Psychology professor working to eliminate health disparities
“We are all connected. The extent to which we allow members of our society to be unequal is the extent to which we endanger the health of all,” says Vickie […]
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Entries by Evelyn Tokuyama
Linguistics student fulfills dream at UCLA
In honor of International Women’s Day 2021 on March 8, the UCLA International Institute is publishing a series of profiles of female Bruins. Abeer Ali Abdullah Al-Abbas, a UCLA graduate […]
UCLA-led study reveals ‘hidden costs’ of being Black in the U.S.
A woman grips her purse tightly as you approach. A store manager follows you because you look “suspicious.” You enter a high-end restaurant, and the staff assume you’re applying for […]
$1.3 million grant will help UCLA advance workforce equity and empowerment
The UCLA Labor Center has received a $1.3 million grant from the James Irvine Foundation to establish the California Workforce Development Worker Equity Initiative with the National Skills Coalition. Leading the effort for […]
The history of homelessness in Los Angeles points to new approaches
Homelessness in Los Angeles was already on the rise before COVID-19 struck. But the health and economic fallout of the pandemic has left many more low-income residents on the brink […]
Q&A: David Paige on the Mars Perseverance landing
NASA’s Perseverance rover is scheduled to land on Mars on Feb. 18 after a six-and-a-half month flight. Over the next two years, it will explore Jezero Crater, which is in Mars’ […]
Nandita Garud named a distinguished investigator by Paul Allen Frontiers Group
Nandita Garud, an assistant professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, has been named an Allen Distinguished Investigator by the Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group. The award will provide Garud and […]
Hosea Nelson receives award for pioneering research in organic chemistry
Hosea Nelson, an assistant professor of chemistry and biochemistry, has received the 2020 Novartis Early Career Award in organic chemistry for his scientific achievements in the field. He will receive […]
Pavel Galashin awarded 2021 Sloan Research Fellowship
Four young UCLA professors are among 128 scientists and scholars from 58 colleges and universities in the United States and Canada selected today to receive 2021 Sloan Research Fellowships. “A […]
UCLA to launch new social justice curriculum with $5 million grant from Mellon Foundation
A $5 million grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation will enable UCLA to further its commitment to social change and public service by establishing the UCLA Mellon Social Justice Curriculum in the divisions […]
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