Academics
April 13, 2021 5:10 p.m.
UCLA researchers were awarded $6 million in grants for pancreatic cancer therapy research. (Kanishka Mehra/Photo editor)
UCLA researchers were awarded two grants totaling $6 million to further pancreatic cancer therapy research.
The National Institutes of Health gave the grants to two research projects at UCLA that investigate the possible side effects and efficacy of promising pancreatic cancer drugs in February.
By Phoebe Chen
California
April 13, 2021 2:04 p.m.This post was updated April 13 at 3:28 p.m.
California and Los Angeles County have paused the distribution of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine in accordance with a recommendation from federal health agencies following rare reports of people having severe blood clots after receiving the vaccine.
By Anushka Chakrabarti
Campus
April 10, 2021 9:54 a.m.UCLA to commission review of LAPD’s use of Jackie Robinson Stadium
UCLA is planning to commission an independent third-party review of the events that led to the LAPD using the UCLA-leased Jackie Robinson Stadium to detain protesters during the George Floyd protests in June, administrators announced Friday.
By Genesis Qu
Academics
April 9, 2021 6:44 p.m.UCLA researchers develop artificial intelligence to analyze cells without killing them
UCLA researchers developed an artificial intelligence model that allows them to analyze the appearance of a cell and determine its protein content without killing the cell.
By Madison Pfau and Anna Novoselov
California
April 5, 2021 4:26 p.m.UCLA study finds homelessness increases mortality rate of COVID-19
This post was updated April 5 at 6:39 p.m.
People experiencing homelessness are at an increased risk of dying because of COVID-19, UCLA researchers found.
In the United States, people experiencing homelessness are 30% more likely to die from COVID-19 than the general population regardless of age, according to a March UCLA-led preliminary report.
By Victoria Li
California
April 2, 2021 4:27 p.m.UCLA study finds body fat in women appears unrelated to heart disease
Researchers at UCLA found that women with higher percentages of body fat are less susceptible to adverse outcomes from heart disease.
Researchers previously believed that only men and women with low body fat and high muscle mass are less vulnerable to death from heart disease, despite overall body muscle mass.
By Sarah Nelson
California
March 30, 2021 1:48 p.m.LA County to move into orange tier, further ease restrictions on businesses
This post was updated March 30 at 8:32 p.m.
Los Angeles County qualified for a less-restrictive tier of the state’s reopening plan Tuesday, and will allow more businesses to reopen and reduce restrictions on indoor capacity limits starting Monday, state officials announced.
By Marilyn Chavez-Martinez and Ishani Desai
Los Angeles
March 29, 2021 9:35 p.m.Displacement of homeless population at Echo Park sparks protests, clashes with LAPD
More than 200 individuals experiencing homelessness were displaced at Echo Park Lake, leading to protests attended by the UCLA community starting Wednesday.
Protests on Wednesday and Thursday led to clashes between 400 police officers and around 200 demonstrators – LAPD declared the assembly unlawful on both nights and arrested 182 individuals, including three members of the media.
By Ishani Desai
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