• Game Changing Tech

    New tech lets us learn more about our environment

    Just like humans, other organisms leave genetic traces wherever they go. A new DNA tool developed by UCLA researchers – the Anacapa Toolkit – can rapidly detect which species are present in a given area just from analyzing a small amount of soil or water.


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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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  • 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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  • 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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  • Unlocking Opportunities

    UCLA School of Law's Reentry Legal Clinic provides Angelenos a fresh start

    UCLA undergraduate law students and nonprofit A New Way of Life help clients navigate the legal system and established processes for removing criminal records so they can seek employment, education, and housing opportunities.


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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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