Researchers awarded $2.8 million to develop AI models October 3, 2023 Team led by professor Kyung Sung hopes to improve identification of prostate cancer in Black men.
Tanya Stoyanova receives Department of Defense award to find new lung cancer treatments October 3, 2023 The funds will advance the professor’s work in blood-based approaches to combating small cell lung cancer.
Dr. Paul Vespa elected president of Neurocritical Care Society September 26, 2023 The professor and care specialist focuses on treating people with conditions or injuries affecting the central nervous system.
Vickie Mays receives lifetime achievement award September 25, 2023 Her research focuses on mental and physical health disparities that affect racial and ethnic minority populations.
Dr. Rhonda Voskuhl wins Rachel Horne Prize for Women’s Research in MS September 21, 2023 She is being honored for her work looking at sexual differences in susceptibility and progression in multiple sclerosis.
UCLA, Hebrew University receive grants to deter school violence September 14, 2023 Top scholars, educators and practitioners will join forces to foster safe and welcoming schools.
UCLA joins consortium of nation’s high-power laser facilities September 14, 2023 The Phoenix Laser Laboratory will support experiments relevant to laser-fusion as a potential future energy source.
Dr. Melissa Lechner receives grant from Doris Duke Foundation September 8, 2023 She will help develop ways to reduce immunotherapy-related side effects in people diagnosed with cancer.
Researchers awarded $2.5 million to develop brain cancer treatment September 5, 2023 The team honored by the Department of Defense includes David Nathanson, Benjamin Ellingson and Dr. Timothy Cloughesy.
Benjamin Santer wins American Meteorological Society’s Rossby Medal September 5, 2023 The award is the society's highest honor for atmospheric scientists.
Dr. Jihane Benhammou receives grant from Veterans Affairs Research August 29, 2023 The professor and her team will study how statins can be used as chemoprevention for the most common form of primary liver cancer.
Dr. Jeffrey Veale receives Terasaki Medical Innovation Award August 24, 2023 The professor is being honored by the National Kidney Registry for his contributions in kidney transplantation.
David Leibrandt receives Moore Foundation award to push the boundaries of particle physics August 23, 2023 The five-year, $1.25 million grant will fund research that could help solve a longstanding problem called the symmetry violation.
UCLA receives $1 million NSF grant to develop quantum sensors August 23, 2023 The funds will support research on technologies to precisely measure the previously unmeasurable.
Dr. E. Dale Abel receives lifetime achievement award from Endocrine Society August 22, 2023 His research on diabetes-related cardiovascular complications has been recognized by the National Institutes of Health.
Dr. Henry Takei honored by UCLA and global periodontics community August 21, 2023 More than 150 colleagues, mentees and associates of the distinguished emeritus professor gathered for an inaugural symposium.
Dr. Kymora Scotland awarded grant by Urology Care Foundation August 11, 2023 The professor, whose clinical expertise is in kidney stone treatment, will provide urologic screening events in South Los Angeles.
Tanya Stoyanova awarded grant to find new ways to treat prostate cancer July 27, 2023 She received $1.5 million from the National Cancer Institute to work on new treatment strategies for an advanced form of the disease.
Zrinka Stahuljak and Shannon Speed receive Mellon grant July 24, 2023 The professors are working on a project that aims in part to support efforts to recruit and retain Indigenous faculty at UCLA.
3 faculty members appointed to oversee School of Dentistry initiatives July 19, 2023 Dr. Shahed Al Khalifah, Dr. Denny Chao will co-direct Innovative Digital Dentistry Systems; Dr. Kelly Vitzthum will direct Community-Based Clinical Education.
Dr. Roger Lo receives grant to find ways to prevent melanoma resistance July 18, 2023 The professor will investigate how cancer cells diversify genetically in response to targeted treatments and immunotherapies.
UCLA receives grant from Bezos Earth Fund to support urban greening projects July 17, 2023 The Laboratory for Environmental Narrative Strategies will help journalists inform underserved communities on public works.
Researchers awarded $2 million grant from National Cancer Institute July 11, 2023 Their focus will be on designing better combination therapies that target the immune system to treat prostate cancer.
Scholars receive contract from California Health & Human Services July 11, 2023 The professors will help design a program to create standards of care for youth moved from state facilities to country-run programs.
UCLA researchers receive grant from National Institutes of Health July 10, 2023 They will seek to develop an early-stage test to detect hepatocellular carcinoma — the most common type of liver cancer.