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Assistant professors Bridget Callaghan, Dave Clewett and Lauren Ng have been being selected for the program.

UCLA UCLA Newsroom | July 19, 2021 Idan Blank and Melissa Sharpe, assistant professors of psychology in the UCLA College, were selected as 2021-22 UCLA Society of Hellman Fellows. The UCLA Hellman Fellows Program was established by the Hellman Family Foundation to support and encourage the research of promising assistant professors who show the capacity for great distinction in their research. Blank joined UCLA as an assistant professor of psychology in July 2019. He previously worked...

Despite pandemic challenges, alumni and friends donate for scholarships, research April 6, 2021 The Brilliant Future campaign went public in October 2019 with a gala highlighted by an inspirational speech from Jimmy and Sheila Peterson, who serve as campaign chairs. Christopher Todd / for UCI Irvine, Calif., April 6, 2021 – Alumni and friends of the University of California, Irvine have raised more than $1 billion to support scholarships, groundbreaking research, t...

 E-Mail IMAGE: A new study by UC San Diego biologists has revealed insights on the intricate, adaptive mechanisms of a protective system employed by the cells of mammalian immune systems. These defenses... view more  Credit: Brian Tsu, Daugherty Lab, UC San Diego Scientists are opening new windows into understanding more about the constantly shifting evolutionary arms race between viruses and the hosts they seek to infect. Host organisms and pathogens are in a perennial chess match to...