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Zhan, who is an expert on health equity for the vulnerable, will start Aug. 1. She succeeds Linda Sarna.

Promotional messages about saving money on electricity bills or earning other financial rewards motivated homeowners to conserve.

Mass COVID-19 vaccinations will help boost the U.S. and local economies and usher in a new post-pandemic norm, economists predict.

The NIH-funded project aims to prevent infection among high-risk transgender women who face barriers to in-person interventions.

TranslateCovid.org delivers accurate information to communities often facing increased vulnerabilities because of a lack of access to official public health news in a language other than English.

Black men face near-daily discrimination despite financial and educational success. “It takes a toll on your physical and mental health,” researchers say.

The gift, from longtime donors Maxine and Eugene Rosenfeld, supports care for older adults.

Dr. Arash Naeim, an oncologist and bioengineer, has been selected to hold the new endowed chair.

Research brief: An approach pioneered at UCLA predicts which methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections are likely to be cured with antibiotic therapy.

The UCLA report is a call to action for policymakers amid the continuing economic recovery plans.

Many low-income immigrant adults in California avoid public assistance programs for fear of jeopardizing their immigration status, UCLA researchers say.

Leading the project for UCLA are Dr. Rhonda Voskuhl and Professor Michael Jung.

A UCLA study finds that environmental DNA can accurately and efficiently identify fish species.

Simply targeting influencers and opinion makers isn’t always the best way to get your message across — advertising is key, says professor Gabriel Rossman.

The money will support programs and research on the impact of COVID-19 among Asian American and Pacific Islander communities, including new research into hate incidents.

Research brief: The study is aimed at helping doctors ensure their patients adhere to medication regimens.

Research brief: According to posts on the discussion board, people have waited longer to visit a doctor.

Professors Maite Zubiaurre and Kristy Guevara-Flanagan hope their film about searching for those lost in the desert will change immigration policy.

A new UCLA report shows that voting on 2020 statewide ballot measures varied significantly across racial groups and regions.

The Worker Equity Initiative will explore how government agencies and their partners help workers thrive in quality careers.

Online mentions of sourdough, sacrifice and death all surged as the pandemic took hold.

Courses will pair social justice teaching with community engagement and instruction in data literacy, statistics and computational research methods.

The gift will “strengthen our vibrant community of faculty and students dedicated to studying Taiwan,” said Min Zhou, director of the UCLA Asia Pacific Center.

The UCLA planetary scientist is deputy principal investigator for one of the NASA rover’s experiments.

UCLA’s Dennis Lettenmaier and colleagues found that mosquito populations would have been around 40% higher without water-use mandates.