UCLA is the first public research institution on the West Coast with the CellXpress.AI, a research instrument that automates the steps for growing cells and tissue in culture. 

Using the new device to grow stem cells into organoids, which mimic organs from the body, enables investigators in both drug development and the basic life sciences to conduct experiments with cellular systems that resemble human biology more closely than animal models do.

The device offers gains in speed, flexibility, efficiency and reproducibility, while reducing tedious manual labor, supercharging UCLA research, as well as research from other academic and industrial collaborators.

A new dataset that found key factors affecting post-Harvey retail and charitable food supply was awarded a 2025 NHERI DesignSafe Dataset Award.

British Columbia-based experiment to restore tidal wetlands and protect coastal communities has successfully completed another phase.

Shamarah Tezeno has always been driven to serve.

She served her country, spending six years in the Army as an avionics mechanic working primarily on Black Hawk and Chinook helicopters. Now, she is pursuing a mission to serve her community as a social worker.