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Michael Manville, professor of urban planning at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs, told the Los Angeles Times that it is generally hard to get people out of their cars, even in times of high gas prices. “People are kind of locked into their cars,” Manville said. “Even when they do start to feel the pinch, they don’t necessarily change their travel behavior, they cut back on other things.” Read and hear more about UCLA in today’s Los Angeles Daily News, LAist and others. 

The molecular atlas of the Down syndrome brain uncovers unexpected shifts in prenatal neuron development.

STOP Methane Project identifies super-polluters that contribute to climate change and public health risks.

The New York Times featured an article about a new study that found animals returned to deforested land much more quickly than scientists had long thought. UCLA’s Timo Metz, the study’s first author, says the findings disproved the notion that forest regrowth would have to precede animal reintroduction in deforested areas that had been used as pastures or cacao plantations. Instead, many animals returned within three decades rather than after centuries. Read more about UCLA in today’s Associated Press and KCBS-TV.

March’s record heat brought plants into bloom early and coaxed animals out of their winter hiding places ahead of schedule.

UCLA Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Darnell Hunt today sent a message to the campus community announcing the appointment.

The UCLA law professor calls on future leaders to learn from the past as they blaze pathways to future innovation.

The Los Angeles Times featured energy law expert Allan Marks in a story about a California judge’s rebuff to a recent executive order that sought to bypass state laws in restarting oil pipelines off the state’s Central Coast. Marks, who is a lecturer at the UCLA School of Law, pointed to similar challenges of the Trump administration’s meddling in offshore projects, particularly East Coast wind farms, which the courts have largely rejected. Read more about UCLA in today’s CNN, Associated Press and others.

Martinez oversees custodial and grounds crews, making sure services are delivered consistently, safely and in support of UCLA’s mission.

The events, organized by UCLA’s Promise Armenian Institute and campus partners, are free and open to the public.

State of the Commute annual report documents how students and employees find their way to UCLA for school and work.

Young audiences want to see authentic representation on the big screen and are sophisticated judges of it.

In a Los Angeles Times article, UCLA’s Dr. Neil Silverman and other experts discuss the nuances of a highly mutated COVID-19 strain circulating in California that could point to its emergence as more of a summer disease. “COVID doesn’t seem to play by the same rules that influenza tends to play by, where its cycle is predictable,” says Silverman, who is the director of the Infections in Pregnancy Program at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. “COVID is still here. People can’t necessarily take comfort from the fact that we did not have a surge over this past winter.” Read more about UCLA in today’s Associated Press and the Independent.

Christian Gerard Capuno will represent UCLA April 22 in the UC-wide showcase of graduate research.

The professor emeritus and Pulitzer Prize winner delivered UCLA’s 11th Luskin Lecture for Thought Leadership.

Treu’s Faculty Research Lecture takes place April 24.

Clinical trial yields insights about the role of chemotherapy, inflammation and trial design that could help shape next-gen curative therapies.

The New York Times featured commentary by Dr. David Eisenman, director of the UCLA Center for Public Health and Disasters, about the abrupt withdrawal of support from the Department of Homeland Security for his team’s research into targeted and mass violence prevention. Eisenman, who is also a professor at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, had been studying bystander reporting programs in other countries, designed for family members or close friends of perpetrators who might “leak” their plans and intentions. The DHS, which initially was heavily invested in this work, told Eisenman to shut down all research operations in March 2024. Read more about UCLA in today’s ABC News, NPR and others.

Go behind the scenes with UCLA Dining to see how innovative practices are reshaping the way Bruins eat on campus.

The analysis of nearly 94,000 participants in UCLA’s ATLAS Biobank highlights the value of genetic diversity in developing precision health strategies.

A UCLA-led team has developed a tougher, higher-sensitivity wearable platform for continuous monitoring of important molecules.

Experts explore how the horrifying legacy of German doctors in the Third Reich can inform ethical medical practices today.

The Athletic, a New York Times’ sports subsidiary, featured UCLA gymnast Tiana Sumanasekera in an article about the Bruin’s commitment to bringing Bollywood dance styles to college gymnastics. Sumanasekera, who is competing for UCLA in the NCAA gymnastics semifinals this week, has incorporated South Asian dance into her choreography throughout her elite career, working tirelessly with UCLA associate head coach BJ Das to learn new styles of Bollywood dance and celebrate its influence in South Asian culture on both the floor and on the beam. Read more about UCLA in today’s ESPN, The Wall Street Journal and others.

Free to the public, the 22nd biennial festival celebrates the UCLA Film & Television Archive’s latest preservation and restoration work.

Geologists just found signs of the ancient Colorado River hiding in remnants of a vanished lake.