California State Senate will discuss barriers, such as difficult-to-navigate health system, inadequate insurance, and cultural misconceptions, as well as possible solutions Jan. 12.

In a study of rural communities in five countries, researchers found that women provide far more hours of care in their daily lives than do their male counterparts.

A UCLA-led research team reports that the moon is at least 4.51 billion years old and probably formed only about 60 million years after the birth of the solar system — 40 million to 140 million years earlier than had been thought.

The program is designed to better prepare its graduates for their next career move, be it pursuing a Ph.D. or landing a job as a multifaceted researcher in the corporate or nonprofit world.

Sarah Abrevaya Stein, UCLA professor of history and the Maurice Amado Chair in Sephardic Studies, is the winner of the 2016 National Jewish Book Award in the category of Sephardic culture.

After 10 weeks, children who had received a UCLA-developed intervention for autism were spending more time interacting with others rather than playing independently.

Charlene Villaseñor Black, associate director of Chicano Studies Research Center and professor of art history and Chicana/o studies, has been awarded a $35,000 grant from the Albert and Elaine Borchard Foundation.

Almost half of the fish ordered at Los Angeles-area sushi restaurants turned out to be mislabeled, which has both environmental and public health implications.

The UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science again holds the top spot in rankings by U.S. News and World Report.

These awards are the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. government on science and engineering professionals in the early stages of their research careers.

UCLA researchers have identified a signature brain-wave pattern for children with autism spectrum disorder related to a genetic condition. They say this signature is among the first quantitative biomarkers for any syndrome associated with autism spectrum disorder.

From performances to lectures to exhibitions, the UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture will present more than 150 public events this winter.

For the 2017-18 academic year, employees can apply for their children to attend eight schools.

The UCLA Sephardic Archive has acquired one of the most significant collections ever assembled chronicling Los Angeles Sephardic Jewish history.

The UCLA campus and UCLA Health medical facilities will remain open and operational.

Beginning Jan. 1, 2017, Anthem Blue Cross becomes the administrator for medical and behavioral health benefits for UC’s preferred provider organization medical plans for employees (Core, UC Care and UC Health Savings Plan).

Michael Ross, professor of political science at UCLA, spent the past four years studying fossil fuel policies across 157 countries. The analysis was published in Nature Energy.

The key is “sequentially switched delay lines,” an approach similar to the way passenger trains are routed from one track to another, to allow them to enter and exit train stations at the same time and avoid collisions.

Three students from the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs are gaining real-world experience this year as David Bohnett Fellows working in the offices of Mayor Eric Garcetti at L.A. City Hall.

The internationally respected center enables UCLA scientists to work together across disciplines to accelerate progress in and deepen insights gained from demographic and population research.

The UCLA International Institute is hosting a daylong lecture at the UCLA School of Law on the state of academic freedom in the Middle East.

Join us for a wide-ranging discussion with Edward Wong, Beijing bureau chief for The New York Times. Topics he has covered since 2008, including Chinese politics, foreign policy, propaganda, the environment, and human rights.

Karin Nielsen, M.D., M.P.H., UCLA Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Pediatric Infectious Diseases and Director of the UCLA Center for Brazilian Studies, will present a seminar entitled “Zika virus: Mother to child transmission — what is known to date?

The Good Food for Local Schools website features resources from UC and other sources that reflect innovative thinking and practices related to healthy and sustainable pre-K-12 school food options.

As Donald Trump comes to power, the United States faces significant challenges in dealing with a now-formidable and recently more assertive China.