Collage image of the UCLA College’s 2022 Sloan Fellows. Top row from left: Seulgi Moon, David Baqaee, and Mikhail Solon. Bottom row from left: Chong Liu, Natalie Bau, and Guido Montúfar.Image credit: UCLA

Six UCLA College faculty among 2022 Sloan Research Fellows

Editor’s note: Congratulations to all of the UCLA scholars…
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Megadrought in southwestern North America is region’s driest in at least 1,200 years

Climate change is a significant factor, UCLA-led research…
Image of smartwatch developed at UCLA that assesses cortisol levels found in sweatYichao Zhao and Zhaoqing Wang/UCLA

Sweating the small stuff: Smartwatch developed at UCLA measures key stress hormone

Editor's note: This breakthrough by UCLA College researchers…
Collage of images of Arthur Ashe, by Peter HovarthBy Peter Hovarth

Arthur Ashe: Champion for Justice

The tennis icon spent his life fighting for the oppressed.…
Image of the Cover of the Arabic translation of Across Legal Lines: Jews and Muslims in Modern Morocco (author Jessica Marglin) Credit: Khalid Ben-Srhir.Credit: Khalid Ben-Srhir.

Gift to UCLA’S Alan D. Leve Center for Jewish Studies bolsters field of Moroccan Jewish studies

By Margaret MacDonald The UCLA Alan D. Leve Center for…
Photo credit: Sean Brenner

Days with hazardous levels of air pollutants are more common due to increase in wildfires

In Western U.S., health risks from ground-level ozone and fine…
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UCLA food studies institute to tackle global food challenges

The institute will collaborate with a community of chefs and…
A microscope image of HIV particlesA. Harrison and Dr. P. Feorino/CDC

UCLA-led team refines ‘kick and kill’ strategy aimed at eliminating HIV-infected cells

Study in mice could point toward method for clearing virus…
Graphic depicting an image of Martin Luther King Jr. as well as Rev. James Lawson and UCLA studentsGraphic by Tina Ly/UCLA. Photos by UCLA and UCLA Labor Center

UCLA nonviolence class connects students to Martin Luther King Jr.’s enduring legacy

The class taught by Rev. James Lawson Jr. has motivated students…
Image of UCLA doctoral student Thomas Ray GarciaCourtesy of UCLA doctoral student Thomas Ray Garcia

The transformative power of travel

On and off the page, UCLA doctoral student Thomas Ray Garcia…