Residents in L.A.’s Latino neighborhoods less likely to receive relief funds amid COVID-19 April 14, 2020 “Entire neighborhoods will face economic uncertainty, and a public health crisis is not the time to ignore their needs,” said UCLA’s Sonja Diaz.
Earth’s atmosphere far dustier than previously believed April 14, 2020 Predictive models have grossly underestimated the amount of climate-changing coarse dust, UCLA scientists say.
UCLA In the News April 14, 2020 April 14, 2020 Highlights from Vox, Fast Company, USA Today and others.
UCLA Health initiates COVID-19 testing for all incoming surgical, procedure patients and ER admissions April 13, 2020 The policy is a change from previous practice of testing only those exhibiting symptoms of the disease and referred by their primary care physicians.
April 14: Get advice on working from home April 13, 2020 The UCLA Remote Work Committee will be hosting a webinar on improving your work-from-home arrangements covering things from ergonomics to A/V needs.
Play your part, stay apart: Advice and insight on physical distancing April 13, 2020 UCLA’s Daniel Fessler explains why staying away from each other seems so tough, even when we know it will save lives.
Research provides new insights into menopause and weight gain April 13, 2020 The interplay between estrogen and a key gene holds clues in the search for new therapies, biologists say.
UCLA In the News April 13, 2020 April 13, 2020 Highlights from National Geographic, NBC News, the Los Angeles Times and others.
Cinema and media studies professor wins Fulbright Award April 12, 2020 Shelleen Greene has received the 2020-2021 Fulbright Distinguished Chair at the University of Leeds, in England.
UCLA Library secures access to digitized versions of books held by University of California April 10, 2020 HathiTrust is providing emergency access to member institutions, including UCLA, during the COVID-19 pandemic.
UCLA Anderson Forecast updates views, given economy’s rapid rate of decline April 10, 2020 The update is the second revision to the regular quarterly spring forecast, which was published on March 12.
Chicano Studies Research Center to preserve Mexican American religious collections April 10, 2020 Supported by a grant from the NEH, curators will draw from multiple collections that help tell the story of Mexican-American lives from 1940 through the present day.
UCLA In the News April 10, 2020 April 10, 2020 Highlights from Scientific American, Vice, the Boston Globe and others.
Deforestation surged following end of armed conflict in Colombia April 9, 2020 Many forested areas used by insurgents for camouflage and cover were later decimated by illegal industries.
At the forefront of esophageal health April 9, 2020 A Q&A with Dr. Eric Esrailian on the Robert G. Kardashian Center for Esophageal Health and outreach efforts around COVID-19.
UCLA In the News April 9, 2020 April 9, 2020 Highlights from the New York Times, Fox News, CNN and others.
Anxiety about coronavirus is widespread in L.A. County April 8, 2020 A new survey shows that despite deep concern, most Angelenos trust the response of local officials to the COVID-19 pandemic.
ACA has helped protect low-income patients from catastrophic spending for surgery April 8, 2020 Research brief: A UCLA study also suggests that more work remains to be done to protect U.S. families from high medical costs.
UCLA In the News April 8, 2020 April 8, 2020 Highlights from the New York Times, Popular Mechanics, Slate and others.
Travel information April 7, 2020 UCLA prohibits official university travel to all regions for which the CDC has issued Level 3 Travel Warnings for the novel coronavirus.
To the rescue: UCLA bioengineers create reusable COVID-19 face shields April 7, 2020 The shields can be mass-produced using laser cutting and 3D injection molding, giving quick relief to health workers battling the pandemic.
UCLA web app will enlist public’s help in slowing the spread of COVID-19 April 7, 2020 The system aggregates input from the general public to help UCLA scientists find ways to fight transmission of the disease.
Law professor wins Fulbright Award April 6, 2020 Scott Cummings has been awarded the 2020-21 Fulbright-Schuman Chair at the European University Institute in Florence, Italy.
Grant will help improve new imaging method for prostate cancer April 6, 2020 Researchers from the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have been awarded a two-year grant for $1 million from the Prostate Cancer Foundation.