Aditya Grover recognized for advances in AI-based extreme weather modeling
The awarding organization, Schmidt Sciences, supports researchers working on difficult problems in artificial intelligence.
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UCLA researchers honored by Military Family Research Institute
The award is meant to bring visibility to outstanding new research related to military and veteran families.
UCLA Downtown springs to life as 31 community-focused programs prepare to move in
With a wide-ranging group of new projects and initiatives, the university is planting seeds of transformation in the heart of the city.
Diversity in demand: People of color, women – in audience and on the big screen – hold keys to industry survival
People of color also hit historic highs while women drop in key jobs, according to UCLA Hollywood Diversity Report.
March 7: Arizona–Bruins men’s basketball watch party set for UCLA First Thursdays
MEDIA ADVISORY: First Thursdays is UCLA’s monthly series connecting the campus with the local Westwood community and businesses.
UCLA in the News March 6, 2024
Highlights from U.S. News & World Report, CBS News, Bloomberg Law and others.
Four hands, two hearts, one mission
Benjamin Lewis is the only American Sign Language instructor on campus; alumna Mariam Janvelyan is UCLA’s only ASL interpreter.
UCLA sees surge in 2024 transfer applications, uptick in first-year California applicants
The campus received a total of 173,400 applications, a 2% rise over last year, and remained the most applied-to university in the nation.
UCLA in the News March 4, 2024
Highlights from the New York Times, HuffPost Life, the Washington Post and others.
‘I feel like myself again’: UCLA clinical trial offers hope for lymphoma patients
Hirotaka Matsunaga has been in remission for 18 months after participating in an experimental CAR-T cell therapy led by UCLA professors.
March 8: Asian American & Pacific Islander summit to push policy into action
More than 30 policymakers, researchers and community leaders to address voter engagement, higher education, homelessness and more
An even Bigger Bang: Chuck Lorre’s $24.5 million gift to empower low-income STEM students
The new UCLA Chuck Lorre Scholars Program will boost scholarship funding and cultivate leaders in science and technology.
UCLA in the News March 1, 2024
Highlights from Rolling Stone, National Public Radio, Vox and others.
Dr. Liz Barnert honored by Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine
The pediatrician and professor is being recognized for her efforts to connect youth to post-incarceration treatment services.
Nader Sehatbakhsh receives early career award from National Science Foundation
The grant will fund computer security research that could lead to more secure systems.
Anahid Nersessian named poetry editor for Granta
The English professor hopes to bring diverse new voices to the pages of the prestigious literary journal.
UCLA receives $8 million grant to bolster neuropsychological data project
The award will support an initiative aimed at making exams more accessible for underrepresented populations.
UCLA professor honored by Society of Pediatric Research
Dr. Anna-Barbara Moscicki will receive the 2024 Douglas K. Richardson Award for Perinatal and Pediatric Healthcare Research in May.
Women on history, today’s realities and visions for the future
From conferences to art making, explore events across campus that represent the diverse experiences, leadership and research of women.
Can ‘urban humanism’ reverse L.A.’s housing crisis? In some ways, it already has
On March 7, Dana Cuff will discuss architecture’s ability to design more equitable futures at UCLA’s Faculty Research Lecture.
Gold Dust Twins: How two law students made a civil rights–era connection
Katharine “Kitty” Young and Evan Mitchell Zepeda discovered their relatives, both civil rights icons, were longtime best friends.
‘Snow whiplash’: YouTube ‘Office Hours’ with Daniel Swain
This weekend’s much colder storm brings the potential for multiple feet of snow, creating a kind of “snow whiplash,” Swain says.