UCLA and Zócalo Public Square will host a disccussion on what can be done to stop what's been called the worst drug crisis in U.S. history, with death rates rivaling the AIDS scourge at its peak.

Mitochondrial DNA discoveries by a team of UCLA and Caltech scientists may help to prevent or delay the onset of age-related diseases such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's.

"Physically, intellectually, spiritually, Kareem is one of a kind," President Obama said.

Professor Andrea Ghez, who holds the Lauren B. Leichtman and Arthur E. Levine Chair in Astrophysics, has been selected to receive the Sven Berggren Prize of 2017 by Sweden’s Royal Physiographic Society.

UCLA scientists are studying the Sierra Nevada's climate future using a technique to create simulations to predict outcomes under different circumstances and help them understand the physical reasons for the projected changes.

Two films starring Joan Blondell will screen Saturday night, Dec. 3, at the Billy Wilder Theater as part of the UCLA Film and Television Archive's retrospective, "Blonde Crazy: Joan Blondell."

Conservatives appear to imagine Syrian refugees as smaller because they believe forceful military action against terrorism will prevail.

Bill Zaima, UCLA's first women's tennis coach who served the team in different roles for 40 years, died Thursday, Nov. 17, in Los Angeles due to illness. He was 69.

As life-changing as these new projects that voters approved on Nov. 8 might be, one of the region’s most critical infrastructure needs is still being largely ignored: water.

Donald Findley, who transformed a financially ailing student organization, ASUCLA, into a thriving enterprise at UCLA , with his business acumen and vision for the campus, died Sunday, Nov. 13.

This year’s Open Enrollment for employees of the University of California ends soon — 5 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 22.

A lovable stray dog uses his wits and courage to track down two kidnapped children in this latest Family Flicks screening.

While the use of recreational marijuana is now legal in the state, it’s still prohibited at the University of California.

A special edition of the International Journal for Equity in Health, guest edited by UCLA professor James Macinko, analyzes the nation’s progress in reducing a large gap in access to care.

The wave of protests that erupted after Donald J. Trump’s unexpected presidential victory was no surprise to Zachary Steinert-Threlkeld, an assistant professor in the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs Department of Public Policy.

Millions of lives could be saved by lifting the policy's ban on donations from gay and bisexual men, a UCLA Williams Institute study shows.

Running 13.1 miles may seem like a daunting task to many people. But for heart transplant recipient Tony Flores, it was pure joy to finish the Revel Canyon City Half Marathon in Azusa on Nov. 12.

Parker, UCLA deputy university librarian, in a Green Room interview Zócalo Public Square.

Visitors to the new UCLA Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference Center will be assisted by a robot concierge built by UCLA engineering students.

Among the strategies that people use to cope with the disorder are avoiding stressful situations, staying away from alcohol and drugs, and trying to interact with people who are supportive and non-judgmental.

UCLA and Caltech researchers created jagged platinum nanowires that would require only 1/50 as much platinum as used in current smooth-shaped wires.

The associate dean at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs brings administrative and planning expertise and vast experience as an academic leader to her new position.

UCLA scientists have found that calcification of heart muscle tissue is caused when a type of cell called cardiac fibroblasts go awry.

Michael Berry 's translation of the novel, "To Live," has been selected for the National Endowment for the Arts’ The Big Read initiative. Berry is a professor in Asian languages and cultures.

UCLA researchers and their colleagues say changes in brain cells could be key to understanding, treating the disease.