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UCLA shares COVID-19 vaccine information with faculty and staff
Members of the COVID-19 Response and Recovery Task Force updated faculty and staff on the progress of UCLA Health’s vaccination program and to take questions.
UCLA extends remote instruction and work for spring quarter
Leadership made the decision in the best interests of reducing the risk of COVID-19 transmission.
Stepping up: UCLA Foundation gives $5 million for student financial aid
The funds will be allocated to scholarships and COVID-19 emergency support.
A step toward understanding why COVID-19 boosts stroke risk
A UCLA-led study used 3D-printed ‘blood vessels’ to identify a possible link between coronavirus and stroke.
UCLA and Venice Family Clinic Work to Address Food Insecurity
The Emergency Food Partnership provides thousands of free meals to those facing hunger during the pandemic.
Hope, relief as first COVID-19 vaccines are administered at UCLA Health
About 480 health care workers are expected to be vaccinated today.
2020 reflections: Bruins respond to the challenges of COVID-19
UCLA leadership, faculty, staff and students displayed the resiliency, creativity and ingenuity that embody our values.
Getting Creative
How arts, culture and entertainment will evolve as they recover from the pandemic — and how they will help society heal.
The Frat That Is Helping UCLA Stay Online
The Sigma Nu brothers have stepped forward to ease the network strains.
Despite improved access, digital divide persists for minority, low-income students
Ongoing digital inequality impairs learning and threatens to deepen disparities in achievement as children become adults, UCLA researchers say.
Chancellor Gene Block and Carol Block wish Bruins hope and light this holiday season
UCLA’s leader sent a heartwarming video to the campus community to express his admiration and gratitude as 2020 comes to an end.
UCLA nursing professor shares her experience as a subject in COVID-19 vaccine trial
Kristen Choi says doctors and nurses should be prepared to discuss side effects with patients and reassure them about the vaccine’s safety.
Scientists discover how COVID-19 virus causes multiple organ failure in mice
UCLA’s Dr. Arjun Deb said the same model could also help researchers learn more about other similar viruses that might emerge in the future.
Dec. 9: Virtual COVID-19 Staff Town Hall
The event will cover campus updates on the recent surge of COVID-19 cases in Los Angeles County and campus guidelines to mitigate the spread of the virus.
COVID-19 webinar: UCLA experts on the state of the surge, Dec. 10
Topics will include how the disease affects the body and the status of vaccine research.
Cold plasma can kill coronavirus on common surfaces in seconds
An advance by UCLA researchers could help curb the spread of COVID-19.
UCLA promises no COVID-19-related layoffs through June 2021
Los Angeles County’s fourth-largest employer extends job protections to UCLA employees.
Anatomy of a Vaccine
UCLA Magazine speaks with doctors on the front lines who are helping the world combat the deadly virus.
UCLA model ID’s areas that should have priority for vaccine, other COVID-19 help
The new research pinpoints which racial and ethnic populations in which neighborhoods are most at risk of becoming infected.
Study reveals how smoking worsens COVID-19 infection in the airways
Researchers used a model of airway tissue created from human stem cells to understand the process on cellular level.
UCLA-led research proposes strategies to control pandemic with fewer restrictions on the economy
Researchers tested the approach by designing a computer model based on Sierra Madre, California, a suburb of Pasadena.
UCLA to join pilot program for California’s COVID-19 exposure notification tool
The completely voluntary CA COVID Notify program uses smartphone technology to help prevent the spread of the virus.
Employers, schools should do more to support working college students, report says
UCLA Labor Center researchers found that COVID-19 has exacerbated difficulties for a population that so often works in the service jobs that have disappeared.
Whether Californians vote may hinge on race, ethnicity, UCLA health survey finds
New data from the California Health Interview Survey also covers health topics related to social media, sexual violence and veterans.