Alex Hall appointed interim director of UCLA’s Sustainable LA Grand Challenge
Hall, who assumed the role March 1, focuses on developing regional climate models to help spur science-informed action on climate change.
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Q&A: Monica L. Smith on how humans have adapted to natural forces throughout history
“The Power of Nature,” edited by the UCLA anthropologist, explores how people have responded to volcanoes, epidemics and droughts.
Struggles with housing costs during pandemic linked to lack of health care for many Californians
In a UCLA Center for Health Policy Research survey, one-third of those with housing affordability issues said they put off medical care in 2021.
U.S., California economies remain at crossroads as Fed continues to combat inflation
The latest UCLA Anderson Forecast finds that the relative strength of state’s economy is due in part to a healthy construction sector.
A Victorian-era computer pioneer gets to speak for herself
Ada Lovelace published the first description of a computer program; a UCLA doctoral student is using AI to reveal her forgotten story.
Celebrate Pi Day with a slice of UCLA PIES
In honor of 3/14, we spotlight the Interdepartmental Graduate Program in Indo-European Studies.
In memoriam: Amy Fuller Kearney, 54, led UCLA women’s rowing for 2 decades
The three-time Olympian established the Bruins’ program as a consistent national competitor.
ARTEMIS – UCLA’s most advanced humanoid robot – gets ready for action
The machine, developed by a robotics lab at UCLA Engineering, will take part in an international competition in July.
$5 million gift from Nancy and Howard Marks endows chair in women’s health research at UCLA
The inaugural chair holder is Dr. Beth Karlan, a UCLA professor of obstetrics and gynecology.
UCLA expands SafeRide for finals week
Students preparing for exams can use the service during extended hours March 18–23.
UCLA study on immune cell response could lead to more effective immunotherapy
Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center scientists adapted advanced gene-editing technology to make their observations.
3-day program features work from art professor Cauleen Smith
The collection, presented by the UCLA Film & Television Archive and the Hammer Museum, includes short films and “Black Utopia LP.”
Rethinking research: Q&A with associate professor Jasmine Trice
The faculty director for Thinking Gender 2023 discusses her vision for the conference, which was held in person for the first time since 2020.
In memoriam: Wayne Shorter, 89, acclaimed jazz innovator
The 12-time Grammy-winning saxophonist and composer joined the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music faculty in 2012.
UCLA Health receives $25.3 million for street medicine program caring for homeless
The state grant will help the program expand its coordination with other groups and agencies serving Los Angeles’ unhoused population.
From classic to punk-fueled: UCLA Film & Television Archive’s free spring programs
The lineup includes new restorations, a world premiere and treasures from out of this world.
All 5 Academy Award nominees for costume design to participate in UCLA panel, March 11
The annual Sketch to Screen discussion returns as a live event at the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television.
Healing words: How Meera Varma learned the language of mental health
With support from family, the graduate student and advocate has challenged the conversation around mental illness in English and her family’s native tongue.
Emerging field of evolutionary medicine could address range of health conditions
UCLA researchers say the approach could help tackle cancer, antibiotic resistance and food-related disorders.
Adaptive recreation gives Bruin athletes of any ability the chance to level up
The program offers wheelchair basketball, adaptive tennis, martial arts and other sports, with hopes to expand.
How UCLA’s interim police chief corrected the record for 2 Black LAPD officers
Research by John Thomas and others led to posthumous honors for policemen who served in the early 20th century.
In a historic first, UCLA Law will host international commission on human rights
High-profile hearings will accompany March 2–11 events connecting U.S. social justice movements with struggles across the Americas.
UCLA composer’s ‘Dear Freedom Rider’ honors 1960s civil rights activists
Diane White-Clayton and her students will premiere the piece Feb. 26 as part of part of the “Music and Justice” concert at Royce Hall.
UCLA applications for fall 2023 admission remain at near-historic highs
With more than 169,800 applicants for fall 2023 admission, UCLA is once again the most applied-to four-year university in the nation.