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.
Across medicine, environmental studies, public policy, the social sciences and beyond, UCLA scholars in 2025 continued turning discovery into real-world impact.
The pioneering genetic scientist, whose research transformed plant molecular biology and whose teaching enriched the lives of generations of UCLA students, died Nov. 21.
The "Mozart of Math" warns that federal funding cuts could irreparably damage the nation’s scientific ecosystem and drive our top young scientists abroad.
“These (federal) science agencies are an integral part of our everyday experience — whether it’s through cures and discoveries that enable a better future or a battery for a beating heart,” Morrow wrote in her hometown Georgia newspaper.