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Faculty and students honored at annual conference for minority students
UCLA students won more awards than any other university at the recent Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students.
UCLA chemists synthesize narrow ribbons of graphene using only light and heat
As electronic devices have become smaller, using silicon components to power them has become more challenging; a team of faculty and students has developed a promising solution.
What’s open and closed at UCLA today
Though classes are canceled today all UCLA hospitals and clinics are open, and most other offices, departments and buildings across campus are conducting normal operations.
Downshift in growth expected for the nation and California, says latest UCLA Anderson Forecast
For the nation, the near-term outlook is optimistic, thanks to strong equipment spending, a potential tax cut and an uptick in consumer spending.
Producer, executive and professor Peter Guber honored with UCLA Medal
In recognition of a life filled with accolades and dedicated to mentoring future leaders, he was awarded UCLA’s highest honor.
Loretta Jones, civil rights activist and policy advocate, receives UCLA Medal
“By addressing health disparities and promoting health equity... she has raised the public profile of health care access as a true social justice issue,” said UCLA Chancellor Gene Block.
UCLA cancels Thursday classes
This is a difficult decision, since final exams begin on Saturday. However, canceling Thursday classes will allow UCLA officials to assess logistical issues in advance of finals week.
Population of Americans with Alzheimer’s will more than double by 2060, UCLA study shows
47 million Americans already demonstrate some evidence of susceptibility to the disease.
Message from Chancellor Gene Block on the Skirball Fire
The chancellor says that while UCLA is planning to resume normal operations on Thursday, Dec. 7, he advises everyone to be safe and monitor communications for updates.
Electrical power restored at UCLA
The UCLA campus experienced a loss of power from LADWP and relied on self-generating capacity to sustain limited operations.
Strategies to motivate energy conservation in urban India
A UCLA-led study finds that negative health effects are a powerful force to reduce consumption.
Dec. 8: Free a cappella holiday concert
The UCLA a cappella groups, ScatterTones and Resonance, will perform their joint fall concert at Kerckhoff Grand Salon featuring holidays classics.
Discovery about rare nitrogen molecules offers clues to makeup of other life-supporting planets
Scientists using a state-of-the-art UCLA instrument have witnessed a planetary-scale “tug-of-war” of life, deep Earth and the upper atmosphere that is expressed in atmospheric nitrogen.
Update on fire near UCLA
UCLA is aware of the fire in Sepulveda Pass and is closely monitoring the situation. Follow UCLA Newsroom here and on Twitter for updates.
UCLA Law team makes successful case for decriminalizing HIV transmission
Williams Institute and Los Angeles HIV Law and Policy Project members drive passage of California Senate Bill 239.
30 UCLA faculty on list of ‘most cited’ influential scholars
Researchers and scientists on list are those whose studies were among the top 1 percent most referenced in their field.
Doctors develop new way to use MRI to predict pregnancy complications
The noninvasive test yields information that allows scientists to predict and prevent complications later in pregnancy before symptoms or other exams are performed.
A new tool to help plan for expected growth in electric vehicles
UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation's Southern California Plug-In Electric Vehicle Readiness Atlas provides a wealth of information to assist decision-makers in meeting consumer demand.
Extreme fieldwork, drones, climate modeling yield new insights about Greenland’s melting ice sheet
A new UCLA-led study reinforces the importance of collaboration in assessing the effects of climate change.
Computer science professor receives prize from American Mathematical Society
Judea Pearl will receive the society’s 2018 Ulf Grenander Prize in Stochastic Theory and Modeling.
Dentistry professor receives grant for promising periodontal treatment
Dr. Alireza Moshaverinia was awarded nealry $200,00 in research funding from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine.
UCLA men’s water polo team wins national championship
The Bruins defeated USC, 7-5, to earn UCLA’s 114th NCAA title.
Lecturer to be honored for work with earthquakes
Kenneth Hudnut will receive the 2017 Ivan I. Mueller Award for Distinguished Service and Leadership at the annual American Geophysical Union.
Genes on Y chromosome protect against pulmonary hypertension, study suggests
The findings indicate for the first time that sex chromosomes — not only sex hormones — may explain why women, who typically do not have a Y chromosome, are more susceptible to the disease than men.