The former mall site, spanning 700,000 square feet and located two miles from the UCLA Westwood campus, will be transformed into the UCLA Research Park. It will be home to the California Institute for Immunology and Immunotherapy at UCLA, the UCLA Center for Quantum Science and Engineering, and various other programs across different disciplines. The state of California has pledged a $500 million investment to make this acquisition possible, of which $200 million has already been allocated to establish and fund the immunology and immunotherapy institute at UCLA. A group of founding donors is also supporting the institute. UCLA Research Park will further the university’s work as an engine of innovation, discovery and economic
growth for Southern California and beyond.
At the new research park, an anchor tenant is the California Institute for Immunology and Immunotherapy at UCLA which is poised to enter a new era of biomedical breakthroughs.
The Bruin community is proud to have achieved several notable accomplishments and more than a few surprises over the last year. Take a look back at 2023 as UCLA makes progress towards deepening our engagement with Los Angeles.
UCLA recently launched a new disability studies major, the first of its kind at a California public university. The creation of this major was inspired by the overwhelming popularity of the existing minor program in existence at UCLA for 16 years. UCLA accepted its first students in the major for the fall 2023 quarter. To expand the program's capacity, two new faculty members have been hired.
The UCLA Agile Visual Analytics Lab received a federal grant of $9.4 million from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for a child welfare workforce project. The grant will be used to further the lab's goal of making vital information accessible and understandable for laypeople. Created with the goal of presenting research findings in a more comprehensible manner, the lab seeks to reimagine how decision-makers access and use such information. The new grant will support the lab's work with child welfare agencies to improve data utilization and promote its use.
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) has awarded UCLA a $2.5 million grant for a period of five years to aid in expanding programs that promote inclusion and success for students studying STEM subjects. UCLA was one of six universities recognized by HHMI for efforts in developing culture change initiatives and equity action plans, as well as living-learning communities. The funding will provide summer support for student research and will enable faculty to redesign courses that will offer authentic research experiences.
UCLA is now a part of a $42 million program funded by the Department of Energy, which aims to promote inertial fusion energy research. Five UCLA experts in the fields of physics, engineering and materials science will collaborate with the hubs led by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and the University of Rochester. The program supports the Biden administration’s goal of demonstrating a proof of concept for different types of fusion power plants over the next decade.
A Conversation with Sadeep Prasanna Hear from the Investigative Counsel for the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States
UCLA Campus
Public Affairs Building - Room 2355 Monday, February 12
5:30 - 8 p.m.
Looking to eat more plants this year? 36% of Americans say they're trying to eat less meat. Learn how you can add more fruits, vegetables, whole grains, beans, nuts and seeds to your plate.
A recent UCLA Center for Health Policy Research study underscores disparities in firearm ownership and concerns about gun violence among Latinos and Asians in California. Immigrants, comprising Latinos and Asians, exhibit lower firearm ownership rates compared to citizens, with only 4.1% of Latino immigrants and 7.2% of Asian immigrants owning firearms, in contrast to 18.1% of Latino citizens and 12.6% of Asian citizens. Moreover, 53.2% of Latino immigrants and 74.9% of Asian immigrants express worry about being victims of gun violence. Notably, immigrants in California are more prone than citizens to store their firearms in a locked and unloaded state, revealing distinctions in firearm safety practices across demographic groups in the
state.
