Gavin Newsom, right, joins University of California and elected officials on a tour of the former Westside Pavilion shopping center in Los Angeles on Wednesday. The sprawling three-story structure will be known as the UCLA Research Park and will house two multidisciplinary centers focusing on immunology and immunotherapy as well as quantum science and engineering. By purchasing the former shopping center, UCLA saved several years of potential toil to build such a facility on campus. Gavin Newsom, center, on a tour of the former Westside Pavilion shopping center, which is being converted into a new science learning and research center connected to UCLA. Michelson has talked about his desire to build a “Field of Dreams” research center with 500 scientists or more.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 04, 2024 22:14 UTC