UCLA receives $1.5 million to further waterworks project at Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden September 28, 2022 The gift from Charlie and Peggy Norris will allow UCLA to bring sustainable practices to the garden and campus.
Are extreme heat waves happening more than expected? UCLA research says not yet September 28, 2022 The temperatures that baked the Pacific Northwest in 2021 should happen roughly once in 10,000 years.
UCLA expands with new sites in South Bay September 27, 2022 By acquiring the Marymount California University campus UCLA extends its teaching, learning and housing capacity.
Screening for pregnancy anxiety in the first and third trimesters can help reduce early births September 26, 2022 UCLA study shows anxiety about a current pregnancy predicted shorter gestation times.
COVID-related hate incidents targeting Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders continued to rise September 21, 2022 Preliminary findings from UCLA’s 2022 California Health Interview Survey also show drop in risk-reduction behaviors.
Welcome to the new year, Bruins! September 21, 2022 As thousands of students return to Westwood, campus comes alive with new buildings and hundreds of activities.
No recession, but U.S., California economies continue to slow September 21, 2022 Inflation, rising interest rates and declining real wages are among the factors limiting growth, according to the latest UCLA Anderson Forecast.
UCLA survey finds most teens reject glamorized lifestyles in entertainment media September 20, 2022 The Center for Scholars and Storytellers found less than 5% of teens want to see aspirational content in TV or movies.
Newly identified small molecules break amyloid tangles that cause Alzheimer’s September 19, 2022 A molecule found in green tea helped UCLA biochemists discover several molecules that can destroy tau fibers.
Genomic analysis reveals true origin of South America’s canids September 19, 2022 The continent’s diverse species all evolved very rapidly from a single ancestral population, a UCLA-led study shows.
Her work helped her boss win the Nobel Prize. Now the spotlight is on her September 15, 2022 Donna Elbert’s predictions about planetary magnetic fields deserve recognition, say UCLA researchers who have built on her work.
Silvia Forni named director of the Fowler Museum at UCLA September 14, 2022 Forni comes to the Fowler after an accomplished tenure at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto, Canada.
‘Glass bubble’ nanocarrier boosts effects of combination therapy for pancreatic cancer September 13, 2022 When two drugs were delivered in one nanoparticle rather than separately, the treatment worked better in mice.
UCLA leads CDC-funded study on effectiveness of vaccines, boosters in ‘next phase’ of COVID September 13, 2022 The project, supported by a $13.6 million grant, will enroll 15,000 health care workers from medical centers across the U.S.
UCLA Library to expand global preservation work thanks to largest grant in its history September 13, 2022 $13 million from Arcadia will bolster the Modern Endangered Archives Program.
These pesticides may increase cancer risk in children September 13, 2022 Research led by UCLA links prenatal exposure to specific chemicals to higher rates of eye cancer.
UCLA ranked No. 1 public university by U.S. News & World Report for sixth straight year September 11, 2022 Campus excellence is also rooted in efforts that go beyond the rankings, including being the only campus in the UC system to guarantee housing to all undergraduates.
Free fall cinema: UCLA Film & Television Archive screenings September 8, 2022 The programs, which are open to the public, will run through Dec. 18 at the Billy Wilder Theater at the Hammer Museum.
COVID increased Latinas’ responsibilities at home while limiting their ability to work September 8, 2022 A UCLA report looks at why Latinas left their jobs in large numbers during the pandemic and strategies for bringing them back into the workforce.
Dental school to deliver oral health care services at long-term care facilities September 7, 2022 A $1.67 million gift from the Delta Dental Community Care Foundation will establish the UCLA School of Dentistry’s MINDFUL program.
Cell therapy could improve bone marrow transplant safety September 6, 2022 A new study in mice suggests that adding iNKT cells to a stem cell transplant could reduce complication severity.
Privacy-preserving camera captures only the objects you want September 1, 2022 The technology, built by UCLA engineers using artificial intelligence, can instantly highlight certain elements of a photo while blotting others out.
Dangerous combination of extreme heat and smoke affected 16.5 million Californians August 25, 2022 With climate change, these dual exposures and related health problems will only increase, say researchers who studied the 2020 fire season.
First underground radar images from Mars Perseverance rover reveal some surprises August 25, 2022 The rover’s RIMFAX instrument, co-led by UCLA’s David Paige, has found unexpectedly tilted rock layers beneath the Jezero crater.
Remote heart rate sensors can be biased against darker skin. A UCLA team offers a solution August 24, 2022 By combining two technologies, camera and radar, researchers boosted accuracy across a diverse range of skin tones.