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TranslateCovid.org is an effort by the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health and Asian American Studies Center to help vulnerable communities.

UCLA’s graduation festivities will feature speakers like actor, activist and alumnus George Takei and California Surgeon General Dr. Nadine Burke Harris.

A UCLA-led research team analyzed data from Los Angeles and Indianapolis since the stay-at-home restrictions began.

Johnson, whose research focuses on understanding mechanisms of gene regulation, will take the helm on Sept. 1.

Amita Sehgal, a neuroscientist at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, won the award honoring excellence in basic science research.

The gift will advance research being led by professors Anne Rimoin and Grace Aldrovandi.

Researchers say crime declines and trust increases when officers work alongside residents to build relationships.

UCLA psychology professor Vickie Mays is working with members of Congress to improve data collection around the pandemic.

UCLA study notes that the restrictions are even tougher for those without sufficient access to groceries and safe physical distance.

The award from the National Cancer Institute will fund a series of collaborative research projects over five years at UCLA.

The blood cells, part of the body's first line of defense against infection, have been notoriously difficult to genetically engineer.

Jarmond, who is coming from Boston College, will become UCLA’s ninth athletic director, replacing the retiring Dan Guerrero.

A study in zebrafish identified how air pollutants contribute to the buildup of toxic proteins associated with the disease.

UCLA and five other Los Angeles medical centers launch a public service campaign.

The program, called SuEIR, takes into account the number of cases categorized as susceptible, unreported, exposed, infectious and recovered.

Half of apartment dwellers in the city say they have been exposed to unwanted secondhand smoke in their homes in the last year.

UCLA alumnus George Takei, the pioneering actor, author, activist and social media star, will deliver the address June 12.

In general, Democratic and Republican voters support the restrictions that were enacted to slow the spread of COVID-19.

Thousands of individuals across the state will be trained in public health techniques and strategies, including contact tracing and case investigation.

The United States is one of 11 countries that do not mandate some form of paid leave at the national level.

The immunotherapy drug combination is currently being reviewed for approval under a new FDA pilot program.

The county is on pace for just 52% of households to respond, down from about 63% in 2010.

The findings are critical for researchers aiming to develop muscle stem cells in the lab that can be used to combat disease.

UCLA study suggests younger kids might be more adept at deciphering nonverbal emotional cues in photographs.

The gift will support research aimed at understanding the SARS-CoV2 virus, developing methods to detect infection and creating therapies to treat infection.