UCLA receives $120 million from Alya and Gary Michelson for new California Institute for Immunology and Immunotherapy
The transformative donation will spur breakthrough discoveries and drive economic growth for the region.
Results
Lyme disease early detection could get boost from simpler, faster testing technology
An AI-enabled testing technology with point-of-care potential was shown to be accurate and reliable in UCLA-led study.
A doctor’s dedication: How one child’s story spans hospitals and hearts
Dr. Sohit Kanotra, now a pediatric otolaryngologist at UCLA Health, helped bring back a young girl’s voice.
UCLA receives $1 million NSF grant to accelerate commercialization of quantum technologies
The Quantum Sensing and Imaging Lab will work to advance capabilities in fields like medicine, atmospheric science and physics.
Two epicenters led to Japan’s violent Noto earthquake on New Year’s Day
A rare “dual-initiation” mechanism ruptured a barrier on the fault during the Jan. 1 shaker.
Theater companies from Mexico, Spain, L.A., New York to take the stage at UCLA’s LA Escena festival
Live performances, which are free to the public, will take place at the UCLA Nimoy Theater from Sept. 12 to 17.
The climate policy at stake in this election: The tax code
Clean energy tax credits can make or break megatons of emissions, says UCLA Law professor Kimberly Clausing.
Election 360: Exploring the presidential candidates’ economic policies
UCLA law professor Kimberly Clausing looks at the potential national and global impacts of the economic proposals making headlines.
UCLA study tracks former President Donald Trump’s weaponization of words
The former president’s use of violent vocabulary has increased over time.
‘Four walls don’t make a classroom’: Joe Way is leading the charge to transform learning technology
The digital spaces executive director is taking a holistic approach to advance goal 4 of UCLA’s Strategic Plan: to elevate teaching.
UCLA to lead project to help L.A. County cope with extreme heat
Practices to protect public health, including high-risk groups, are featured in an expansive program.
Novel procedure helps treat renowned chef’s rare eye cancer
A minimally invasive approach gives a better treatment option to certain patients with metastatic uveal melanoma.
Can L.A.’s car-free Olympics help the climate long-term?
The city could go carless for two weeks, but UCLA’s Jacob Wasserman questions whether it can build for more lasting changes.
12 years after a terminal prognosis, Maui attorney gives others hope
A UCLA-developed vaccine helped Jamil Newirth beat brain cancer and thrive in law and philanthropy.
Venting your frustrations can make friends like you better – if you do it right
Psychologists find it isn’t cathartic, but it can strengthen bonds that might pay off in the future.
Molecule restores cognition and memory in Alzheimer’s disease mouse study
A compound jump-started memory circuitry in mice and could treat several disorders if proven effective in humans.
UCLA Public Impact Research Awards spotlight professors uplifting communities in L.A., nation
Faculty projects range from protecting incarcerated people to advocacy on behalf of renters and support for people with substance use issues.
Researchers discover new mechanism to cool buildings while saving energy
A low-cost approach regulates heat with common building materials that absorb or radiate heat.
Solutions to adapt to climate change
In a new study, UCLA researchers analyze the most severe climate-driven public health risks in California.
L.A. County’s unhoused population faces high levels of discrimination, violence
The health risks for people experiencing homelessness go beyond challenges inherent to living without shelter, UCLA researchers and colleagues found.
‘This is about hope’: Scientists offer climate solutions for sustainability in California
The researchers drew connections between existing sustainability challenges and encroaching climate change challenges.
UCLA comet discoverer turns her eye toward Earth’s potentially hazardous neighbors
As the NEOWISE spacecraft is shut down, its UCLA project leader readies NASA’s next study on near-Earth objects.
UCLA Fulbright awardees will soon depart for global destinations
Six recent graduates and one faculty member will conduct research and promote cultural exchanges.
Alumni $2.3 million pledge ensures unprecedented access to ‘news we all can use’
Irv and Xiaoyan Drasnin’s commitment will help realize the vision of late communication professor Paul Rosenthal.
UCLA officially joins the Big Ten Conference
Two years after announcing their impending move, the Bruins are now members of an 18-team league that stretches from coast to coast.