• Shattering Expectations

    UCLA researchers develop new way to strengthen glass

    Using materials similar to metal, researchers found a way to reinforce the atomic structure of glass, making it more damage resistant. The result is glass that’s five times tougher and has multiple uses in manufacturing and beyond.


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  • Making Connections

    With family study, UCLA-led research team uncovers new understandings of role of genes with autism

    Researchers from UCLA and four other institutions compared the DNA of nearly 500 families with at least two children with autism. The findings revealed 69 genes, including 16 new genes that increase the risk for autism.


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  • "Genius" Historian

    UCLA historian Kelly Lytle Hernández awarded MacArthur Fellowship

    UCLA’s Kelly Lytle Hernández is one of 26 people chosen as a 2019 MacArthur Fellow for her work investigating long-held beliefs about the origins, ideology, and evolution of incarceration and immigrant detention practices in America.


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  • Life-Saving Work

    UCLA’s Dennis Slamon shares prestigious Lasker Award for developing breast cancer drug

    Dennis Slamon, MD, PhD received the award with two colleagues for developing “Herceptin” – a groundbreaking breast cancer drug able to distinguish cancer cells from normal cells and avoid damage to healthy tissue.


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  • Stars of their Fields

    Six more UCLA professors recognized as American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Fellows

    Paula Diaconescu, David Glanzman, Margaret Jacob, Thomas Mason, Dr. Stephen Smale, and Yang Yang were selected as fellows by AAAS, the world’s largest scientific society. Fellows are elected each year by peers.


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  • Creative Freedom

    Four UCLA professors awarded Guggenheim Fellowships

    Catherine Opie, Lothar von Falkenhausen, Elisabeth Le Guin, and Sylvan Oswald were awarded Guggenheim Fellowships, which provide them freedom and funding to engage in their creative pursuits.


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  • Making An Impression

    Two early career UCLA scientists recognized with government's highest honor

    Adriana Galván and Dr. Shafali Jeste are among 315 recipients nationwide to receive the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers. This is the most prestigious award given by the U.S. government to early career scientists and engineers.


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  • Leading the Way

    UCLA Grand Challenges

    UCLA was the first university to take on Grand Challenge Goals. Read how we are working together with partners to deliver real benefit to California, the nation, and the world. (Photo Credit: UCLA Image Library)


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One Billion Dollars.

That’s the average amount UCLA has received to fund research projects each year since 2009-10.

UCLA research and creative activities have generated some of the most transformative breakthroughs in modern times. From revolutionizing medical diagnostics and treatment to laying the framework to create the Internet or reshaping our understanding of the human condition, UCLA's research impact extends around the globe. 

As one of the world’s top research universities, UCLA has the intellectual capital and extensive research facilities necessary to tackle society’s most challenging issues. And as a public research university, we take seriously our mission to develop solutions that improve the quality of life in our community, our country and around the world. Included among our faculty, alumni and researchers are 14 Nobel Prize winners, 13 faculty MacArthur Fellows, a Fields medalist, two Turing Award winners, and three Pulitzer Prize winners.

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