News Releases
November 12, 2009
People entering their 60s may have more disabilities today than in prior generations
Researchers found that over a 16-year time-span, disability among those in their 60s increased between 40 and 70 percent in several areas.
November 12, 2009
Europe and America couldn't be more different, right? Not so fast, says a UCLA historian
Marshalling data on everything from colon cancer to the accuracy of public clocks, Peter Baldwin illustrates how differences between the U.S. and Western Europe are much smaller than commonly supposed.
November 12, 2009
Funny, you don't look related
November 11, 2009
Why can't chimps speak? Study links evolution of single gene to human capacity for language
November 05, 2009
UCLA Library and Mazer Archives launch partnership
The partnership will expand access to collections held by the June L. Mazer Lesbian Archives and expand the UCLA Library's holdings in lesbian and feminist history.
November 05, 2009
Lincoln bicentennial celebration marks inauguration of new UCLA center
UCLA will host four days of theater, music and lectures in honor of the bicentennial of Abraham Lincoln's birth. The Nov. 18–21 celebration is the inaugural event of UCLA's Center for the Liberal Arts and Free Institutions.
November 05, 2009
UCLA awarded $12M for teacher preparation, professional development programs
The grants to UCLA's Center X will fund programs designed to support teachers' development and boost student achievement at low-income Los Angeles schools.
November 04, 2009
Astellas, Medivation to develop, commercialize MDV3100 for treatment of prostate cancer
Michael Jung, UCLA professor of chemistry and biochemistry, and his research group designed and synthesized the molecule that has become Medivation's investigational prostate-cancer drug.
November 03, 2009
UCLA researchers reconstitute enzyme that synthesizes cholesterol drug lovastatin
The laboratory research could potentially lead to the development of other compounds with similarly beneficial effects.
November 03, 2009
Colon cancer screening more effective earlier in day, study finds
Early-morning colonoscopies yielded more polyps per patient than later screenings, researchers found.