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Hot marmot summer! Fat Marmot Week lets you vote for your favorite rotund rodents

Thu, 20 Aug 2026
Voting for the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory Marmot Project contest runs from Aug. 24–28, with the winner crowned Aug. 29…. Read more Read more about Hot marmot summer! Fat Marmot Week lets you vote for your favorite rotund rodents

Gen Alpha and Gen Z trust parents, faith leaders more than social media and digital content for religion and spiritual matters

Tue, 18 Aug 2026
A UCLA study reveals an opportunity for content creators to explore religious beliefs and spirituality…. Read more Read more about Gen Alpha and Gen Z trust parents, faith leaders more than social media and digital content for religion and spiritual matters

UCLA Faculty Bulletin Board: Awards and honors

Fri, 14 Aug 2026
Faculty Bulletin Board is a biweekly snapshot of the many ways Bruin scholars and researchers are advancing knowledge, shaping their… Read more Read more about UCLA Faculty Bulletin Board: Awards and honors

Podcast: Advocating for science and funding for discoveries

Fri, 14 Aug 2026
From the lab bench to the California Assembly, UCLA Ph.D. student Jade Fachin makes the case for sustaining stable research…. Read more Read more about Podcast: Advocating for science and funding for discoveries

How summer research programs at UCLA are fueling student discovery

Thu, 13 Aug 2026
Bruins and visiting undergraduates draw on the university’s faculty expertise, specialized collections and scholarly community to advance their research…. Read more Read more about How summer research programs at UCLA are fueling student discovery

Turn around, Bruin eyes: Enjoying Aug. 12’s total (solar) eclipse of the heart

Tue, 11 Aug 2026
UCLA professor Amy Mainzer talks about our sun’s remarkable star quality — and offers a playlist for your solar eclipse… Read more Read more about Turn around, Bruin eyes: Enjoying Aug. 12’s total (solar) eclipse of the heart

New UCLA engineering studies aim to slow battery aging while idle

Fri, 07 Aug 2026
Improved next-generation metal-anode batteries could lead to electric vehicle and grid applications…. Read more Read more about New UCLA engineering studies aim to slow battery aging while idle

NSF award to UCLA will put advanced computing at researchers’ fingertips

Thu, 06 Aug 2026
UCLA will create an Interactive Discovery Laboratory that brings browser-based access to supercomputing, data storage and applications…. Read more Read more about NSF award to UCLA will put advanced computing at researchers’ fingertips

Rising deaths in LA County Jail are tied to longer jail stays, study shows

Wed, 05 Aug 2026
The effects of stress, depression and inadequate healthcare in the county jail build up into lethal risk, a new study… Read more Read more about Rising deaths in LA County Jail are tied to longer jail stays, study shows

A lesser-known SARS-CoV-2 protein may offer clues to long COVID symptoms

Wed, 05 Aug 2026
UCLA researchers linked nucleocapsid to immune overdrive and weakened blood-vessel barriers in heart models…. Read more Read more about A lesser-known SARS-CoV-2 protein may offer clues to long COVID symptoms