Students and faculty discussed how technological developments impact human rights and democracy at the DataX Impact Forum in May.
The event – titled “Beyond Broligarchy: The Fight for a Better Future” – featured an hour-long conversation between Cory Doctorow, a journalist and science fiction author, and Ramesh Srinivasan, a professor at the UCLA School of Education and Information Studies.

UCLA researchers have developed a drug that counteracts the impaired cognition caused by Alzheimer’s disease and reestablishes brain connections following strokes in mice.
The team began searching around six years ago for a molecule that would induce gamma oscillations – natural brain waves that are involved in memory, said Varghese John, the director of the Drug Discovery Laboratory at UCLA.

Bruins gathered on Kerckhoff patio April 22 to show support for preserving the planet.
ASUCLA hosted “Planet & People: A Sustainability Celebration” to commemorate Earth Day.

This post was updated April 13 at 11:31 p.m.
Students, researchers and policymakers expressed concerns about how the Trump administration will impact health equity and called for student advocacy at a Saturday conference.

Filled with high school students, giveaways and celebrities, the Ackerman Grand Ballroom transformed into a vibrant wellness hub Sunday morning.
The 2025 Gen Z Wellness Summit – hosted by the UCLA Friends of the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior’s Teen Advisory Council along with Unlikely Collaborators, a conflict resolution organization – featured guest speakers, live music and mental health-related activities.

This post was updated March 9 at 9:16 p.m.
The National Academy of Sciences will award a UCLA professor of neurobiology in April for deepening understanding of the brain.

This post was updated Feb. 19 at 10:44.
Torrential downpour did not stop UCLA students, alumni and Westwood community members from attending February’s fire relief First Thursdays event.

A new matcha brand is mixing up Los Angeles’ caffeine scene – and is now in Westwood.
Ministry of Coffee added Nekohama matcha to its menu in October.

This post was updated Jan. 30 at 9:46 p.m.
Problem solving was in full swing during the Association for Computing Machinery at UCLA’s inclusivity-focused coding event Jan.

This post was updated Jan. 26 at 11:20 p.m.
Vickie Mays is no stranger to disaster, having provided support to the New Orleans community following Hurricane Katrina.