Gene therapy restores immune function and extends lives of children with rare immune disorder April 30, 2025 9 children born with severe LAD-l are symptom-free two years after treatment.
Claire Chaumont tasked with driving execution of UCLA’s strategic plan April 30, 2025 To keep UCLA on track to reach its goals by 2028, she is helping leaders across the university’s schools and units build connections.
A health scare in the family inspired her fight to preserve Lebanon’s postwar voices April 30, 2025 UCLA student Nour Rayess is chronicling the lasting impact of decadeslong unrest in the country through first-person stories.
Sacramento River Basin serves as test case for conserving water over unpredictable weather cycles April 29, 2025 The summer of 2022 brought worrying news for California’s water supply.
4 UCLA faculty members have been elected to the National Academy of Sciences April 29, 2025 Heather Maynard, Sorin Popa, Marilyn Raphael and Edward Leamer were selected for their achievements in original research.
Crowdsourcing the brain: Meta-atlas reveals new clues about development and disease April 29, 2025 A new UCLA study leverages computational methods and existing data to bring us closer to answering: How does the brain build itself?
Regular child care remains out of reach for nearly half of young children in California April 29, 2025 New report finds that Latino and lower-income families are more likely to have difficulties accessing child care.
What’s next for the Southwest’s yo-yo weather? Daniel Swain ‘Office Hours’ April 29, 2025 The UCLA climate scientist explores California’s weather and wildfire outlook.
Arlene Cano Matute named executive director of UCLA’s Latinx Success Center April 28, 2025 “I am thrilled to join the UCLA comunidad in celebrating this milestone,” the community-based scholar and practitioner said.
UCLA Awards pay tribute to Bruin alumni whose contributions impact the world April 28, 2025 The awards, which will be presented by the UCLA Alumni Association at a May 17 ceremony, honor six graduates and one alumni network.
UCLA receives $25 million from Shirley and Walter Wang to establish new integrative digestive health center April 28, 2025 The new center will use an integrative health approach to treat gastrointestinal disorders and improve quality of life.
How safe is L.A.’s post-fire soil? UCLA’s Sanjay Mohanty is helping homeowners get the information they need April 25, 2025 The engineer is teaming with the civic initiative Community Action Project–Los Angeles to provide free analyses for fire-impacted residents.
Congratulations to UCLA’s newly admitted transfer students! April 25, 2025 Today, those transfer student applicants who were admitted for fall 2025 got the good news. Welcome, new Bruins.
Pablo Alvarez studies viruses that infect the brain. His research talk won the 2025 UCLA Grad Slam April 24, 2025 Alvarez, who beat out 46 other UCLA student researchers in the TED Talk–style competition, will represent UCLA at the UC-wide finals on April 29.
UCLA study: How to break through climate apathy April 24, 2025 Researchers looked into ways to communicate the true impact of climate change and found a solution.
4 UCLA faculty elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences April 23, 2025 Christine Borgman, Marjorie Harness Goodwin, Alan Grinnell and Jeffrey Lewis are among the artists, scholars, scientists and leaders chosen this year.
How UCLA engineers are aiding L.A.’s wildfire recovery and addressing post-fire hazards April 23, 2025 UCLA Samueli School of Engineering faculty and students are helping with CAP.LA free soil testing following the wildfires
Tiny CRISPR tool opens door to faster, simpler plant genome editing April 23, 2025 The system, developed by UCLA and UC Berkeley scientists, could be used to help ensure global food security by increasing crop yields.
Bursting your bubble: Chewing gum releases microplastics into your saliva, UCLA research shows April 22, 2025 Regular gum chewers could potentially be ingesting tens of thousands of microplastic particles a year, according to a pilot study.
Watch: How UCLA has become L.A.’s living lab of sustainability April 22, 2025 Take a video tour around UCLA to learn about the sustainability initiatives that power, drive and shape the campus.
Singer-songwriter and actor Sara Bareilles to deliver UCLA College commencement address April 22, 2025 The Grammy Award winner and UCLA alum will keynote the College’s three ceremonies on Friday, June 13, in Pauley Pavilion.
Michael Beckerman named dean of UCLA’s Herb Alpert School of Music April 21, 2025 A renowned musicologist widely recognized for his seminal scholarship on Czech and Eastern European music, Beckerman will begin his role this fall.
International Women of Courage: Award winners share their stories at UCLA April 18, 2025 The visitors were recently honored by the U.S. government for advancing justice and human rights across the globe.
Guggenheim Fellowships awarded to 5 UCLA faculty members April 18, 2025 Mona Jarrahi, Suk-Young Kim, Jingyi Jessica Lee, Carolina Lithgow-Bertelloni and Park Williams are among a group of 198 new fellows chosen from more than, 3,500 applicants.