On August 8, 2025, Chancellor Julio Frenk shared an update related to UCLA's federal research funding. 

On August 5, 2025, Vice Chancellor for Research and Creative Activities Roger M. Wakimoto, shared a recent concern of rising Malign Foreign Talent Recruitment Programs (MFTRPs). 

On June 6, 2025, UCLA Professor Michael E. Jung gave his Faculty Research Lecture titled Drug Discovery in Academia: Some Success Stories.

On June 3, 2025, the SBIR and STTR Programs FAQ and Guide was shared with UCLA faculty. 

On May 29, 2025, Vice Chancellor for Research & Creative Activities Roger Wakimoto affirmed UCLA's commitment to compliance with anti-discrimination laws, including state and federal. 

Applications are now being accepted for the 2025 UCLA Innovation Fund. Funding will range from $50 to $150k.

On May 1, 2025, the Vice Chancellor for Research & Creative Activities Roger M. Wakimoto announced the revised UCLA Policy 995: Dual Use Research of Concern (DURC) to comply with the May 2024 United States Government Policy on Dual Use Research of Concern and Pathogens with Enhanced Pandemic Potential (USG Policy). 

On April 11, 2025, UCLA Professor Raymond Knapp delivered his Faculty Research Lecture and discussed how music and musicology work together to revive the past using Take Me to the World: A Sondheim 90th Birthday Celebration as an example.

On April 7, 2025, Vice Chancellor for Research and Creative Activities (ORCA) welcomed nominations for the 2025-26 Faculty Research Lecture.