This post was updated Oct. 20 at 5:11 p.m. A UCLA-affiliated research institute plans to revolutionize the liver transplant process by using up to a $19.8 million grant to create functional organs from cells. Read more...
Photo: The Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation is leading Prometheus, a new project with researchers from UCLA, Cornell University, Pennsylvania State University and other institutions to address a critical shortage of donor organs. (Courtesy of Angelica Cuanenem)
This post was updated Oct. 16 at 8:19 p.m. A growing number of Californians are experiencing extreme heat and other climate-related events, according to UCLA’s annual California Health Interview Survey released Thursday. Read more...
Photo: UCLA campus during the 2025 Los Angeles fires is pictured. A growing number of Californians are experiencing extreme heat and other climate change-related events, an annual survey found. (Max Davis-Housefield/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated Oct. 15 at 9:55 p.m. Three UCLA Health initiatives are working to make healthcare more accessible for Spanish speakers across Los Angeles. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA Hispanic Neuropsychiatric Center of Excellence – located in the Semel Institute for Neuroscience & Human Behavior – supports Spanish-speaking patients, including those whose families have been impacted by heightened immigration enforcement in Los Angeles. The HNCE along with two other UCLA Health initiatives are working to make quality care more accessible for Spanish speakers. (Andrew Ramiro Diaz/Photo editor)
This post was updated Oct. 13 at 10:12 p.m. A super El Niño is forecasted to hit Southern California this year, prompting UCLA to implement additional preventative measures on campus. Read more...
Photo: As this year’s super El Niño begins to take effect, UCLA is prioritizing clearing debris from sewage drains, identifying equipment needs, confirming vendor support, managing road closures and encouraging community reports for urgent concerns to keep students and community members safe. (Crystal Tompkins/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a student-conceptualized bill into law Sept. 28 to raise awareness about lung cancer screenings across the state. Senate Bill 1124, conceptualized by members of UCLA’s American Lung Cancer Screening Initiative chapter, requires tobacco retailers to display signs with information about lung cancer screening. Read more...
Photo: Students from UCLA’s American Lung Cancer Screening Initiative chapter championed a bill that requires tobacco retailers to display signs with information about lung cancer screening. (Courtesy of Jeffrey Velotta)
This post was updated Oct. 12 at 9:43 a.m. The UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability named the winner of the 10th annual Pritzker Emerging Environmental Genius Award on Thursday. Read more...
Photo: Zuzana Buřivalová, a University of Wisconsin-Madison associate professor and principal investigator of the Sound Forest Lab, won the award and the $100,000 prize. (Courtesy of Alexandra Foley)
This post was updated Oct. 8 at 10:54 p.m. In between classes, third-year sociology student Veronica Rodriguez spent her Tuesday afternoon petting a Maine Coon cat inside a carpet-lined box. Read more...
Photo: A Maine Coon cat rests in a attendee’s lap. Just ten minutes of cat interactions can lower one’s stress levels, according to experts. (Chenrui Zhang/Daily Bruin staff)
