Researchers at the UCLA AIDS Institute and Center for AIDS Research published reports Thursday concluding that intravenous cocaine usage may harm the immune system’s ability to ward off HIV. Read more...
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June 20, 8:30 pm
UCLA researchers find cocaine use compromises immune response to HIV
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June 20, 6:04 pm
UCLA researchers shine light on artificial solar-cell technology
UCLA chemists published a study Friday about a solar-cell technology they developed using plastic materials. The new system improves how solar cells capture and retain energy from the sun. Read more...
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June 16, 8:45 pm
Former professor named interim president of UCLA Hospital System
Professor emeritus James B. Atkinson, who served several leadership positions in the UCLA Health System, has been serving as the interim associate vice chancellor and president of UCLA Hospital System as of May 11, officials announced Tuesday. Read more...
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June 15, 4:35 pm
UCLA alum donates $11M for technology management center
The UCLA Anderson School of Management received an $11 million donation from James Easton to promote education in research and technology leadership, officials announced Thursday. The donation will allow the school to officially expand the Easton Technology Leadership Program into a center for the School of Management to develop relationships with technology industries, said Guillaume Roels, an associate professor at the school and the new center’s faculty director. Read more...
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June 9, 3:47 pm
UCLA cancer center receives $1M donation from Revlon
Revlon donated $1 million to the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, in honor of UCLA women’s cancer researcher Dennis Slamon, Revlon’s CEO Lorenzo Delpani announced in a press release Friday. Read more...
Photo: UCLA cancer researcher Dennis Slamon accepts a $1 million donation by Revlon ambassador Halle Berry and CEO Lorenzo Delpani. (Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center)
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June 8, 12:00 am
Q&A: Professor describes discrepancies found in another Michael LaCour study
Amid the recent controversy surrounding UCLA political science graduate student Michael LaCour, a professor at Emory University reported similar discrepancies for another one of LaCour’s studies. Read more...
Photo: Gregory Martin, a political science professor at Emory University, attempted to replicate the results of a study published by Michael LaCour in 2014. (Courtesy of Gregory Martin)
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June 7, 9:42 pm
UCLA researchers seek to influence policy change across diverse fields
UCLA professors, students and workers publish many papers and reports each year about research in fields that help shape government policy, health care systems and technology. Read more...