News Releases

Health and Behavior
Geffen School of Medicine presents award for excellence in basic science
12/14/2018
Dr. David Sabatini, a Massachusetts Institute of Technology biologist and associate director of the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, earned the 2018 Switzer Prize for his research into influences on cell growth.

Health and Behavior
Scientists discover genetic ‘missing links’ underlying mechanism of psychiatric diseases
12/13/2018
UCLA’s Dr. Michael Gandal said that beyond the important new findings, he is even more optimistic about what the data will help researchers learn in the future.

Health and Behavior
Study: 15 percent of babies exposed to Zika before birth had severe abnormalities in first 18 months of life
12/12/2018
Researchers from UCLA and Brazil observed at least one of three conditions they were evaluating in 19 of 131 children.

Health and Behavior
UCLA program trains underrepresented college students for public health careers
12/11/2018
The UCLA Public Health Scholars Training Program hosted 40 students from across the country last summer in an effort to help increase diversity in the field.

Health and Behavior
Few countries offer free early childhood education, UCLA research finds
12/10/2018
“Making pre-primary education available at no cost is a critical element in efforts to reduce educational and economic inequalities,” said co-author Alison Earle.