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May 16, 2013

UCLA math students place third in prestigious North American competition

UCLA math students place third in prestigious North American competition
Led by two students finishing in the top 20, the team earns UCLA's best finish in the Putnam Competition since 1968.
May 15, 2013

Jekyll into Hyde: Breathing auto emissions turns HDL cholesterol from 'good' to 'bad'

Jekyll into Hyde: Breathing auto emissions turns HDL cholesterol from 'good' to 'bad'
In addition to changing HDL from "good" to "bad," the inhalation of emissions activates other components of oxidation, the early cell and tissue damage that causes inflammation, leading to hardening of the arteries.
May 09, 2013

Chancellor Block comments on Laboratory of Neuro Imaging

UCLA is among the world’s great research enterprises, testing boundaries and producing new knowledge on a daily basis, and the departure of one lab will not diminish our impact.
May 09, 2013

Two UCLA faculty elected to National Academy of Sciences

Dr. Edward De Robertis and Ernest Wright are the 42nd and 43rd current members of UCLA's faculty to receive the prestigious honor.
May 08, 2013

UCLA Health System statement in response to AFSCME strike announcement

A strike by AFSCME patient care and service workers could involve more than 4,000 UCLA Health System and medical school employees, most of whom take care of patients and their families.
May 07, 2013

UCLA expresses appreciation to Adidas after athletics sponsor resolves labor issue

Campus leaders said they appreciate Adidas' responsiveness to an outstanding labor issue
April 29, 2013

Obituary: Stanley Dashew, 96, philanthropist, advocate of international education at UCLA

Obituary: Stanley Dashew, 96, philanthropist, advocate of international education at UCLA
Dashew, an inventor and entrepreneur who was instrumental in the founding of the Dashew Center for International Students and Scholars at UCLA, died April 25.
April 26, 2013

Newly formed UCLA center to tackle problems of poverty and health in Latin America

The Blum Center on Poverty and Health in Latin America will draw on UCLA's cross-disciplinary strengths and partnerships with other institutions to address key issues in the region.
April 26, 2013

Obituary: Antronette Yancey, professor, leading advocate for health equity and physical activity

Obituary: Antronette Yancey, professor, leading advocate for health equity and physical activity
Yancey, perhaps best known as the creator of "Instant Recess", an award-winning program dedicated to "making America healthier 10 minutes at a time," died April 23 of lung cancer.
April 22, 2013

Quitting time: UCLA goes tobacco-free

Quitting time: UCLA goes tobacco-free
UCLA went completely tobacco-free today, becoming the first UC campus to do so and one of the largest of more than 1,000 campuses nationwide that are making smoke- or tobacco-free environments the new normal.
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