Tag Archive for: Life Sciences

Mother holding crying baby
Leopard shark in kelp
The Farrukh siblings posing against a white wall.

Once, twice, three times a Bruin

Graduating senior siblings Umiemah, Qasim and Humzah Farrukh…
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UCLA transfer alumnus awarded Knight-Hennessy scholarship

Stanford medical student Charbel Bou-Khalil works to address…
Red-tailed hawk perched outside of a city building

What does it take to thrive in cities, if you’re a bird?

Identifying traits that help wildlife adapt to urban living can…
Head and shoulders phot of Janel Pineda (left) and Nathan Madllipeddi (right) against a white background

Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships awarded to 2 UCLA College students

Doctoral student Janel Pineda and 2020 alumnus Nathan Mallipeddi…
Portrait of Dean Tracy Johnson

Dean Tracy Johnson receives grant to launch undergraduate stem cell training program

UCLA Newsroom | August 30, 2022 Editor’s note:…
Image of Kelsi Rutledge

The nature of innovation

Marine scientist Kelsi Rutledge explores new possibilities for…
Image of two marmotsImage credit: Daniel Blumstein/UCLA

The secret to longevity? Ask a yellow-bellied marmot

UCLA-led study shows that aging slows to a crawl when the…
An image of the Madrigal family from the Walt Disney Animation Studios’ “Encanto”Courtesy of The Walt Disney Studios

UCLA botanist Felipe Zapata brings Colombia’s biodiversity to Academy Award winner ‘Encanto’

Felipe Zapata taps into his life’s work, as well as…