Could insights from ants help people build better transportation networks?
UCLA biologists found that the insects’ nests reflect the way they work together — or don’t — to forage for food.
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Who wins in a fight: Blue Beetle, the Beatles or Beetlejuice?
We ask UCLA doctoral student Kevin Cruz Amaya about Latino film representation getting a superheroic charge.
Dr. Jihane Benhammou receives grant from Veterans Affairs Research
The professor and her team will study how statins can be used as chemoprevention for the most common form of primary liver cancer.
Through Nov. 5: ‘Becoming Van Leo’ exhibition at the Hammer Museum
The renowned Armenian Egyptian studio photographer’s camera work, which traces his career from the 1930s to the 1990s, is on display.
UCLA Transportation receives Green Fleet Award for environmental responsibility
The campus services provider, which continues to add electric vehicles, earned a No. 1 ranking among university fleet operations.
Dr. Jeffrey Veale receives Terasaki Medical Innovation Award
The professor is being honored by the National Kidney Registry for his contributions in kidney transplantation.
David Leibrandt receives Moore Foundation award to push the boundaries of particle physics
The five-year, $1.25 million grant will fund research that could help solve a longstanding problem called the symmetry violation.
UCLA receives $1 million NSF grant to develop quantum sensors
The funds will support research on technologies to precisely measure the previously unmeasurable.
Birds living at UCLA were less afraid of humans after the pandemic closure
After a year with little human interaction, dark-eyed juncos were surprisingly more comfortable with people once campus life returned to normal.
Dr. E. Dale Abel receives lifetime achievement award from Endocrine Society
His research on diabetes-related cardiovascular complications has been recognized by the National Institutes of Health.
Providing help to Maui in wake of wildfires
Staff, faculty and students interested interesting in helping are encouraged to donate to the UCLA Health Maui Wildfire Recovery Fund.
Organic chem for kids? UCLA program immerses youngsters in notoriously challenging subject
By the end of the program, more than 90% of campers said they believed other children their age could learn organic chemistry.
In memoriam: Amy Lohmann, 46, instructor at UCLA School of Nursing
Lohmann, a UCLA alumna, lecturer and clinical faculty member, helped prepare thousands of nursing students for careers in the profession.
Dr. Henry Takei honored by UCLA and global periodontics community
More than 150 colleagues, mentees and associates of the distinguished emeritus professor gathered for an inaugural symposium.
Stratospheric cooling: The concerning flip side of global warming
UCLA-led research finds human-generated greenhouse gases are responsible for the troubling changes in the upper atmosphere.
Human-set fires 13,000 years ago led to extinction of megafauna in Southern California
Research by UCLA and La Brea Tar Pits scientists upends theory that saber-toothed cats, other large mammals were hunted out of existence.
Immunotherapy drug combo helps extend lives of people with metastatic melanoma
The finding is from a multicenter study co-led by Dr. Antoni Ribas and a team of UCLA researchers.
UCLA’s workshop in Oaxaca immerses L.A. teachers in Indigenous Mexican culture
That Latin American Institute summer program prepares K–12 instructors to bring new knowledge into their classrooms.
The heat is rising, and UCLA research is helping L.A. respond
Environmental justice has been the cornerstone of Luskin School efforts related to the city’s hot weather policies.
Staff news: Tony Lucas named executive director of UCLA Events & Transportation
He will oversee development of sustainable transportation programs, as well as parking services and campus events planning.
Consumers who buy cannabis products containing HHCs could be getting less than they hoped for
UCLA chemists have developed a method for producing a form of the substance that acts more predictably and consistently.
New study identifies genes linked to high production of key antibody
The discovery was made possible by UCLA-developed nanotechnology.
Dr. Kymora Scotland awarded grant by Urology Care Foundation
The professor, whose clinical expertise is in kidney stone treatment, will provide urologic screening events in South Los Angeles.
Staff news: Cancer researcher awarded dermatology fellowship
Xiao Zhang, a postdoctoral scholar in Dr. Roger Lo’s laboratory, received $50,000 from the Melanoma Research Alliance.