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Research News

UCLA Samueli School of Engineering launches $125 million semiconductor hub with top industry leaders

Thu, 21 May 2026
The initiative, backed by major philanthropic investment, aims to advance AI-powered technologies with broad societal impact…. Read more

Students revive TEDxUCLA as a campuswide ‘festival of ideas’

Wed, 20 May 2026
The May 26 event will feature talks on topics including AI, friendship, urban cooling, community and the future of social… Read more

Are birds scared of women? The study that’s taken flight on social media

Wed, 20 May 2026
The study is the latest to find that animals recognize differences between men and women…. Read more

Study identifies gene linked to heart artery plaques more often seen in women

Thu, 14 May 2026
The findings may help explain sex differences in heart disease and support the development of more personalized treatments…. Read more

Digital therapy may outperform referrals to campus mental health clinics among college students

Tue, 12 May 2026
College students with anxiety, depression and eating disorders benefit from therapy offered via a digital app…. Read more

The scientist designing a tailored attack on glioblastoma

Wed, 06 May 2026
At UCLA, Dr. David Nathanson is designing new therapies that tackle glioblastoma’s unique tumor biology, aiming to overcome long-standing treatment… Read more

How do climate extremes alter the behaviors of animal societies?

Wed, 06 May 2026
One of the world’s longest-running studies of white-faced capuchin monkeys in Costa Rica, led by UCLA, offers valuable data…. Read more

Stuart Soroka named 2026 Andrew Carnegie Fellow

Tue, 05 May 2026
The UCLA professor will analyze how technological and market pressures drive polarizing news content…. Read more

Deportations may loom but the future is still Latino as their GDP hits fourth largest in the world

Tue, 05 May 2026
The Latino GDP Project finds that U.S. Latinos’ economic contributions grew to $4.4 trillion in 2024…. Read more

A broad-spectrum antiviral just got a multimillion dollar shot in the arm

Tue, 05 May 2026
The nasal spray has been effective at preventing or reducing severe COVID in mice and other airborne viral diseases…. Read more