Jared Diamond on warning signs – and hope – for the future of democracy

“What’s going to happen now in the U.S.? I can’t predict how it’ll turn out. Nobody can,” said Diamond, who delivered UCLA’s 11th Luskin Lecture for Thought Leadership. But he thinks “a willingness to focus tactically on issues that other Americans care about and a willingness to create an America for all Americans” could bring people together across the political spectrum.

Beauty in simplicity: UCLA’s Tommaso Treu finds peace in understanding the universe

What is the universe made of? The physics and astronomy professor will explore this question in his Faculty Research Lecture on Friday. “When I talk to students — especially non-science majors — about these topics, some of them find it very scary and difficult,” Treu said. “My goal is to try to make them overcome the fear and see that actually, it’s not.”

What a decade of gene therapy research for sickle cell disease taught UCLA scientists

A clinical trial yields insights about the role of chemotherapy, inflammation and trial design that could help shape next-generation curative therapies.

Watch: Sustainable dining shows how small changes can make a big impact

Go behind the scenes with UCLA Dining to see how innovative practices are reshaping the way Bruins eat on campus.

COVID-19 subvariant ‘Cicada’ spreading as summer approaches — and more media coverage of UCLA

In a Los Angeles Times article, UCLA’s Dr. Neil Silverman and other experts discuss the nuances of a highly mutated COVID-19 strain circulating in California that could point to its emergence as more of a summer disease. Read more about UCLA in today’s Associated Press and the Independent.