After winning $100,000 in funding per team in June, six UCLA students are creating new technology for self-driving vehicles, artificial intelligence and microchip design. Qualcomm, a communications and computing company, gives the award through a fellowship to 16 two-person teams annually based on project proposals they submit. Read more...
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November 9, 7:15 pm
Prop 38 passes, authorizing $8.4B bond for immunology and immunotherapy research
This post was updated Nov. 11 at 9:57 p.m. A measure that will allow the state to borrow an $8.4 billion bond for immunology and immunotherapy research passed Monday, according to the Associated Press. Read more...
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November 8, 8:52 pm
Dr. Nima Nassiri reflects on undertaking world’s first bladder transplant
This post was updated Nov. 9 at 8:03 p.m. Dr. Nima Nassiri, a urologist and transplant surgeon, co-led the team that performed the world’s first human bladder transplant at UCLA in May 2025. Read more...
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November 5, 9:50 pm
UCLA researchers may be able to treat depression by stimulating the brain itself
This post was updated Nov. 8 at 10:23 p.m. Treatment for severe depression can include a combination of medications, therapy and specialized care. Now, UCLA researchers are trying to expand those options. Read more...
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November 3, 7:34 pm
UCLA’s Wagman Lab researches impact of sexual violence, supports students
While Jennifer Wagman taught a women’s health class at UC San Diego, seven students confided in her and disclosed their experiences with sexual violence. Wagman, now an associate professor of community health sciences at UCLA, helps students with similar experiences through her research at the Wagman Lab, which studies domestic and sexual violence to understand its impact and inform preventative measures. Read more...
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October 29, 11:17 pm
Student-run club strengthens musculoskeletal healthcare with events, screenings
A group of UCLA students are taking their fitness knowledge outside of the gym and into the healthcare field. BareBones, a student-run club founded in October 2024, aims to provide personalized musculoskeletal care – healthcare that focuses on bones, muscles, joints, ligaments and tendons – to underserved communities. Read more...
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October 27, 10:30 pm
Behind the science are stories. UCLA students launch LENS journal to tell them
UCLA students launched a new publication Monday that aims to raise awareness about environmental issues through storytelling. Written, edited and peer-reviewed entirely by undergraduate students, LENS: The Journal of Environmental Narratives allows students to display their creative and scholarly environmental work at the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability. Read more...