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Chemistry and biochemistry faculty members win Hanson-Dow Award
Hung Pham and Margot Quinlan honored for their teaching efforts inside and outside the classroom.
UCLA, Hebrew University receive grant to deter school violence
Top scholars, educators and practitioners will join forces to foster safe and welcoming schools.
‘Glass bubble’ nanocarrier boosts effects of combination therapy for pancreatic cancer
When two drugs were delivered in one nanoparticle rather than separately, the treatment worked better in mice.
Sept. 12–18: Hispanic classical theater festival returns to UCLA
The biennial festival, La Escena, makes neglected classical theater from Spain and Latin America accessible to a modern audience.
UCLA leads CDC-funded study on effectiveness of vaccines, boosters in ‘next phase’ of COVID
The project, supported by a $13.6 million grant, will enroll 15,000 health care workers from medical centers across the U.S.
UCLA doubles its apartment inventory for students
Campus fulfills its “4:2 guarantee” — four years of UCLA housing to any first-year student, or two years for any transfer.
American Geophysical Union honors three UCLA researchers
Mackenzie Day, Seulgi Moon and Marco Velli are faculty members in UCLA’s department of Earth, planetary and space sciences.
UCLA Library to expand global preservation work thanks to largest grant in its history
$13 million from Arcadia will bolster the Modern Endangered Archives Program.
These pesticides may increase cancer risk in children
Research led by UCLA links prenatal exposure to specific chemicals to higher rates of eye cancer.
Dr. Roch Nianogo awarded grant for work on Alzheimer’s disease
The assistant professor of epidemiology has been named a recipient of an Alzheimer’s Association grant for his research into preventing the disease in vulnerable populations.
UCLA ranked No. 1 public university by U.S. News & World Report for sixth straight year
Campus excellence is also rooted in efforts that go beyond the rankings, including being the only campus in the UC system to guarantee housing to all undergraduates.
Free fall cinema: UCLA Film & Television Archive screenings
The programs, which are open to the public, will run through Dec. 18 at the Billy Wilder Theater at the Hammer Museum.
UCLA Labor Center and Mexican university team up to advance worker rights
The Autonomous University of Queretaro recently opened a labor center that will adopt its UCLA counterpart’s approach to research and community engagement.
COVID increased Latinas’ responsibilities at home while limiting their ability to work
A UCLA report looks at why Latinas left their jobs in large numbers during the pandemic and strategies for bringing them back into the workforce.
Works from UCLA Library Special Collections earn rave reviews at New York museum show
‘Writing a Chrysanthemum: The Drawings of Rick Barton’ has drawn critical acclaim at the Morgan Library & Museum. The show closes Sept. 11.
UCLA Library brings you ‘The Story of Air Conditioning’
Special Collections is home to a 70-plus-year-old pamphlet that provides the four-part answer to why you are so much more comfortable in air conditioned surroundings.
Dental school to deliver oral health care services at long-term care facilities
A $1.67 million gift from the Delta Dental Community Care Foundation will establish the UCLA School of Dentistry’s MINDFUL program.
Sign up for UCLA’s annual volunteer day, which returns this year as Serve LA with USC
Putting their rivalry aside, both schools will contribute to the community on Saturday, Sept. 24.
$1.6 million from UCLA professors Sherie and Donald Morrison will help revitalize Faculty Club
The gift is the latest from the esteemed scholars, whose philanthropy has supported programs and initiatives across campus for decades.
Cell therapy could improve bone marrow transplant safety
A new study in mice suggests that adding iNKT cells to a stem cell transplant could reduce complication severity.
Eric Hoek to receive water research and technology prize
The National Water Research Institute named Hoek the 2022 Athalie Richardson Irvine Clarke Prize laureate.
Staff News: Maher El-Kady named to Chemical & Engineering News’ Talented 12
The assistant researcher in UCLA’s chemistry department was recognized for developing more powerful and safer batteries
UCLA research helps guide public health response to ongoing monkeypox outbreak
Luskin School professor Ian Holloway is among researchers working with health officials to develop evidence-based strategies.