The institute will support multidisciplinary research into genetic and genomic medicine. The revolutions in genomic and information technologies provide unprecedented opportunities to advance the diagnosis and treatment of diseases. These revolutions are best seen in the excitement around precision medicine,…
Chancellor Gene Block and Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Scott Waugh affirm UCLA’s opposition to restricting travel from seven majority-Muslim countries. This past week, as most of you are well aware, President Trump signed an executive order that suspends entry…
Following the election, Chancellor Block reiterates UCLA’s commitment to the safety and well-being of the entire campus community. For many of us, the Thanksgiving break will be a welcome respite – a time to reconnect with loved ones and share…
Chancellor Block shares a welcome message for the 2016-17 academic year. I wish all of you in our UCLA family a warm welcome to the new school year! I hope you are as thrilled as I am about the transformative…
Chancellor Block thanks the Bruin family for a memorable year. Graduation season is among the most inspiring and exhilarating times of the year to be at UCLA. Beginning in mid-May, when commencement ceremonies start, you can find soon-to-be graduates posing…
In a message to the campus community, Chancellor Block thanks the police and shares plans to review emergency response on campus. As the academic year draws to a close, our usual celebratory spirit is dampened by our sadness about the…
Chancellor Block joins the campus in starting to grieve the loss of a deeply respected and caring professor. I am saddened to share with you that the Los Angeles County coroner’s office has confirmed that one of the two victims…
Chancellor Block joins the campus community in mourning and provides information about available grief counseling for students, faculty and staff. Our hearts are heavy this evening as our campus family mourns the sudden and tragic deaths of two people on…
Chancellor Block shares with the campus community how UCLA’s entrepreneurial research environment provides great benefits to society and the university. I am pleased to let you know that UCLA has completed the sale of its royalty interest in a medication…