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This year the public lecture-academic class will virtually bring together 30 leading minds from across campus. Class is in session beginning Oct. 5.

The new partnership will help grow startup companies based on novel aerospace technologies developed at UCLA and elsewhere.

The team will investigate the mechanisms of treatment resistance, laying the groundwork for new and improved combination therapies.

Research brief: Before the ACA, a new study shows, 35.6% of the lowest-income families experienced burdensome costs, but this fell to 23.7% post-ACA.

The late Bernice Wenzel and Wendell “Jeff” Jeffrey, both UCLA professors, were well known for their longtime commitment to the university.

In pregnant mice, the maternal gut microbiata plays a key role in regulating which genes are activated in the growing brain, UCLA biologists say.

The gift is the largest ever contribution that a tribe has made to a law school and one of the biggest in history from a tribe to a university.

Virtual event brings together leaders from universities in California, China, Singapore and Australia.

Research brief: In mice, a neural sequence in the brain's striatum acts like falling dominoes, allowing them to precisely measure short intervals.

A team led by physics professor Chris Regan has succeeded in building thermoelectric coolers with a total volume of 1 cubic micrometer.

One of the most effective preventive measures is germline sequencing, which can detect gene mutations known to increase disease risk.

A UCLA-led report calls for accreditation processes to include data on medical centers’ smoking cessation programs.

In very early life, sleep helps build the brain’s infrastructure, but it then takes on an entirely new decluttering role, research shows.

The ambitious paper illuminates the barriers to success that limited many of the city’s residents even before COVID-19 but have been exacerbated since the pandemic began.

500 UCLA students volunteer to provide academic support to K-12 students across L.A. County through the UCLA Pritzker Center for Strengthening Children and Families.

New research shows Californians who are in good health with little mental distress are more likely to consistently vote in local and national elections.

UCLA pulmonologist Reza Ronaghi explains how wildfires affect air quality and what precautions people can take.

UCLA’s Eric Fournier explains why the state’s infrastructure isn’t well suited for such extreme conditions — and what improvements are needed.

L.A. Sounds Now kicks off Oct. 6 with a talk between Tom Corson of Warner Records and Dean Eileen Strempel.

“It’s always wonderful to see UCLA recognized nationally, but it’s especially heartening at this challenging time,” Chancellor Gene Block said.

Researchers analyzing medical records detected an unexpected jump in respiratory illnesses at UCLA Health facilities at the end of last year.

UCLA researchers are making data available ahead of their typical publication in an effort to aid the state’s pandemic response.

Eighty-seven percent of those surveyed said they disagreed with the policy — including 71% of Republicans.

The two-minute music video is the result of a partnership between a UCLA-led consortium called More LA Smiles and Sesame Street in Communities.

Research revealed that over 88% of residents with temporary protected status are in the labor force, and that almost 11% are self-employed.