Zrinka Stahuljak and Shannon Speed receive Mellon grant
The professors are working on a project that aims in part to support efforts to recruit and retain Indigenous faculty at UCLA.
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Often, consumers inadvertently give too much credit to products’ ‘scientifically studied’ claims
UCLA psychologists find people tend to remember vague assertions in more definitive terms.
New paper proposes incorporating anti-racism in life sciences education
Classes in the STEM fields should include context from history and other social sciences, UCLA researchers write.
Come on Barbie, let’s go party – Jane Austen-style!
A UCLA doctoral student imagines how the giants of British literature might react to the world’s most famous doll.
UCLA’s Semel Healthy Campus Initiative Center recognized as national model
Chancellor Gene Block and Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Darnell Hunt attended the year-end celebration of the health and well-being-focused initiative.
Hardship affects the gut microbiome across generations
A UCLA-led study found that adversity experienced by mothers during their childhood or pregnancy is reflected in their children’s gut microbiomes.
3 faculty members appointed to oversee School of Dentistry initiatives
Dr. Shahed Al Khalifah, Dr. Denny Chao will co-direct Innovative Digital Dentistry Systems; Dr. Kelly Vitzthum will direct Community-Based Clinical Education.
Wheels up! UCLA Bike Shop reopens
It was closed during the pandemic, but the shop now boasts an expanded array of services for Bruin cyclists.
How do smoke, smog affect birds? New initiative invites Californians to help find out
Project Phoenix, which launches today, was developed by UCLA and the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.
In memoriam: Richard Hovannisian, 90, celebrated professor of Armenian history
A faculty member for more than 50 years, he was a renowned expert on the Armenian Genocide.
Dr. Roger Lo receives grant to find ways to prevent melanoma resistance
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
The Laboratory for Environmental Narrative Strategies will help journalists inform underserved communities on public works.
Hammer Summer Concerts 2023 with KCRW
Enjoy free live concerts, sets by DJs, happy hour and extended gallery hours on Thursdays in July in the Hammer Museum’s courtyard.
Why are California’s wildfires getting worse? Experts explain what we know
Paper synthesizing latest research adds clarity to contentious debate with implications for lives and property.
Researchers awarded $2 million grant from National Cancer Institute
Their focus will be on designing better combination therapies that target the immune system to treat prostate cancer.
Personal archive of composer James Horner donated to UCLA Library
The James Horner Collection includes thousands of personal notes, scores, and orchestrations from over a hundred films.
Scholars receive contract from California Health & Human Services
The professors will help design a program to create standards of care for youth moved from state facilities to country-run programs.
Program for Medi-Cal beneficiaries with complex health needs reduced emergency visits, hospitalizations
The Health Homes Program saved California more than $1,000 per participant a year.
Leonardo DiCaprio teams with UCLA Lab School to launch scholarships, climate project for kids
The Academy Award–winning actor is an alumnus of the school.
UCLA researchers receive grant from National Institutes of Health
They will seek to develop an early-stage test to detect hepatocellular carcinoma — the most common type of liver cancer.
UCLA leaders honored by Los Angeles Business Journal
The Los Angeles Business Journal has recognized Johnese Spisso as CEO of the Year and Mary Osako as a finalist for Executive of the Year.
Birds raise fewer young when spring arrives earlier in a warming world
A new study led by scientists at UCLA and Michigan State suggests that conservation strategies address avian responses to climate-driven shifts.
Temples of doom, last crusades and lost arks have nothing on her
As “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny” whips into theaters, a UCLA doctoral candidate describes her real-life archaeology adventures.
4 professors receive 2023 Chancellor’s Award for Community-Engaged Scholars
Each winning faculty member will receive $10,000 to create a new UCLA course in which students will collaborate with partners in the community.