Healing words: How Meera Varma learned the language of mental health
With support from family, the graduate student and advocate has challenged the conversation around mental illness in English and her family’s native tongue.
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UCLA researchers receive grants to study needs of California’s Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders
Teams led by Ninez Ponce, Cindy Sangalang, Jennifer Wagman and Saba Waheed were among those awarded more than $560,000 in grants.
Emerging field of evolutionary medicine could address range of health conditions
UCLA researchers say the approach could help tackle cancer, antibiotic resistance and food-related disorders.
Adaptive recreation gives Bruin athletes of any ability the chance to level up
The program offers wheelchair basketball, adaptive tennis, martial arts and other sports, with hopes to expand.
How UCLA’s interim police chief corrected the record for 2 Black LAPD officers
Research by John Thomas and others led to posthumous honors for policemen who served in the early 20th century.
Andrew Holbrook receives NSF CAREER Award for early faculty
The assistant professor was recognized for his work building statistical models for the global spread of viruses.
In a historic first, UCLA Law will host international commission on human rights
High-profile hearings will accompany March 2–11 events connecting U.S. social justice movements with struggles across the Americas.
UCLA composer’s ‘Dear Freedom Rider’ honors 1960s civil rights activists
Diane White-Clayton and her students will premiere the piece Feb. 26 as part of part of the “Music and Justice” concert at Royce Hall.
Dr. Barbara Natterson-Horowitz to lead National Academies board
The cardiology professor and physician-scientist will co-chair the Board on Animal Health Science, Conservation and Research.
UCLA applications for fall 2023 admission remain at near-historic highs
With more than 169,800 applicants for fall 2023 admission, UCLA is once again the most applied-to four-year university in the nation.
UCLA Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital board of advisors funds endowed chair
Dr. Artha Gillis, who studies the long-term effects of early-life adversity on children, will be the inaugural chair holder.
A mysterious object is being dragged into the supermassive black hole at the Milky Way’s center
Research by UCLA and Keck Observatory scientists concluded that the object, X7, could be a debris cloud from a stellar collision.
Meet the Stradivari of Westwood
Dr. Daniel Lu is not only a UCLA neurosurgeon but also a skilled maker of fine violins.
Chelsea Shover honored by National Institutes of Health for addiction research
The assistant professor in residence at the Geffen School of Medicine was one of five “trailblazers” to receive the inaugural award.
Edward Wright named American Astronomical Society fellow
The professor, who started teaching at UCLA in 1981, is being honored for his contributions to two NASA missions.
Sustainable LA Grand Challenge launches initiative focused on transportation
TRACtion — for Transformative Research and Collaboration — will begin with a two-year endeavor called Transforming Transportation in Los Angeles.
UCLA Geffen Academy student named finalist in Regeneron Science Talent Search
August Deer, whose research helped speed up a machine learning technique, is the only finalist from the Los Angeles area.
UCLA-led study explains how one of Saturn’s moons ejects particles from oceans beneath its surface
“Enceladus is giving us free samples of what’s hidden deep below,” says Ashley Schoenfeld, a UCLA doctoral student.
Study of Mexican deportees over 20 years sheds light on effectiveness of U.S. immigration policy
UCLA social demographer Anne Pebley discusses her findings, including which sociodemographic traits tend to predict who gets deported.
Talking democracy: Author Ellis Cose to speak, meet with students at UCLA
The Feb. 28 and March 1 events are part of a national tour exploring the opinions of young people on the future of America.
UCLA Law researchers find prison mortality rates skyrocketed nationwide during pandemic
The Behind Bars Data Project’s database improves on discontinued efforts by the federal government to report this information.
UCLA alumna’s pop-up gallery is a meditation on family, memory and American history
Lua Kobayashi’s installation, “Where a Forest Once Grew,” is on view in Westwood Village through Feb. 18.
Zvi Bern receives Galileo Galilei Medal
The distinguished professor and his two collaborators were recognized for their contributions to theoretical physics.
‘Ask me anything’: UCLA Law’s Adam Winkler talks gun rights on Reddit
The constitutional law scholar became the first UCLA professor to host an AMA as he answered questions related to the Second Amendment.