We live in the shadow of our achievements, says Dr. Peter C. Whybrow, director of the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at UCLA.

Between ages 12 and 24, the brain undergoes tremendous change and is primed for innovative thinking.

Assistant Professor Patrick Allard and his colleagues have found a new way to test the toxicity of everyday chemicals.

UCLA is a partner in fighting childhood obesity.

The UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute pioneered the idea of interdisciplinary research.

Neuroscience has advanced more in the past decade and a half than in all of human history. UCLA has been at the forefront of this journey for more than 50 years.

The adjunct professor of public health helped develop 'A Path Appears: Actions for a Better World' at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles.

UCLA Alumni Association is accepting nominations through Jan. 6, 2016.

To create the super-strong but lightweight metal, scientists found a new way to disperse and stabilize nanoparticles in molten metals.

Architecture professor Dana Cuff writes that high-density housing near mass transit is exactly the type of development Los Angeles officials should be encouraging to try to alleviate the housing crunch.

History professor Nile Green writes about a group of young Iranian students and their amazing experiences of shared learning and fellowship with their hosts in early 1800s London.

Marketing professor Hal Hershfield writes that with a little more information in their monthly statements, consumers would make better choices on repaying their balances.

Faculty and staff get free 30-day access to UCLA Recreation's 15 multi-purpose facilities and six swimming pools.

UCLA today released this statement in response to an announcement by the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

UCLA’s Dr. Steven Dubinett said the vision of philanthropists like Linda and Michael Keston “lays the groundwork for breakthroughs.”

UCLA paleobiologist J. William Schopf and his wife, plant biologist Jane Shen-Miller, established two funds to benefit faculty and staff.

Researchers led by UCLA’s Dr. Edward Garon compared pembrolizumab to the chemotherapy drug docetaxel in a clinical trial involving more than 1,000 people.

The designation means that people with the disease will have greater access to the drug without first having to receive other treatments.

UCLA Chancellor Gene Block and Vice Provost for International Studies and Global Engagement Cindy Fan led a campus delegation to Asia earlier this month for three forums that brought together alumni and supporters with local leaders.

Los Angeles Ballet performs the holiday classic Friday, Dec. 18 through Sunday, Dec. 20.

Discover the "Hidden Legacy" surrounding Japanese traditional Japanese performing arts in WWII internment camps.

UCLA Newsroom revisits some of our favorite news items from the year. Publishing resumes on Jan. 4.

An Art Works award of $20,000 will go to the Center for the Art of Performance at UCLA to present Phantom Limb’s "Memory Rings."

There will be more than 175 public events presented by the UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture showcasing a great depth and diversity of creative programming.

Terahertz waves can be used to analyze plastics, clothing, semiconductors and works of art without damaging them and to investigate the formation of stars, among other applications.