UCLA Fielding School of Public Health to offer undergraduate degrees
Students can begin applying for the new degree program in spring 2023.
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Medi-Cal’s long-term care services reach only a small portion of seniors, disabled adults
UCLA health policy researchers predict that the need for these support services will only grow as California’s population ages.
UCLA receives $21 million grant to study health effects of Aliso Canyon gas leak
The five-year award is from the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health.
Q&A: Shannon Speed and Angela Riley on building bridges between UCLA and Native communities
As Native American Heritage Month begins, Newsroom spoke to the two scholars about their new role as special advisors to the chancellor.
Miguel García-Garibay appointed senior dean of UCLA College
García-Garibay, who will continue to lead the physical sciences division, begins his two-year term Nov. 1, replacing David Schaberg.
Campus to celebrate International Education Week
From Nov. 7 to Nov. 10, units across UCLA will host events on global issues and opportunities for students.
Violent supershear earthquakes are more common than previously thought
The findings suggest that disaster planning efforts consider whether nearby faults are capable of producing this type of temblor, which can be more damaging.
Low-income households more likely to have power disconnected after hot summers
A UCLA study reports that utility bills increase for each day above 95 degrees Fahrenheit.
Black Americans’ COVID vaccine hesitancy stems more from today’s inequities than historical ones
Past injustices like the Tuskegee Syphilis Study are less likely to spark mistrust than poor interactions with physicians, UCLA psychologists say.
CIRM grant will help expand patients’ access to UCLA clinical trials for stem cell, gene therapies
The funds will also support education programs and workforce development through the UCLA Alpha Stem Cell Clinic.
Telehealth follow-ups associated with more hospitalizations after emergency room visits
The research is timely because of discussions among policymakers and insurers about when and whether telemedicine appointments should be reimbursed.
Birds getting smaller, ‘wingier’ as planet warms, UCLA-led research finds
The 30-year study of 105 migratory species reveals how strongly temperature affects animals’ physical characteristics.
With $7M grant from NIH, UCLA scientists to study if brain stimulation during sleep can bolster memory
The research could help answer a longstanding question about how short-term memories turn into lasting ones.
Latino population grows and makes gains in U.S., but differences exist among groups
A UCLA report examines demographic and socioeconomic changes among Latino groups from between 2000 and 2020.
Understanding what makes rainforests distinct from one another could advance conservation efforts
Insights about how the ecosystems vary from one another could help shape conservation initiatives and efforts to fight climate change.
Women and people of color still less likely to helm big-budget TV shows
The latest Hollywood Diversity Report from UCLA signals potential challenges ahead in writers’ rooms.
For older breast cancer survivors, cognitive problems may be linked to inflammation, study shows
UCLA researchers found that women’s reports of cognitive issues were related to higher levels of an inflammatory marker in the body called CRP.
Q&A: UCLA professor on how rumors, conspiracy theories divided the U.S.
Patricia Turner discusses her new book, “Trash Talk: Anti-Obama Lore and Race in the Twenty-First Century”
California bail reform efforts coming up short, according to study by UCLA Law, Berkeley Law
Researchers found little evidence of change 18 months after the landmark Humphrey decision by the state supreme court.
UCLA Extension collaboration with Google will provide free tech training, student support
A new program that will include job placement services aims to create career opportunities for adults from underserved backgrounds.
New UCLA professor brings non-Western thought into political theory
Tejas Parasher, a comparative political theorist who joined the faculty this fall, teaches students how to question established paradigms.
Space medicine: Future interplanetary travel will depend on it
UCLA’s Dr. Haig Aintablian, campus’s first space medicine fellow, will have a role in shaping the next generation of flight physicians.
Experts consider whether Russia could be charged with war crimes for Ukraine invasion
Scholars agree that, even with ample evidence, prosecution could be extremely challenging at best.
In memoriam: Patricia Harter, 78, teacher of Asian theater courses
Harter, a professor emerita at the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television, died on Oct. 8 from congestive heart failure.