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UCLA and LADWP to fund water and energy research benefiting customers
The partnership will enable the city to manage water supplies more sustainably, become more energy efficient and increase use of clean energy.
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Chancellor Block: Why the controversial Students for Justice in Palestine conference will go on at UCLA
Affording a group its constitutional rights should not be perceived as an institutional endorsement of the group’s message.
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Team determines how cholesterol moves inside cells
High-density lipoprotein, or HDL, sometimes referred to as “good” cholesterol, is brought from the outer wall to the interior of the cell by a protein that helps create a “bridge” between the two areas.
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UCLA honors veterans for their service
Ceremonies on Wilson Plaza provide the university community an opportunity to recognize their sacrifices.
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$1 million gift will create two Taiwan studies endowments at UCLA Asia Pacific Center
The donation, from the J. Yang and Family Foundation, will provide scholarships for undergraduates and graduate students, and support academic programming.
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Golden opportunity for UCLA Bruin Marching Band: performing with Muse in song on new album
The bonus version of the hit song ‘Pressure’ was recorded on campus in June in the Evelyn and Mo Ostin Music Center at the Herb Alpert School of Music.
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Pulitzer Prize winner Paula Vogel named Playwright-in-Residence at UCLA TFT in 2018-19
Vogel has been named the school’s inaugural Hearst Theater Lab Initiative Distinguished Visiting Playwright-in-Residence.
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UCLA goes global for International Education Week
Units across campus will host events on global issues, international careers and study abroad.
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Without electric grid upgrades, heat-related power outages in L.A. County are guaranteed by midcentury
Without changes being made by 2040, the report found, certain locales would be guaranteed to experience power failures at the hottest times of the year.
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UCLA researchers and partners work with sushi restaurants to reduce seafood fraud
The Los Angeles Seafood Monitoring Project is seeking to reduce sushi fraud and the mislabeling of fish.
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Fellowship co-led by UCLA prepares ethnic media to better cover California water issues
The Laboratory for Environmental Narrative Strategies was founded in 2016 to support the creation of media about environmental issues for non-English speakers and people from different cultural backgrounds.
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New chair of world arts and cultures/dance likes how ‘peculiarity provokes questions’
In this Q&A, Dan Froot extolls the virtues of interdisciplinary scholarship and the importance of art as a tool for justice.
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UCLA sophomore named to Teen Vogue’s ‘21 Under 21’ for trailblazing film about gender identity
Lisa Ranran Hu’s movie, “Escape,” has challenged the status quo in her of home country of China and even attracted the attention of actress Emma Watson.
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In memoriam: Leo Estrada, urban planning scholar and champion of diversity
His life and 40-year career at UCLA were marked from the beginning by civic engagement, leadership and giving back.
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UCLA team helps create facility for Ugandan women who suffered childbirth injuries
The new 50-bed Centre for Gynecologic and Fistula Care at Mbarara Hospital will treat fistulas caused during obstructed labor.
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In memoriam: Bernard Kester, professor who dramatically raised the profile of textile arts in the United States
Bernard Kester, UCLA professor emeritus of design media arts who taught ceramics, weaving and design and initiated the university’s fiber art program, died Oct. 26. He was 90.
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UCLA Marine veteran will use his expertise to make soldiers safer
Doctoral student Zeeshan Parvez plans to use his studies in materials chemistry to create a business that provides tools and training to protect against IEDs.
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New mobile device identifies airborne allergens using deep learning
UCLA researchers invented a portable device that uses holograms and machine learning to measure bioaerosols from living organisms like plants or mold.
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UCLA TFT students excel at writing science fact
Every year for more than a decade students have won Alfred P. Sloan Foundation fellowships that promote science fact in film and television.
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New hope for Southern California’s besieged wetlands
UCLA research shows that swift public action could actually result in more wetlands.
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Study links gene mutation to neurodevelopmental disorders
A UCLA mouse model could deepen understanding of the same diseases, such as anxiety disorders, in children.
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Musicians, magic and more make Halloween a treat for kids at UCLA Mattel Children's Hospital
Patients, family and staff celebrated the holiday during the hospital’s annual parade and also at UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica.
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How to stay healthy and happy through the decades
UCLA psychology professor Alan Castel explains the psychology of successful aging in his new book, ‘Better with Age.’
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Low-fat diet increases cancer survival rate in mice, study finds
Research led by UCLA scientists shows that dietary changes could potentially help kill cancer cells in children with leukemia.
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UCLA’s top teachers recognized at ceremony at Chancellor’s residence
Recipients of the Distinguished Teaching Awards were honored by the Academic Senate at the Andrea L. Rich Night to Honor Teaching awards ceremony.
- Tuesday, November 13, 2018