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UCLA in the News November 21, 2024
Highlights from BBC, Los Angeles Times, Newsweek and others.
Chris Regan elected an American Physical Society Fellow
The professor is a condensed matter physicist who studies the overlap between thermodynamics and quantum mechanics,
Can COP29 convince countries to pay for climate change disasters?
UCLA environmental law expert Cara Horowitz, fresh from COP29, outlines the difficulties in the climate finance discussion.
UCLAβs Jason De LeΓ³n wins National Book Award for Nonfiction
The professor and alumnus is the second Bruin to win the award in two years.
UCLA football star and bioengineering major Carson Schwesinger is ready to tackle βSC
The Big Ten defensive leader and team captain is a Butkus Award semifinalist.
Origin of life favors one βhandβ of chemical building blocks?
Research from UCLA and NASA finds molecular orientation pattern likely results from factors other than chemical predisposition.
UCLA in the News November 20, 2024
Highlights from San Francisco Chronicle, NBC News, LAist 89.3-FMβs βAirTalkβ and others.
Baharan Mirzasoleiman receives funding to train AI for cosmic data analysis
The assistant professor of computer science received $550,000 from the National Science Foundation and the Simons Foundation.
Prineha Narang receives nearly $2 million from Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
The professor was awarded the grant for a four-year project to create new probes using entanglement and quantum photonic states.
Safiya Noble is honored for her work at the βintersection of technology and equalityβ
The internet studies scholar holds the David O. Sears Presidential Chair in Social Sciences.
What is familial Mediterranean fever? The genetic disorder causes painful inflammation
UCLAβs program dedicated to the condition, which is sometimes known as βArmenian disease,β is the only one in the Western Hemisphere.
Watch: Mayor Karen Bass gives an update on cityβs efforts to combat homelessness, offers ideas for progress
The mayor spoke with UCLAβs Jim Newton during a discussion titled βL.A. Confronts Homelessness: Are we on the right track?β
UCLA in the News November 19, 2024
Highlights from Smithsonian Magazine, LAist, National Public Radio and others.
Sixiang Wang honored for book reframing 3 centuries of Korea-China relations
The professor was recognized by UC Berkeley with the 2024 Hong Yung Lee Book Award.
UCLA and the Port of Los Angeles partner to advance sustainability, research and healthier communities
The two institutions have signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at creating new opportunities and a more sustainable future for the city.
Generation Z wants to be safe, UCLA study finds
Being kind to others, self-acceptance and having fun are also goals for 10- to 24-year-olds surveyed across the U.S.
UCLA in the News November 18, 2024
Highlights from Los Angeles Business Journal, Salon, Forbes and others.
UCLA receives nearly $20 million for electric transit projects
The grant will support Californiaβs first wireless charging roadway and BruinBus expansion.