Science + Technology

In patient cells in culture, the gene therapy successfully restored normal alpha-globin protein production to healthy levels.

The federal government’s termination of several pre- and postdoc training programs and suspension of millions of dollars in research grants has potentially altered career paths for researchers like Olivia Justynski. 

The "Mozart of Math" warns that federal funding cuts could irreparably damage the nation’s scientific ecosystem and drive our top young scientists abroad.

Advancement shows promise for technology to assist immobilized individuals.

In a Washington Post Q&A, the Fields Medal winner explains how basic research delivers real-world impact — and what it will take to keep it going.

The new research points to the distinct effects that a single disease-causing gene variation can have across different regions of the brain.

Recent headlines show how UCLA research findings and ongoing studies are making an impact across the nation and the globe.

The off-the-shelf treatment also had an impact on preventing or delaying cancer recurrence in high-risk patients.

Doctoral student Anastasia Pipi is exploring ‘inner space’ to blaze new, world-changing scientific trails.

Sánchez, who holds degrees in applied math and chemistry, founded Matteo Parfums and is co-building Eroma Health, with the aim of advancing scent-based disease detection.

UCLA researchers are pushing the frontiers of how we understand what makes us human and unveiling the mysteries of the world around us.

In the U.S. alone, 2.5 million people get bedsores each year, and some 60,000 die from complications.

L.A. Times: Poll shows widespread agreement on the UC’s value among registered Republican and Democratic voters.

Air samples collected in March and April 2025 showed traces of metals.

In an NBC News report, the UCLA professor highlights how halted funding endangers future progress.

The sanctuaries protect fish that prey on other animals that eat kelp, helping it bounce back more quickly after a heat wave.

Mitochondria use folate in such quantities that invading Toxoplasma gondii grows more slowly. 

In an LAist report, researchers describe how suspended funding endangers critical advances and risks a ‘brain drain’ from science.

Chancellor Frenk shared a message with the UCLA community providing an update on research grant suspensions and highlighting stories that illustrate UCLA’s impact.

Research brief: An AI-based tool created by UCLA researchers had 99.8% accuracy in detecting potentially life-threatening errors, called realistic hallucinations, that occasionally come from virtual staining AI models.

BioPACIFIC MIP, an NSF-funded collaboration launched in 2020, has become a powerful hub for innovation in next-generation materials science.

Here are just some of the lifesaving therapies that were developed by or stemmed from research at UCLA.

A new UCLA study shows music’s therapeutic potential for Alzheimer’s disease, anxiety and PTSD.

“America needs UCLA and the entire UC system,” he says. “And now, UCLA needs us. Let’s stand up for the university that has given us so much.”

The new system could help enhance nationwide wildfire preparedness by combining satellite imagery with artificial intelligence.