Scientists identify ‘missing piece’ required for blood stem cell self-renewal June 5, 2024 The study could help make lifesaving stem cell transplants more available.
From ankle injury to solutions champion for visible and invisible disabilities June 4, 2024 On June 14, Catarina Gerges will be one of the first three students to graduate from UCLA with a major in disability studies.
She’s on a journey ‘to bring science to everybody’ June 4, 2024 From UCLA to Tibet, geology doctoral candidate Abijah Simon keeps finding ways to make an impact in the world.
Q&A: Ananda Lima on her fiction debut, ‘Craft: Stories I Wrote for the Devil’ June 4, 2024 The UCLA alumna and celebrated poet discusses her writing journey and offers advice for aspiring authors.
Nanyun ‘Violet’ Peng receives early career award from NSF June 4, 2024 Funding from the National Science Foundation will support her research in creating a new category of generative AI language models.
UCLA in the News June 3, 2024 June 3, 2024 Highlights from Science Friday, Entertainment Weekly, De Los and others.
Honoring Juneteenth with art, education and community-building June 3, 2024 Professor Cheryl Keyes invites everyone to join UCLA’s inaugural campus prelude celebration on June 5 at Royce Hall.
Shape and depth of ocean floor profoundly influence how carbon is stored there June 3, 2024 A new study finds seafloor topography accounts for up to 50% of the changes in depth at which carbon has been sequestered.
Spirit of resilience defines Bruin translating research into care June 3, 2024 Youstina Labib, who will graduate June 14, seeks to grow a much-needed female presence in cardiology.
Professor David Kim receives 2024 Gold Shield Faculty Prize June 3, 2024 The annual award honors a mid-career faculty member with a distinguished record of teaching, research and service.
10 faculty projects awarded grants through Chancellor’s Arts Initiative June 3, 2024 Projects centered on Joshua trees and Juneteenth are among those receiving funding through the program, which fosters arts and arts-related scholarship.
Holding spaces for PRIDE on campus and beyond May 31, 2024 See a list of UCLA-hosted conferences, literary events and performances that celebrate and support the LGBTQ+ community and its allies.
Study connects genetic risk for autism to changes observed in the brain May 30, 2024 The UCLA Health study is part of massive brain and genetic mapping initiative targeting disorders like autism and mental illnesses like schizophrenia.
UCLA in the News May 30, 2024 May 30, 2024 Highlights from National Public Radio, Popular Science, CBS Evening News and others.
June 5: UCLA to host first Juneteenth Day celebration at Royce Hall May 30, 2024 The event, presented by UCLA’s African American studies department, blends musical performances, dance, archival video and more.
UCLA’s Celebration of Iranian Cinema centers moving stories about searching for identity May 30, 2024 Screenings are free at the Billy Wilder Theater at the Hammer Museum between June 14 and 30.
UCLA in the News May 29, 2024 May 29, 2024 Highlights from The Conversation, HuffPost, STAT and others.
Wild megalopolis: Study shows unexpected pockets of biodiversity pepper Los Angeles May 29, 2024 UCLA researchers partnered with the city to develop an index that shows how individual wildlife species are doing.
‘Transformative work and compassionate character’: Portrait of a true Bruin May 29, 2024 Ihab Shahawi found his passion at UCLA — helping people affected by autism.
Acute sense of touch helps hummingbirds hover near flowers without bumping them May 29, 2024 A new study shows that they create a 3D map of their body when neurons in the forebrain fire as gusts of air touch their wings.
UCLA in the News May 28, 2024 May 28, 2024 Highlights from the Washington Post, Fortune, National Geographic Magazine and others.
‘Democracy Workshops’ promote active civic engagement May 28, 2024 Students gain a better understanding of their ballots through collaborative exercise.