The gut microbiota comprises trillions of bacteria and other microbes that live in the intestines and affect health in multiple ways. Photo Credit: Alpha Tauri 3D Graphics/Shutterstock

UCLA-led study could clarify how gut microbes can exacerbate cognitive decline

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The Rev. James Lawson Jr. gives a speech after being presented with the UCLA Medal.

UCLA Labor Center building to be renamed for civil rights icon Rev. James Lawson Jr.

New California budget also sets aside $15 million for renovations It’s…
A photo of Patricia Greenfield.

Patricia Greenfield honored for child development research

Patricia Greenfield, a UCLA distinguished professor of psychology,…

New digital exhibit explores Jewish history in Boyle Heights

In the 1930s, the Los Angeles neighborhood of Boyle Heights…

From Startup to Social Change: UCLA’s Blackstone Launchpad Social Impact Fellows

Startup companies have introduced innovative technology,…
A photo of Andrea Ghez receiving her Nobel Prize citation and medal.

Andrea Ghez delivers Nobel Lecture, receives Nobel medal

Editor’s note: This news release was updated Dec. 10 with…
A montage of photos: Clockwise from top left: Natalie Masuoka, Lorrie Frasure, Chad Dunn, Darnell Hunt and Matt Barreto.

In election salon, UCLA faculty discuss how to protect the right to vote

Watch the “Protecting the Right to Vote in the 2020…

Astrophysicist France Córdova to deliver UCLA’s Luskin Lecture for Thought Leadership

France Córdova, internationally renowned astrophysicist and…
Left image: The inaugural public event hosted by the Black Feminism Initiative, held in February, featured a conversation between local reproductive justice advocate Kimberly Durdin, left, and UCLA graduate student Ariel Hart. Top right image: Audience at the event. Bottom right from left: Kali Tambree and Jaimie Crumley, student co-coordinators of the Black Feminism Initiative.

Black Feminism Initiative meets the moment, in service of a more just future

If higher education can be thought of as a superhighway to…
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UCLA professor named one of 2019’s 100 most influential Africans

Alain Mabanckou, literature professor in the UCLA Department…