The Independent reported on a new UCLA study showing a statistically significant link between lower reading comprehension scores for children who own cellphones compared to those who don’t. The study, which followed third and sixth grade students, found the correlation to be true even if they never bring the devices to school. Read more about UCLA in today’s New York Times, SFGate and others. More highlights from UCLA in the News: July 28, 2026Dana Cuff, a UCLA architectural professor focused on affordable housing who runs the cityLAB research center, has written reports on teacher housing projects. The fires we see now are also more severe than those of a decade ago—in no small part due to climate change.