The Noble Family Innovation Fund fuels high-risk, high-reward interdisciplinary investigations with a philanthropic commitment to the California NanoSystems Institute at UCLA. Totaling $10 million over three years, this fund supports basic and translational research involving nanoscale, billionths of a meter, interactions.

The Klamath River Basin, near California’s northern border, is home to the Yurok Tribe’s traditional food systems. With a rich variety of nutritional and cultural resources, expanding access to this area will support the community and offset the food desert. In the spring 2021, three UCLA law students contributed to longstanding Yurok efforts to increase access to these lands. 

The California Current supports a mega-ecosystem in the Pacific Ocean. Beyond ecological benefits, this habitat is the basis for $56 billion in annual economic output and over 675,000 jobs. A recent study published in Molecular Ecology Resources, led by UCLA researchers, led to the creation of massive genetic library and made use of a more efficient identification method.

A new study led by UCLA’s R. Jisung Park, UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs, shows that hot weather significantly increases the risk of both outdoor and indoor workplace accidents and injuries. It is estimated that high temperatures already cause about 15,000 injuries per year in California, and this number is set to increase as climate change raises average high temperatures.