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Biomarker panel could help predict gestational diabetes in early pregnancy
UCLA researchers focused on extracellular vesicles, which deliver microRNA genes within maternal blood.
Bruin Business 100 celebrates UCLA alumni entrepreneurs
The new stewardship platform aims to uplift and amplify alumni-owned businesses.
Graduating architecture student Akana Jayewardene designs with the community in mind
Jayewardene will serve as the graduate student speaker at the UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture’s commencement ceremony on June 11.
Police chief focuses on mental health-related threats, training
Tony Lee has been working to make campus safer since joining the UCLA Police Department in 2017.
Q&A: Space physicist Jacob Bortnik on the new UCLA SPACE Institute
The UCLA professor speaks about why even non-scientists should be intrigued by space research and how the new organization will foster scholarly collaboration.
Pregnant moms and depression: Study links rising symptoms to kids’ behavioral issues
The seven-year study, led by UCLA psychologists, tracked mothers and their offspring from preconception until the children were 5 years old.
Studying animal evolution to advance women’s health
Understanding the adaptations that protect female animals from disorders may help humans too, UCLA research suggests.
Study assesses mental health effects of pandemic-related school closures
Adolescent females were especially vulnerable, according to the UCLA-led research.
Thousands set to receive degrees as UCLA holds on-campus commencement ceremonies
More than 13,800 students from the class of 2022 will receive bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees.
UCLA in the News May 26, 2022
Highlights from ABC’s “Good Morning America,” PBS NewsHour, the New York Times and others.
Q&A: What you need to know about monkeypox
UCLA infectious disease expert Anne Rimoin says the risk for most people is very low.
Nancy Pelosi to address undergraduates at UCLA Luskin commencement
The speaker of the House will offer keynote remarks during school’s in-person ceremony outside of Kerckhoff Hall.
Staff news: UCLA recognized for energy management leadership
The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power honors campus for its achievements in energy efficiency.
New online concert series brings Jewish music to audiences everywhere
“Secret Chord Concerts” will feature musicians representing a broad range of styles, heritages and histories.
UCLA provides grants to enhance understanding of Black life and racial disparities
As part of the campus’s ‘Rising to the Challenge’ pledge, nine projects have received funding, with more on the way.
UCLA in the News May 25, 2022
Highlights from Scientific American, NPR, the Associated Press and others.
Staff news: Dr. Katherine Chen wins 2022 award from Society of General Internal Medicine
The doctoral student was recognized for her presentation on how housing costs can affect renters’ health.
UCLA study identifies how the brain links memories
The findings suggest that a drug used to treat HIV-related memory loss could combat cognitive decline in middle-aged people.
UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Initiative announces inaugural Latino Applied Policy Research Awards
Grants totaling $150,000 will support six projects that seek to develop solutions to challenges facing Latinos in California.
UCLA research team receives $1 million grant to study long COVID
A team of researchers at UCLA Health has funding from the American Heart Association to study the long-term cardiovascular effects of COVID-19.
Dr. Aparna Sridhar honored by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Sridhar, an associate clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at UCLA, received the Martin-Peterson Scholars Award.