UCLA-led team of scientists discovers why we need sleep
Prolonged sleep deprivation can lead to severe health problems in humans and other animals. But why is sleep so vital to our health? A UCLA-led team of scientists has made […]
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Entries by Evelyn Tokuyama
What the wildfires tell us about the shortcomings of California’s electric grid
In addition to the vast destruction they have caused, the wildfires that have engulfed California in recent weeks have laid bare serious concerns about the state’s electric grid. In an […]
Faculty, students co-produce documentary on bipartisan environmental solutions
Anew documentary exploring environmental politics, which was researched, reported and produced by UCLA faculty and students in conjunction with the Southern California public media channel KCET, is slated to air […]
Connecting With Kindness
With so many people hurting in this turmoil-filled year — be it physically, economically, socially or psychologically — it’s hard to imagine a time when acts of kindness, both large […]
Black Feminism Initiative meets the moment, in service of a more just future
If higher education can be thought of as a superhighway to success and social mobility, Black women have always had to manufacture their own vehicles to access it. They must […]
Five Black suffragists who were critical to the long battle for the vote
In her latest book, “Suffrage: Women’s Long Battle for the Vote,” UCLA professor emerita Ellen DuBois traces the three-generation struggle that led to the ratification of the 19th Amendment in August 1920. The battle for […]
Single-use N95 respirators can be decontaminated and used again, study finds
N95 respirators, which are widely worn by health care workers treating patients with COVID-19 and are designed to be used only once, can be decontaminated effectively and used up to three times, […]
How a UCLA scientist is using stem cells to take on COVID-19
As the COVID-19 pandemic rages on, UCLA researchers are rising to the occasion by channeling their specialized expertise to seek new and creative ways to reduce the spread of the […]
Shu-mei Shih named inaugural Edward W. Said Professorship in Comparative Literature
Humanities scholar Shu-mei Shih has been named the inaugural Edward W. Said Professor of Comparative Literature in the UCLA College division of humanities. A UCLA faculty member since 1993, Shih […]
Teo Ruiz: Amid uncertainty and adversity, we can find strength in beauty
Teo Ruiz finds beauty in the efforts of health care workers, protests for social justice and the optimism and passion of the young. (Video: UCLA Broadcast Studio) The news around […]
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