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Tadashi Yanai donates US$31 million to support UCLA Japanese Studies Center
The executive and philanthropist’s gift, which will support the Japan Past & Present initiative, is the largest in the history of the Humanities Division.
New Autoimmunity Center of Excellence at UCLA will seek cures for autoimmune disorders
The new center, established with a $3.4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health, will house three main projects.
UCLA team develops a platform that mimics nature to enhance T cell-based therapies
Immune-based treatment gets a boost to its cancer-fighting superpowers.
UCLA Public Impact Research Awards spotlight professors uplifting communities in L.A., nation
Faculty projects range from protecting incarcerated people to advocacy on behalf of renters and support for people with substance use issues.
UCLA Library funds 26 international cultural preservation projects
The grant winners include digitization efforts representing eastern Ukraine, the Ivory Coast and Latin America.
UCLA Fulbright awardees will soon depart for global destinations
Six recent graduates and one faculty member will conduct research and promote cultural exchanges.
UCLA receives $120 million from Alya and Gary Michelson for new California Institute for Immunology and Immunotherapy
The transformative donation will spur breakthrough discoveries and drive economic growth for the region.
UCLA receives $1 million NSF grant to accelerate commercialization of quantum technologies
The Quantum Sensing and Imaging Lab will work to advance capabilities in fields like medicine, atmospheric science and physics.
One Billion Dollars.
That’s the average amount UCLA has received to fund research projects each year since 2009-10.
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