California needs policies to protect communities moving to renewable energy
Without careful planning, the shift to green power could cost more and strain the state’s grid.
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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 examines role of race and place of birth in Americans’ upward mobility
Children are less likely to earn more than their parents as adults if they are Black or grow up in the South.
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.
$3M commitment from Berggruen Institute to support UCLA research partnership
The gift to the Luskin School of Public Affairs will advance global understanding of what makes governments effective.
Report calls for easier access to data on American Indians’ and Alaska Natives’ health
The UCLA study is particularly timely because the groups have been disproportionately affected by COVID-19.
UCLA Bedari Kindness Institute sees ‘contagious kindness’ in action
Amid political turmoil, the UCLA study on kindness points to its potential for large-scale healing.
Anderson School of Management announces 2020 Loeb Award winners in business journalism
The live virtual event honored the work of journalists whose contributions illuminate the worlds of business, finance and the economy.
Armenian chamber music album was co-conceived by UCLA professor
Faculty member Movses Pogossian played a lead role in developing the new collection of works by composer Tigran Mansurian.
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.
Extreme rainfall projected to get more severe, frequent with warming
A UCLA-led study found that climate and population changes could expose millions more to severe flooding in the continental U.S.
Corporate landlords sought to profit during last economic crisis, UCLA study finds
A report by the UCLA Luskin Institute on Inequality and Democracy draws fresh attention to the manner in which corporate entities sought to benefit.
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.
The 2020 election: UCLA faculty experts weigh in
Professors have been sharing their insights about the process, the outcome and the impact of the vote nationally and in California.
Support for GOP has declined in states with highest rates of COVID-19 deaths
President Donald Trump and Republican candidates for Congress face an uphill battle in places hit hardest by the pandemic.
Study finds involuntary psychiatric detentions on the rise
In the nearly half of U.S. states for which data was available, detentions outpaced population growth by a rate of 3 to 1 on average in recent years.
UCLA researchers create millions of diverse T cells from a single blood stem cell
The advance will enable scientists to follow the precise path by which T cells are formed from blood stem cells inside the thymus.
Interactive map will crowdsource hate crime reports
The site’s creators hope that researchers and journalists will be able to use it to track the issues and stories around hate crimes.
Q&A: Nagorno-Karabakh at a crossroads
Sebouh David Aslanian, director of UCLA’s Armenian Studies Center, offers his thoughts and perspectives on the conflict.
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.
On Nov. 1, join UCLA’s free hands-on science festival – online for 2020
Nobel Prize winner Andrea Ghez will deliver the event’s keynote talk, focusing on her research about black holes.
UCLA researchers study genetics’ role in COVID-19 susceptibility, severity
The scientists were brought together by their shared belief that genetics could be a key to finding better approaches to the pandemic.
How a Twitter hashtag provides insights for doctors and support for people with breast cancer
Since first appearing in 2011, #BCSM has been used on the social media platform more than 830,000 times.
Two off-site projects in Hammer Museum’s ‘Made in L.A. 2020’ are open now
The public can check out billboards by Larry Johnson in L.A.’s MacArthur Park neighborhood and video installations by Kahlil Joseph throughout the city.
Birthrates, marriage, gender roles will change dramatically in post-pandemic world, scientists predict
The longer COVID-19 continues, the more entrenched these psychological, social and societal changes are likely to be, the study authors suggest.