Dancing to the words of Angela Davis March 2, 2022 Recordings from the educator and activist’s speeches are part of Ronald K. Brown and his company’s newest dance work.
Black overdose death rate exceeds white rate in U.S. for first time in 20 years March 2, 2022 OD mortality rates increased during the first year of the COVID-19 crisis for all groups studied and were highest among Native Americans.
She’s a catalyst: UCLA graduate student helped build a system that nurtures Black scientists March 1, 2022 Sparked by the national reckoning with racial justice, Samantha Mensah co-founded BlackInChem to help other students of color and women advance as chemists.
Fowler Museum to welcome back campus community with evening festivities March 2 March 1, 2022 The event revolves around the four exhibitions on view, which feature art from Africa and Australia.
UCLA Library awards grants to eight music school projects March 1, 2022 Funds to support commissions, performances, recordings, residencies and research for contemporary music.
UCLA botanist brings biodiversity of Colombia to Disney’s ‘Encanto’ February 28, 2022 Felipe Zapata taps into his life’s work, as well as childhood memories, to give the animated film its distinctive flora.
UCLA study spotlights gaps in health care access among California’s LGBT community February 28, 2022 Difficulties in finding providers and getting timely care are particularly acute among bisexual women and transgender adults.
UCLA’s ‘First Thursdays’ event series debuts in Westwood Village March 3 February 25, 2022 The monthly program aims to revitalize the historic link between the campus and the neighborhood.
The Russian invasion of Ukraine: Professor Daniel Treisman provides insight and context February 24, 2022 Treisman is the co-author of the book “Spin Dictators: The Changing Face of Tyranny in the 21st Century.”
Web tool co-created by UCLA a veritable ‘Swiss Army knife’ for land management February 24, 2022 LandCART uses machine learning to assess changes in vegetation and ground cover across the American West.
UCLA advocates for campus station on Metro’s proposed Sepulveda rail line February 24, 2022 This location would promote fair access to UCLA for as many people as possible.
UCLA again breaks applications record, sees steep rise in top California applicants February 24, 2022 Freshman applications from in-state students jumped by 9% this year, and UCLA was once more the most applied-to university in the nation.
‘Take a seat at the table’: Mural welcomes people to the Black Bruin Resource Center February 23, 2022 Student artist Maia Hadaway created a cafeteria-like scene of generations of important Black Bruins and civil rights leaders for the center.
Program helps build the foundation — and networks — to help women become university leaders February 23, 2022 UCLA has women serving as mentors and getting support as mentees in the Association of Pacific Rim Universities’ efforts.
A lesson in state-sanctioned injustice February 22, 2022 The past becomes personal for UCLA students studying the experiences of Japanese Americans imprisoned by the U.S. government during World War II.
Intricacies of L.A.’s urban ecosystem are focus of new UCLA podcast February 22, 2022 “The Labyrinth Project” engages listeners in a range of ecological conundrums that are as interconnected as the city’s ecosystems.
Forest fires increasingly affecting rivers and streams – for better and worse February 21, 2022 A UCLA-led study finds greater “streamflow” may mean more water for the West, but it could also increase the risk for floods and landslides.
Taner Akçam to lead UCLA’s Armenian Genocide Research Program February 18, 2022 Housed within the Promise Armenian Institute at UCLA, the program will provide a home for scholarly activities relevant to the genocide.
UCLA, partners win Department of Energy grant to boost diversity in field of nuclear physics February 18, 2022 A new pilot program aims to help low-income, first-generation and historically underrepresented students pursue graduate studies and research careers.
In memoriam: Robert Hayes, 95, pioneer in the field of information science February 18, 2022 Hayes was a former mathematician whose work had a major impact on information policy and the economics of research library operations.
Even in Southern California, wildfire frequency is likely to increase by end of century February 17, 2022 Regionally tailored responses will be required to reduce the risk over the next several decades.
In study led by UCLA professor, woman with HIV is in remission February 16, 2022 Dr. Yvonne Bryson, a pediatric infectious disease expert, led the multicenter study.
The landmark film that let Black entertainers ‘steal the show’ in classic Hollywood February 16, 2022 Q&A with historian Miriam Petty about “Stormy Weather,” which the UCLA Film & Television Archive will screen on Feb. 19
UCLA-led team gets $8.4 million NIH grant to probe mysteries of Valley fever February 15, 2022 UCLA’s Dr. Manish Butte will head a group investigating immune responses to the disease, which is caused by fungal spores in soil.
UCLA tops all universities in number of 2022 Sloan Research Fellows February 15, 2022 Eight young UCLA professors are among 118 scientists and scholars selected today to receive the awards.