
April 22, 2025
A look back: Gene therapy brings health to children with deadly immune disorder
For babies with ADA-SCID, often called “bubble baby disease,” exposure to everyday germs can be fatal. UCLA’s Donald Kohn and his colleagues sought to change that.
Source: UCLA Newsroom
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It’s going to be a magical time at UCLA First Thursdays: Spring Edition! 🪄✨ On May 1, celebrate spring with MIST at UCLA and an incredible lineup of Bruin talent. RSVP for FREE by clicking our link in bio! #UCLAFirstThursdays #UCLA #Events #LosAngeles #Magic #Performances #ForYou
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What began in a UCLA history seminar became a lifelong conversation. Mary Melton met Thomas Hines as an undergrad in his class. Decades later, the former student and her professor are still trading ideas: https://ucla.in/3RBHlej
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Collecting free First Thursdays shirts like it’s a sport. 😎 Don’t miss your chance to grab yours on May 1 at our final First Thursdays of the school year! UCLA First Thursdays: Spring Edition Thursday, May 1 | 7-10PM Broxton Plaza in Westwood Village RSVP for FREE: ucla.in/3OL3jKr 🎥 Text masking by jhllyr
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Mondays & midterm season calls for some mid-day nature r&r. 😮💨😮💨🌸🌼🍀 #EarthMonth #EarthDay #Nature #Flowers #BotanicalGarden #SoCal #UCLA
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Born in Giza. Innovating at UCLA. Maher El-Kady (Ph.D. ’13) is leading research on next-generation batteries that could reshape how we store energy, making it safer, faster, and more sustainable for everyone. This Arab American Heritage Month, we’re proud to celebrate Bruins whose research is powering a better fu
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What was your favorite meal at the Bee-Plate Dinner? 🐝🍯🍯✨ #EarthMonth #EarthDay #Nature #Bees #StudentLife
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To our newly admitted transfer students: Your journey brought you here, and your future starts now. Welcome to UCLA! 🎉🐻💙 #UCLABOUND #ucla #admissions #collegeadmissions #decisionday #accepted #dreamschool #futurebruin #reactions #reactionvideo #gobruins #explore
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One week until #UCLAFirstThursdays: Spring Edition! 🌼 We’re bringing all the spring vibes to Broxton Plaza with an incredible lineup of Bruin performances, hands-on art, free giveaways, and more. It’s our final First Thursdays of the year—don’t miss it. RSVP for FREE: ucla.in/3OL3jKr
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We're proud to be the first campus in California to earn the Green Grounds Certification from Re:wild Your Campus, recognizing our commitment to ecological land care and sustainability. Explore how our grounds teams, researchers, and tribal partnerships are transforming campus plant by plant. 🌱 🔗 Link in bio to
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Yesterday for Earth Day, the @zerowasteucla team invited Bruins to sort everyday items into recycling, landfill, and compost. 🌎♻️ To encourage students to treat trash more sustainably, they participated in the Zero Waste Challenge, and whoever got the most right won a prize. #EarthDay #EarthMonth #Nature #UCLA
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🎶 She’s not gonna write you a love song… 🎶 but UCLA alumna Sara Bareilles did record a message for the Class of 2025. 💙🎓 Tap the link in our bio to read the full announcement on UCLA Newsroom. #UCLA2025 #BruinProud #Commencement #Graduation #SaraBareilles #CollegeSpeaker #ForYou
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On Cesar Chavez Day, UCLA celebrated the grand opening of UCLA’s Latinx Success Center — a new space dedicated to supporting our students and community. We were on hand to grab some photos of this momentous day.
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Spring into the season with UCLA’s final First Thursday at Broxton Plaza! 🐻🎉🌸 Enjoy live music, free giveaways, and all the spring vibes on May 1st, 7-10 PM. See you there! RSVP at the link in bio.
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Fattoush in the Hitchen? Say less. 🥗 @uclamesa brought Bruins together to cook and connect in celebration of Arab American Heritage Month! #UCLA #ArabAmericanHeritageMonth #Fattoush #Community #Recipes #ForYou
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Jackie Robinson Day at Dodger Stadium.💙💛⚾️ Two nights ago, @UCLAHealth gave out 40,000 ‘42’ jerseys and Dr. Carol Bennett, the first board-certified Black woman urologist in the U.S., threw the first pitch. #JackieRobinsonDay @dodgers
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Chop. Toss. Savor. The sounds of home. Tabbouleh, a Levantine staple, in honor of Arab American Heritage Month. 🍅🍋🌿 #UCLA #ArabAmericanHeritageMonth #AAHM #ASMR #Cooking #Demos #Recipes #Arab #ArabAmerican #Lebanese #Culture #Cuisine #ForYou
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As UCLA Gymnastics gears up for the start of the NCAA championships on Thursday, here’s a look back at the last time the team took home the title in 2018. https://ucla.in/4lxoejb UCLA Athletics.
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