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California Unemployment Insurance Claims During the COVID-19 Pandemic

A new analysis of initial Unemployment Insurance (UI) claims…
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A step toward a more efficient way to make gene therapies to attack cancer, genetic disorders

A UCLA-led research team today reports that it has developed…
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Keeping Our First Responders in LA County Hospitals Safe

The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, spurred on…
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UCLA Students Find COVID-19 Silver Linings

Commentary on mindful awareness training by Sara Melzer, Professor…
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Two elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Six exceptional UCLA professors and leaders — including…
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Earth’s atmosphere far dustier than previously believed

Dust is a key component of Earth’s climate system. When…
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Spanish professor wins award for book on the cultural uses of garbage

Maite Zubiaurre, professor of Spanish and Portuguese in the…
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UCLA College Celebrates Earth Day

Not only does this mark its 50th anniversary, this Earth Day…
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Mathematics professors earn NSF grant to calculate COVID-19 transmission rates

Uncertainty about COVID-19 transmission rates has been one…