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October 10, 8:46 pm

Professors, experts voice concern over RFK Jr.’s unproven Tylenol, autism claims

This post was updated Oct. 12 at 9:22 p.m. UCLA experts and medical professionals warned that unproven claims made by the White House linking the use of Tylenol during pregnancy to the development of autism promotes misinformation. Read more...

Photo: Acetaminophen, an over-the-counter pain reliever commercially known as Tylenol, is pictured. Many UCLA experts and medical professionals warned that unproven claims made by the White House linking the use of Tylenol during pregnancy to the development of autism promotes misinformation. (Zimo Li/Daily Bruin senior staff)

California, Los Angeles, National, News

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October 7, 11:06 pm

UCLA faculty discuss new California laws restricting immigration enforcement

This post was updated Oct. 8 at 1:05 a.m. UCLA professors expressed support for state laws limiting the amount of authority immigration enforcement officers can have and questioned the legality of the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigration. Read more...

Photo: Gov. Gavin Newsom is pictured. UCLA professors expressed support for state laws limiting the amount of authority immigration enforcement officers can have and questioned the legality of the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigration. (Daily Bruin file photo)

National, News, Science & Health

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October 6, 12:33 pm

UCLA alumnus Fred Ramsdell awarded Nobel Prize for research on immune regulation

Fred Ramsdell became the ninth UCLA alumnus to receive the Nobel Prize Monday.  Ramsdell, who earned his doctorate in microbiology and immunology from UCLA in 1987, received the 2025 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine alongside Mary Brunkow and Shimon Sakaguchi – who hail from the Institute for Systems Biology in Seattle, Washington, and Osaka University in Japan – for discoveries related to immune regulation.  The trio helped uncover how the gene Foxp3 directs the development of regulatory T cells –  specialized immune cells that prevent the body from becoming overactive and attacking its own tissues, according to the scientific journal Nature. Read more...

Photo: The Molecular Sciences building, which houses the department of microbiology, immunology and molecular genetics, is pictured. Fred Ramsdell, who earned his doctorate in microbiology and immunology from UCLA, received the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine Monday for his work related to immunology. (Andrew Ramiro Diaz/Photo editor)

A Closer Look, Los Angeles, National, News, Science & Health

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October 2, 5:54 pm

Latinos in Surgery offers representation, mentorship to address discrepancy

This post was updated Oct. 7 at 6:06 p.m. Only around 6% of active physicians across the country are Hispanic. Because of that disparity, Latinos in Surgery – a student organization founded at the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine – encourages Latino medical students to not only pursue medicine but also enter its most competitive surgical specialties. Read more...

Photo: Jose Segura-Bermudez, Alejandra Lopez Macha and Victor Arechiga – the three co-founders of Latinos in Surgery at the David Geffen School of Medicine – are pictured from left to right. (Zimo Li/Daily Bruin senior staff)

Higher Education, National, News, Science & Health

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September 24, 4:45 pm

NIH temporarily reinstates suspended UCLA grants following federal judge decision

This post was updated Sept. 25 at 3:41 p.m. Nearly two months after the federal government froze over half a billion dollars in research funding to UCLA, the National Institutes of Health has temporarily reinstated its suspended grants Tuesday – abiding by a federal judge’s Monday ruling.  Vice Chancellor for Research and Creative Activities Roger Wakimoto announced the restatement in a Wednesday email to the UCLA community, where he added that the majority of the university’s suspended grants have temporarily been reinstated.  The federal government suspended $584 million dollars in funding to UCLA – including $500 million from the NIH – July 30 and 31. Read more...

Photo: A researcher works in a UCLA lab. Vice Chancellor for Research and Creative Activities Roger Wakimoto announced in a Wednesday email that UCLA’s suspended grants from the National Institutes of Health were reinstated. (Selin Filiz/Assistant Photo editor)

Academics, Higher Education, National, News

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September 22, 8:54 pm

UCLA loses No. 1 public university title in 2026 US News & World Report ranking

This post was updated Sept. 26 at 12:15 p.m. UCLA is no longer the nation’s No. 1 public university after eight years on top in the U.S. Read more...

Photo: A “No. 1 public university” banner on UCLA’s campus is pictured. UCLA is no longer the nation’s top public university after eight years on top, according to U.S. News & World Report’s annual rankings. (Andrew Ramiro Diaz/Photo editor)

Higher Education, National, News, Science & Health, UC

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September 22, 8:01 pm

Federal judge orders Trump administration to restore $500M of UCLA research grants

This post was updated Sept. 23 at 12:29 p.m. A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to restore $500 million of UCLA’s research grants Monday, reinstating the vast majority of the university’s frozen funds. Read more...

Photo: A researcher works in a UCLA lab. A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to restore $500 million in research funding to UCLA on Monday, reinstating the vast majority of the university’s frozen funds. (Selin Filiz/Assistant Photo editor)


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