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ICYMI: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar stands up for UCLA

NBA legend and UCLA alum and patient calls for protecting the University of California, Los Angeles’ future amid suspension of life-saving research funding.
UCLA |

UCLA saves lives: Baby with hypophosphatasia thriving following therapy at birth

UCLA patient Francis Saputra is likely the youngest person to receive lifesaving treatment for his rare genetic disorder.
UCLA |

Ph.D. student pens heartfelt appeal for research funding, building a student-led campaign for science

Graduate student Erin Morrow is spending her summer break campaigning for the McClintock Letters.
UC Newsroom |

‘Miracle’ medicine, based in federally funded science, arrived just in time to save his life

Millions of people are alive today because of leukemia therapies that arose from UC research, including retired Army Major Melvin Mann.
UCLA |

Underpaying and overusing our roads: The true cost of driving

From how we park to driving the 405, UCLA Luskin’s Mike Manville is challenging how we think about traffic, housing and fairness.
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University of California announces settlement in litigation related to antisemitism on campus, makes significant contributions to organizations committed to fighting antisemitism

The University of California announced today (Tuesday, July 29) a settlement in Frankel v. Regents of the University of California, resolving claims against UC related to UCLA’s initial response to protest activity in 2024.
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UC admission of first-year California students tops 100,000, a new record

The University of California announced today (July 28) that it admitted 100,947 California first-year students, its largest class to date.
UCLA |

Beyond shade: UCLA researchers improve radiant cooling to make outdoor temperatures feel cooler

The new approach uses low-cost, scalable, transparent and infrared-reflective surfaces and hydronic panels.
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What will that UC degree get you? 25 years of data show UC alums in high-growth careers across industry sectors

UC’s new Alumni Career Pathways dashboard shows where UC alums are working and how they’re helping fuel innovation and economic growth in California and nationwide.
UCLA |

New research reveals alarming decline in U.S. children’s health

Finding rising mortality, chronic illness and other challenges, a comprehensive new study shows U.S. children and teens nearly twice as likely to die as their peers in 18 other high-income countries.
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UC Board of Regents welcomes new alumni regents

The University of California Board of Regents today (Wednesday, July 16) welcomed Charles Melton and Karl Tokita as 2026-27 UC alumni regents. They will serve this year as regent-designates. Their one-year terms as full voting UC alumni regents will begin on July 1, 2026.
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7 world-changing UC innovations that emerged from federal research funding

From the internet to the ozone layer, AI to the human genome, UC scientists have turned federal research funding into history-making, economy-boosting solutions.