On January 12, 2025, the Vice Chancellor for Research & Creative Activities (ORCA) Roger Wakimoto and Administrative Vice Chancellor Michael J. Beck jointly announced the ramp down of campus laboratory activities.
Announcements
On Friday, December 20, 2024, The Office of Contract and Grant Administration (OCGA) will close at 5:00 p.m. and will reopen Thursday, January 2, 2025.
In accordance to the UC Native American Cultural Affiliation and Repatriation Policy, it is requested that all deans, chairs, and administrators complete the 2024 UCLA Campus NAGPRA/CalNAGPRA Survey opens a new window and report if their department/unit holds Native American ancestral remains or cultural items.
On September 20, 2024, Vice Chancellor for Research & Creative Activities, Roger M. Wakimoto announced the appointment of Professor Hal Monbouquette as his special adviser on the UCLA Research Park.
On October 18, 2024, Vice Chancellor for Research & Creative Activities Roger Wakimoto, announced UCLA’s partnership with Morgan State University (MSU).
Effective September 9, 2024, Bruin IRB will replace the current online system for the submission and review of research projects involving human subjects. For more information about this transition, please refer to the BruinPost.
On August 27, 2024, Interim Chancellor Darnell Hunt and Vice Chancellor for UCLA Health Sciences John Mazziotta, jointly announced a $120 million gift to UCLA from Gary and Alya Michaelson.
On July 1, 2024, the new UC Patent Policy took effect, allowing each UC location to issue local exceptions.
On August 2, 2024, Vice Chancellor for the Office of Research & Creative Activities (ORCA) Roger Wakimoto announced that effective October 1, 2024 overhead rate for industry funded clinical trials will increase from 26% to 33% of total direct costs (TDC).
On June 27, 2024, Administrative Vice Chancellor Michael J. Beck, Vice Chancellor for Research & Creative Activities Roger M. Wakimoto, and Associate Vice Chancellor and Chief Information Officer Lucy Avetisyan, announced permanent storage quotas to UCLA Google personal accounts and shared drives.
