For the past five years, more than 250 UCLA undergraduates have designed and built a small satellite that will launch into orbit to study space weather.

Carolyn Parkinson and Mason Porter will combine methods from cognitive neuroscience with research in network science in their research.

The distinguished professor of biological chemistry, who shares the honor with C. David Allis of Rockefeller University, was recognized for his groundbreaking research on gene expression.

Catherine Crespi has been appointed by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute as a member of its advisory panel on clinical trials.

Chancellor Gene Block said the new report “allows us to demonstrate how every dollar invested in UCLA pays substantial dividends back to people throughout our state.”

Researchers at the David Geffen School of Medicine moved 33 labs into the renovated South Tower of the Center for Health Sciences.

The findings provide additional evidence that the processing of social rewards by people with schizophrenia is disrupted, researchers say.

The publication also ranked UCLA first for economic diversity and as the best public university for veterans.

Jiann-Wen “Woody” Ju, professor of civil and environmental engineering at UCLA, was recently presented with a lifetime achievement medal for his work.

Nzhde Agazaryan was honored for his contributions in research, education and leadership to the medical physics community.

Facebook video by the award-winning Univision anchor features a recent UCLA graduate whose immigrant father works on campus.

UCLA researchers have found that an often overlooked component of a cell, the extracellular matrix, can influence how much sugar the cell consumes and its migratory behavior.

Findings from a UCLA-led study may ultimately lead to new ways to treat psychiatric disorders, including obsessive compulsive disorder, at their root.

In this Q&A, the interim dean of the business school discusses his vision for the school, what he likes so much about Anderson and why he’s not a professional violinist.

The project will attract and support more underrepresented students to succeed in science, technology, engineering and math.

UCLA’s Todd Millstein and his team have won first place for their tool LoopInvGen in the 5th Syntax Guided Synthesis Competition.

Despite a 62 percent minority population with high rates of poverty, low education and lack of insurance — all factors expected to lead to high mortality rates and negative health outcomes — California’s health profile was significantly better than the nation’s as a whole.

The rankings are based on indicators in four main areas: outcomes, resources, engagement and environment.

The innovative collaboration at UCLA bridges the gap between discovery and medicine.

Many patients and doctors are unaware how new therapies can improve quality of life.

The event at the Hammer Museum at UCLA is the latest in the “Future L.A.: Engineering a Sustainable Supercity” talks.

The program is both an upper-level undergraduate course and public lecture series that brings together 40 leading minds to discuss 10 timely and fundamental questions.

The analysis shows that legal status plays a significant role in a person’s ability to access services.

The legendary musician has been a part of the faculty since 1978; Dean Judith Smith said the chair will extend his “tireless advocacy work for jazz as an American art form.”

“We expect several of these combinations, or more, will work much better than existing antibiotics,” said Pamela Yeh, one of the study’s two senior authors and a UCLA assistant professor of ecology and evolutionary biology.