An authority on synthetic organic and medicinal chemistry, Jung and has 60 patents and applications, including an FDA-approved drug that can slow or stop the progression of prostate cancer.
Jeffrey Daniels, architect and program director of architecture and interior design at UCLA Extension, has been elected to the College of Fellows of the American Institute of Architects.
Dr. Daniel Geschwind has been appointed senior associate dean and associate vice chancellor of precision medicine in the UCLA Health System and David Geffen School of Medicine, beginning March 1.
History professor and modern Middle East expert James Gelvin provides historical explanations about the origins of the Islamic State and what its leaders want.
A professor at UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, Ponce's study found income inequality in the use of a technique to guide chemotherapy decisions in early-stage breast cancer.
Three outstanding young professors from UCLA are among 126 scientists and scholars to receive the prestigious honor from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.
Hecht is part of a group of 50 scholars and scientists addressing the UC Carbon Neutrality Initiative that pledges to make all 10 campuses carbon neutral by 2025.
Jura played a major role in advancing scholarship in his field and in shaping UCLA’s Division of Astronomy and Astrophysics over the course of four decades.
John Villasenor notes that in the battle between Apple and the U.S. government, the ever-accelerating pace of change in technology makes applying older laws a murky proposition.
UCLA Library Special Collections posted online a rare interview the famously reclusive author of the classic “To Kill a Mockingbird” gave to WQXR radio host Roy Newquist in 1964.
Previous research showed that ice shelves are vulnerable to even small increases in greenhouse gases, but the new study was the first to demonstrate that huge, land-based glaciers are also vulnerable.
Mangione will join a diverse group of national xperts working to improve the health of all Americans by making evidence-based recommendations about clinical preventive services.
Professor Malina Stefanovska says that the infamous seducer wasn’t merely after conquest; he chased intelligent conversation and passionate affairs to remember.
Five faculty members from various departments received grants in 2015 designed to increase the number of African Americans in doctoral programs and support their trajectory toward academic careers in the arts and sciences.
UCLA awardees are Dino Di Carlo, a professor of bioengineering; Jonathan Hopkins, an assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering; and Benjamin Williams, an associate professor of electrical engineering.
The best education reforms will encourage cooperation and sharing of innovations among all types of schools, argue two senior scholars at the UCLA Graduate School of Education and Information Studies.
A new training program is teaching pediatric residents how to balance their passion for helping children and families with the difficult realities of their profession.