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The UCLA professor will analyze how technological and market pressures drive polarizing news content.

CBS News Los Angeles spoke with UCLA’s Dr. May Nour about how to recognize the signs of two main types of stroke, why rapid treatment is critical, and the rise in cases among patients under 50. Nour also highlighted the UCLA Health Mobile Stroke Unit, the first in the Western U.S., which delivers on-site care before patients reach the hospital — improving chances of recovery and long-term function. Read more about UCLA in today’s CBS News Los Angeles, ABC News and other outlets.

The Latino GDP Project finds that U.S. Latinos’ economic contributions grew to $4.4 trillion in 2024.

The nasal spray has been effective at preventing or reducing severe COVID in mice and other airborne viral diseases.

Cinco de Mayo, it turns out, isn’t really Mexican at all. Rather, the holiday had its roots in the U.S., in the early days of the American Civil War.

Natural selection began favoring Indigenous Andeans with a high number of salivary amylase genes when potatoes were first grown in the Andean highlands.

Throughout May, organizations across campus will host cultural programing for the public.

The Los Angeles Times highlighted UCLA’s Mathias Botanical Garden and its upcoming Clarkia Flower Festival, which celebrates native California wildflowers and community education. Victoria Sork, director of the garden and herbarium and a distinguished professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, said the event is an opportunity to showcase plant diversity beyond familiar blooms, while outreach manager Chantal Ochoa-Clark noted strong public interest in accessible, free programming. Read more about UCLA in today’s Associated Press, New York Times and others.

The event unveils chapters from “Foundations and Futures,” produced by the UCLA Asian American Studies Center.

The team beat out No. 1 seed Stanford 3-0, in their fifth meeting of the season, to take the title — the first under coach Jenny Johnson Jordan.

The iconic LAUSD school celebrated its roots as a pioneering institution of public education in partnership with the university.

The brain may use dopamine to expand time between distinct events, enabling us to remember unique episodes.

The Los Angeles Times examined the growing use of “red boxing,” a campaign tactic that signals messaging to outside political groups without direct coordination, in California’s gubernatorial race. UCLA law professor Rick Hasen said the practice has become “absolutely standard procedure,” allowing campaigns to technically comply with finance laws while still influencing super PAC strategy. He noted that current rules create “an illusion of regulation,” even as candidates increasingly rely on outside spending. Read more about UCLA in today’s NPR “Morning Edition,” MS Now and others.

Faculty Bulletin Board is a biweekly snapshot of the many ways Bruin scholars and researchers are advancing knowledge, shaping their fields and powering progress on campus and around the world.

Celebrate Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander cultures through a diverse event lineup.

The official campus station has been broadcasting Bruin DJs since 1962. Come along on a tour of this Westwood treasure.

A curated selection of stories from across the UCLA campus spotlighting Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander voices, histories and research.

A curated selection of stories from across the UCLA campus spotlighting Jewish American voices, histories and research.

A Bruin guide to this month’s most intriguing events at UCLA.

In an article in the Los Angeles Times, UCLA law professor Rick Hasen speaks about the Supreme Court’s Wednesday decision to limit the Voting Rights Act — a ruling that will give states back the power to redraw their election maps and eliminate voting districts that favor Black or Latino candidates for Congress, state legislatures and county boards. Hasen, who is also the founding director of the Safeguarding Democracy Project, was also featured by NPR’s “All Things Considered,” KABC-TV, KCRW 89.9-FM’s “Press Play,” Reuters, USA Today, Politico, Ohio Capital Journal and The Guardian. Read more about UCLA in today’s Vox and Imperial Valley Press.

Check out Newsroom’s latest on the UCLA faculty and staff news — from breakthroughs, honors and milestones to memorable moments — that is shaping our campus and community.

The UCLA political science professor talks empathy, soccer — and how little people know about the Middle East.

Latino GDP researchers from UCLA and California Lutheran University will share their latest report on May 5.

Living classroom field trips are helping K-12 students connect with nature, science and a university campus experience.

Reporting by The LA Local focuses on the uptick of LA Metro use by college students who are choosing public transportation over personal vehicles or rideshare companies like Uber. While a big factor comes down to cost, UCLA’s Jacob Wasserman, research program manager at the UCLA Institute of Transportation Studies, says the culture shift is by design. “At UCLA, every undergrad and grad student gets a pass. It makes the transit agency money because [schools] buy it for everybody, and the people who do use it get a ton of value.” Wasserman also discusses LA Metro’s expansion and how the agency is prioritizing safety. Read more about UCLA in today’s ABC News, Scientific American and others.