UCLA has been named an Innovation and Economic Prosperity University by the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities. The association recognizes schools that successfully support innovation, entrepreneurship and workforce and community development, among other factors.
In recognition of Native American Heritage month, UCLA Newsroom spoke to two scholars about their pivotal role in helping to implement new UCLA and University of California initiatives aimed at boosting Native enrollment and creating a welcoming and affirming environment for Indigenous students on campus.
California Freedom Summer, a collaboration across the University of California system, several community colleges and dozens of community groups, is centered on a non-partisan effort to inspire young people to understand the issues, register to vote and get active in their communities. The project has united students to organize and mobilize their communities, resulting in more than 5,000 new registered voters.
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has selected a multidisciplinary team of renowned UCLA scientists and health care practitioners to conduct the Aliso Canyon Health Research Study. The funding will support UCLA researchers from the Fielding School of Public Health and the David Geffen School of Medicine to understand the short and long-term health impacts of the 2015-2016 gas blowout on local communities.
Success Academy is a collaboration between UCLA Extension and the VA of Greater Los Angeles that began in 2019, but was interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The program provides communication and teamwork skills training to job-seeking veterans as part of the vocational rehabilitation program at the VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System.
Are Americans divided by lies? Long-time UCLA professor Patricia Turner dissects the rampant rumors and conspiracy theories that divided the nation in her latest book, “Trash Talk: Anti-Obama Lore and Race in the Twenty-First Century.”
Nearly 200 countries are participating in the United Nations’ climate change conference, known as COP27 (27th Conference of the Parties), held this year from Nov. 6-18 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt.
Dozens of students, staff and faculty from across the University of California are participating as observers at COP27 — both in person and virtually — and sharing their expertise with a global audience on topics ranging from the vital role of the world’s oceans in addressing climate change to the link between decarbonization and improving health disparities. UC’s pioneering efforts to educate the next generation of climate leaders will also be on display.
As the nation absorbs what it means to lose a constitutionally protected right — the right of a woman to have an abortion — California’s place in America’s federalist system is taking on new importance.
Governor Newsom and the Legislature have enacted a host of bills to protect and extend abortion rights. Among other actions, Newsom approved a $5 million grant to the UCLA Law School to create the Center on Reproductive Health, Law and Policy, which opened this summer under the leadership of Professor Cary Franklin. The center will train students in reproductive rights, produce scholarship in the field and educate decision makers on the implications of America’s changing abortion laws.
UCLA alumna and former Boyle Heights resident, Shirlee Smith, is dedicated to telling the often-overlooked history of Black families who once settled there.
The results indicate verteporfin may be a candidate to treat COVID-19, and its status as FDA-approved could make it easier to launch clinical trials to verify its safety and effectiveness against the coronavirus. The study showed that the Hippo pathway is activated within days of SARS-CoV-2 infection, suggesting that treatments using the mechanism could be deployed before symptoms arise to reduce the severity of disease.
As Californians age and more people live longer with multiple chronic and disabling conditions, health and social care program administrators must anticipate and plan delivery of supportive services that respond to the needs of a rapidly growing and diversifying population. A study led by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research found that only about 10% to 16% of those who are potentially eligible for two long-term care programs are actually enrolled; in addition, researchers found wide disparities in participation across racial groups and California’s regions.
