A warming planet could mess with our sleep – and make us more vulnerable to infectious diseases August 24, 2022 New research looks at the nexus of climate change, sleep and human immunity.
Older adults and adults with disabilities: In need of care but financially strapped August 23, 2022 In California, more than half need extra assistance, but 4 in 10 of them aren’t getting it, UCLA research shows.
UCLA International Institute receives $8 million in federal funding August 22, 2022 The Title VI awards will provide students with tuition assistance and living stipends, support teaching of languages, among other things.
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.
How a UCLA team smashed government targets for hydrogen fuel cell performance August 17, 2022 By wrapping platinum-alloy crystals in tiny graphene “nanopockets,” scientists generated far more catalytic activity and power than expected.
UCLA scientists bring cultured meat closer to your kitchen table August 16, 2022 Led by Amy Rowat, researchers have invented ‘edible microcarriers’ that could reduce the expense, time and waste required to produce cultured meat.
Climate change makes catastrophic flood twice as likely, study shows August 12, 2022 UCLA-led research projects that end-of-the-century storms will generate 200% to 400% more runoff in the Sierra Nevada Mountains.
Female monkeys with female friends live longer August 10, 2022 UCLA professor Susan Perry and her team of researchers reveal their findings on capuchin monkeys and social integration.
UCLA brain researchers receive $4 million NIH grant to supercharge miniature microscope August 5, 2022 Their new devices will enable scientists to observe neuronal activity in freely moving animals at even higher resolutions.
With $12 million in federal funding, UCLA to expand reach of its depression treatment August 4, 2022 Faculty with the Depression Grand Challenge have created a system for managing mental health that they hope can be scaled and customized.
Everyone belongs, everyone thrives: $1 million gift creates new UCLA center for students’ basic needs August 3, 2022 The funds from alumni Ann Daly and John Gustafson will help expand student resources, access and success.
UCLA Law launches project to track attacks on critical race theory August 2, 2022 The nationwide database records and analyzes legislative, regulatory and administrative efforts at local, state and federal levels.
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 awarded $11.5 million to improve organ, hand and face transplantation July 27, 2022 The two grant projects, funded by the National Institutes of Health and the Department of Defense, will be led by Dr. Jerzy Kupiec-Weglinski.
Scientists confirm COVID tied to wildlife sales at Chinese market July 26, 2022 The research, co-authored by UCLA’s Marc Suchard, indicates the pandemic started with two separate jumps from animals to humans.
Fowler Museum exhibition sheds new light on African objects collected during the colonial era July 26, 2022 “Particular Histories: Provenance Research in African Arts” is based on the findings of an initiative to trace the movement of objects collected during an exploitative colonial era.
UCLA scientists discover places on the moon where it’s always ‘sweater weather’ July 26, 2022 People could potentially live and work in lunar pits and caves with steady temperatures in the 60s.
UCLA teams up with LADWP for equitable solutions to reach 100% renewable energy July 25, 2022 Researchers are lending their expertise to help make sure everyone in Los Angeles can benefit from the efforts.
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.
$1.2 million from Kachigian family trust establishes UCLA lectureship in Armenian studies July 21, 2022 Armenian language scholar Hagop Kouloujian has been appointed to the position for a five-year term.
$1.5 million grant will support social justice mission of UCLA institute July 21, 2022 The Institute on Inequality and Democracy is among four organizations to receive funding from the Marguerite Casey Foundation.
Hammer Museum presents ‘Joan Didion: What She Means’ July 21, 2022 The exhibition, which was was curated by Hilton Als, runs from Oct. 11 through Jan. 22, 2023.
Zooming across the political divide July 20, 2022 Liberals and conservatives can have positive experiences when they talk politics over the video conferencing platform, a UCLA study shows.
Scientists develop blueprint for turning stem cells into sensory interneurons July 19, 2022 The research is an important advance toward cell therapies that could restore sensation in people with spinal cord injuries.
Asian American Studies Center to create free resource for high school teachers July 18, 2022 $10 million from California budget will fund efforts to bring experiences of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders into classrooms.