With the president aiming to accelerating research and access, Newsroom revisits some of UCLA’s work at the intersection of mental health and hallucinogens, including research by the Ecological Medicine and Psychedelic Studies Initiative. Also: The psychedelic Rx at UCLA
Christian Gerard Capuno won UCLA’s Grad Slam competition, beating out more than 70 graduate student researchers in the annual TED Talk–style competition. Tomorrow, he’ll deliver his presentation on disease-related sleep disruptions at the University of California–wide final in Sacramento.
UCLA Transportation’s latest State of the Commute report highlights a significant increase in university transit program participation in 2025, with students, staff and faculty all hopping on.
UCLA’s Promise Armenian Institute, student groups and campus partners will host a vigil, discussions and performances over the coming days to recognize the tragedy and celebrate Armenian heritage.
A UCLA-led team developed a tough, high-sensitivity wearable microneedle sensor that, when tested in rats, continuously monitored the clearance of drugs from the body — and quickly revealed liver and kidney problems.
The Los Angeles Times featured energy law expert Allan Marks in a story about a California judge’s rebuff to a recent executive order that sought to bypass state laws in restarting oil pipelines off the state’s Central Coast. Read more about UCLA in today’s CNN, Associated Press and others.
