Drinking water in U.S. prisons may have dangerously high levels of PFAS March 20, 2024 A UCLA professor and other researchers estimate nearly 1 million incarcerated people could suffer lifelong health consequences.
Newsroom’s top videos: Wooden’s stamp on history, Bruinettes pride and more March 11, 2024 In addition, how doctoral student AJ Addae is opening doors for people of color in cosmetics research, and the impact of AI on the academy.
‘Your voice matters too’: UCLA’s AJ Addae on the need for young Black scientists in the cosmetics industry February 10, 2024 There’s an “inclusivity problem” when it comes to the testing and development of skin products, the doctoral student and entrepreneur says.
Over three dozen UCLA faculty listed among world’s most influential researchers November 16, 2023 The faculty members have published research that is cited most often by other scholars in their fields.
Can cannabis-based meds help people manage oral cancer pain? October 20, 2023 A UCLA Dentistry–led team has received a $5 million federal grant to develop an effective, non-addictive synthetic cannabinoid.
UCLA-led team develops key improvement to Nobel Prize-winning technology September 26, 2023 An advance in cryo-electron microscopy could be a significant boon for research on potential cancer therapies.
Organic chem for kids? UCLA program immerses youngsters in notoriously challenging subject August 22, 2023 By the end of the program, more than 90% of campers said they believed other children their age could learn organic chemistry.
Consumers who buy cannabis products containing HHCs could be getting less than they hoped for August 14, 2023 UCLA chemists have developed a method for producing a form of the substance that acts more predictably and consistently.
Chemist Anastassia Alexandrova receives 2023 Gold Shield Faculty Prize June 22, 2023 The annual award honors a mid-career faculty member with a distinguished record of teaching, research and service.
4 faculty members inducted into National Academy of Sciences for 2023 May 3, 2023 UCLA’s newest honorees are Miguel García-Garibay, Leonid Kruglyak, Gary Segura and Min Zhou.
American Academy of Arts and Sciences elects 3 UCLA faculty members April 20, 2023 Professors Heather Maynard, Harryette Mullen and Daniel Treisman are among the 270 inductees for 2023.
Earth-like planets may be an inevitability April 12, 2023 A UCLA-led study looks at how water might be formed by planets across the galaxy and why Earth-like planets may be common.
The brain cells you haven’t heard about April 12, 2023 Baljit Khakh will discuss the long-overlooked role of astrocytes in health and disease during his Faculty Research Lecture on April 19.
Creating a more inclusive beauty industry through science March 27, 2023 AJ Addae, a UCLA chemical biology doctoral student, launched a company that develops cosmetics for people with darker skin tones
UCLA chemists are first to synthesize ocean-based molecule that could fight Parkinson’s January 19, 2023 In producing lissodendoric acid A, the team used a method they say may help accelerate the process of drug discovery.
How was the solar system formed? The Ryugu asteroid is helping us learn January 18, 2023 UCLA scientists have discovered that minerals were being produced through reactions with water more than 4.5 billion years ago.
UCLA-developed soft brain probe could be a boon for depression research December 16, 2022 The device’s sensors detect fluctuations in neurotransmitters like serotonin in real time over extended periods.
Nearly 40 UCLA scholars are among the most highly cited researchers in their fields November 15, 2022 The annual list compiled by Clarivate identifies scholars whose work has been referenced most often in studies published by other researchers.
How the secrets of the ‘water bear’ could improve lifesaving drugs like insulin October 4, 2022 Inspired by creatures that survive in harsh environments, a UCLA team has invented a polymer with the potential to extend the shelf life and reach of medications.
Driving high? Chemists make strides toward a marijuana breath analyzer October 4, 2022 By oxidizing THC to create an electric current, a UCLA team’s fuel cell sensor can reveal the presence of the drug.
Simple method destroys dangerous ‘forever chemicals,’ making water safe August 18, 2022 Using common reagents in heated water, chemists can ‘behead’ and break down PFAS, leaving only harmless compounds behind.
UCLA-led team develops new approach for building quantum computers August 2, 2022 Scientists have developed small molecules that protect the “quantumness” of qubits, an innovative step that could help to scale up processing power.
UCLA-led study could be step toward cheaper hydrogen-based energy July 21, 2022 Researchers have devised a method for more quickly predicting the performance of potential catalysts in fuel cells.
Dead star’s cannibalism of its planetary system is most far-reaching ever witnessed June 15, 2022 UCLA-led research on a white dwarf 86 light-years from Earth sheds light on the systemic chaos that occurs when a star dies.
Scientists devise method to prevent deadly hospital infections without antibiotics May 19, 2022 A novel surface treatment developed at UCLA stops microbes from adhering to common medical devices like catheters and stents.