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The initiative, backed by major philanthropic investment, aims to advance AI-powered technologies with broad societal impact.

Geology powers the collaboration between UCLA assistant professor John He and postdoc Jordan Wang.

Combining scientific tools to explore biomedical mysteries involving enzymes, drug-resistant infections and more.

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

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

UCLA lecturer Kinda Al Rifae explores words that traveled from the Islamic Golden Age into modern English.

Research brief: New technology makes light-activated protein labeling more precise and reliable.

The molecular atlas of the Down syndrome brain uncovers unexpected shifts in prenatal neuron development.

Clinical trial yields insights about the role of chemotherapy, inflammation and trial design that could help shape next-gen curative therapies.

A UCLA-led team has developed a tougher, higher-sensitivity wearable platform for continuous monitoring of important molecules.

The gift will empower the university to launch new research and initiatives at the intersection of fusion science and engineering.

In an alternate world, UCLA professor Anne Andrews might be a CIA agent. But in this one, she’s a scientist breaking new ground measuring chemicals in the brain and body.

UCLA professor Kate Wassum discusses her lab’s work — and how the brain drives choice, behavior and health.

Interdisciplinary experts from across the UCLA College explore their lunar fascinations in light of NASA’s April 1 rocket liftoff.

All the children treated in a clinical trial are living with restored immune function.

The Bruin alumna and new author reflects on her path, from first-gen college student to professorship and her own lab.

The most detailed images ever captured of another planet’s subsurface have revealed the buried remains of an ancient river delta in Jezero crater.

Research brief: They found a way to improve how electric current enters perovskite semiconductors, an emerging class of materials.

UCLA professor Elissa Hallem’s work deepens understanding of how parasitic worms invade human hosts and opens doors to new strategies to fight infection.

UCLA organic chemists have made phosphine behave like precious metal catalysts.

David Clewett, Pradip Gatkine and Juliana Londoño-Vélez are among 126 scholars across the United States and Canada selected for the prestigious award.

Replacing the entire faulty gene rather than correcting individual mutations may allow the therapy to work across all patients with cystic fibrosis.

The strategic partnership brings together academia and industry leadership to advance the governor’s Quantum California initiative.

The discovery confirms that they are not brown dwarfs.

International team creates quick-charging, long-lasting prototype with potential for renewable energy storage