University of California, Los Angeles

The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public research university located in Los Angeles, California. Recent news coverage highlights several unrelated events. Firstly, a former UCLA project scientist, Xia Xian, has taken a research position at Wuhan University studying highly pathogenic viruses. Secondly, while not directly involving UCLA, the university is mentioned as the location where dark-eyed juncos have colonized, providing ecologists with a study opportunity on how the pandemic lockdowns affected wild animals. The article details how the songbird's beak has changed. Finally, UCLA is not directly related to the FBI's search of a Georgia election center, which is included in the provided articles. These events showcase UCLA's connection to global research and local ecological studies, while also highlighting the importance of distinguishing between direct involvement and tangential mentions in news reports.