Fueled by her experiences, Aradhna Tripati has helped create the Center for Diverse Leadership in Science, which will provide opportunities for underrepresented minorities.

As a nutritional epidemiologist devoted to prevention, Karin Michels has spent much of her career studying how health can be optimized through a proper diet.

UCLA researchers upend a long-standing idea that the star-shaped brain cells cannot be differentiated from each other. The results should make it easier for researchers to study how astrocytes relate to disease.

UCLA received a bomb threat on Wednesday evening and, as a precaution, moved residents out of their rooms. No device was found.

Jonathan Stewart, professor and chair of the civil and environmental engineering department, gave a talk on the seismic threats to California’s water transport.

People with the disease were able to better identify auditory tones, an essential skill for interpreting tone of voice in communication.

Weiss, distinguished professor of chemistry and biochemistry and materials science and engineering, has been elected as one of two new international fellows.

The two-time national coach of the year led UCLA to five NCAA championships and seven conference titles.

Researchers report that in the early stages of schizophrenia, patients can remember more about the interactions if given hints about context. This finding suggests a potential strategy for memory training.

Presented by the UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, the new prize is the first major environmental award for those under 40.

The council of doctors, researchers and other professionals will bolster the program’s ability to serve schools through sharing a current research and accumulated experience.

UCLA-led study comparing lyrics in songs atop the hip-hop charts and rap songs that are shared on social media shows that “pro-social” messages are also popular.

Dr. Patricia Ganz, of the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, assumed the editorial leadership of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute on July 1.

Michelle Caswell has been named one of the recipients of the 2017 Fellows’ Ernst Posner Award.

“The dream is to have an array of hundreds or thousands of qubits all working together to solve a difficult problem,” said graduate student Joshua Schoenfield. “This work is an important step toward realizing that dream.”

Why do some people prefer stable, predictable lives while others prefer frequent changes? Findings of a study may hold answers to this question.

Record-breaking 102,000 freshman applications coupled with more than 22,000 transfer student applications, results in most academically gifted and talented class in school history.

Sean Young’s book, “Stick With It: A Scientifically Proven Process for Changing Your Life — for Good,” uses decades of research to give people effective tools for altering habits.

Ozan Jaquette will use the $70,000 fellowship from the National Academy of Education and the Spencer Foundation to support his research on the off-campus recruitment patterns of public research universities.

The video, titled “Leaders Made Here,” features students from the UCLA ROTC unit.

Randall Akee is the 2016-17 recipient of the C. Doris and Toshio Hoshide Distinguished Teaching Prize in Asian American Studies at UCLA.

The collaboration will provide eight student singers with professional mentorship opportunities.

The UCLA Film and Television Archive kicks off its “Golden Age of Television Writers on the Big Screen” series with this 1970s masterpiece.

The force behind Spider-Man, X-Men and other Marvel Comics’ heroes was given the Icons of L.A. Award and also shared wisdom with the 2,000 who earned certificates.

The series is part of the UCLA Healthy Campus Initiative, which was envisioned and funded by philanthropists Terry and Jane Semel.