UCLA-led study reveals ‘hidden costs’ of being Black in the U.S.
Black men face near-daily discrimination despite financial and educational success. “It takes a toll on your physical and mental health,” researchers say.
In memoriam: Robert Mare, 69, expert in social inequality and demographic trends
Mare, a UCLA distinguished professor of sociology a global expert on social inequality and demographic trends, died of leukemia in his home in Marina Del Rey on Feb. 1.
March 15: For the Love of Opera: Celebrating RBG’s 88th birthday
The special performance will feature some of the late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s favorite opera arias.
17 scientists and researchers receive awards from Technology Development Group
These awards, up to $200,000 per project, support early stage research that lead to commercialization activities.
UCLA Health receives $5 million for home visit program
The gift, from longtime donors Maxine and Eugene Rosenfeld, supports care for older adults.
$1 million gift from Manizheh Yomtoubian establishes faculty chair at UCLA Engineering
Dr. Arash Naeim, an oncologist and bioengineer, has been selected to hold the new endowed chair.
Mythbusting: You cannot get COVID-19 from the vaccines … and other truths
UCLA Health share medically sound, evidence-based information about the safety and effectiveness of all of the vaccines.