Development of a blood test to diagnose the disease would have the advantage of being safe, affordable and easy to administer in large groups or in rural areas.

Visit the UCLA Hammer Museum on Wednesday, March 18 at 7:30 p.m. for 'How to Change the World,' a discussion of how participatory art projects cause cultural shifts.

The UCLA Hammer Museum invites parents and children to explore the art of the museum through music, Sunday, March 15 from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.

UCLA’s Jody Heymann and Neal Baer co-author an op-ed that shows how far countries around the world have come in advancing equality and how far they still have to go.

UCLA's new on-campus basketball training and performance facility that will house the Bruins' storied men's and women's basketball programs will be named the Mo Ostin Basketball Center, it was announced today by Director of Athletics Dan Guerrero.

New method could yield more sustainable building materials and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Eleven UCLA graduate and professional programs are among the top 10 in the nation, according to U.S. News and World Report’s annual survey. Another 16 programs are included in the top 25.

UCLA professor of education Robert Teranishi has been nominated by President Obama to the National Board for Education Sciences in the U.S. Department of Education.

Michael Emmerich, an associate professor of Japanese at UCLA, has translated the work of the late Japanese author Yasushi Inoue and opened readers' eyes to his compelling stories.

On March 9, Apple announced the launch of Share the Journey, a mobile app that UCLA’s Dr. Patricia Ganz helped develop.

A comprehensive report by UCLA’s World Policy Analysis Center details rights, laws and policies pertaining to gender equality in 197 countries and Beijing Platform signatories.

After nearly a month of turning off the lights, doing laundry with cold water and taking the stairs instead of the elevator, UCLA students are currently a close second in a competition among residence halls to see which UC campus can save the most energy.

People with both disorders had abnormal activity in the visual cortex of the brain during the very first instants when the brain processes “global” information, as opposed to a tiny detail.

UCLA education professor Carlos Alberto Torres addressed the diplomatic corps of the United Nations on March 6 organized by UNESCO.

Burkle Center Director Kal Raustiala and Burkle Global Impact Initiative Director Brian Gott attended an event at the White House Tuesday at the invitation of President and Mrs. Obama for the announcement of a new initiative under the “Let Girls Learn” campaign.

Pledge from Sound Body Sound Mind funds new partnership to combat childhood obesity; initiative will provide fitness equipment to L.A. schools.

Alex Korb, a postdoctoral researcher at the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at UCLA, has published the book, 'The Upward Spiral: Using Neuroscience to Reverse the Course of Depression, One Small Change at a Time.'

On March 11, the UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability is hosting the “Green Building Symposium on Resiliency: Managing Energy, Water, and Seismic Risk, Implications for Property Owners."

Siva Rajananda, a second-year student from Malaysia, will compete in a campus race this weekend.

Video, photos, interviews and mapping tools capture the extent of damage remaining four years after the 2011 quake and tsunami. The data will help other areas prepare.

'Private Property,' the controversial directorial debut of Leslie Stevens, screens on March 13 as part of the UCLA Festival of Preservation.

UCLA professor Stephanie Pincetl, an expert in urban sustainability, has been named to the Los Angeles County Regional Planning Commission.

UCLA scientist says the finding is an important step toward understanding dark matter.

Influential political, business leaders and academics will gather on March 6 to discuss the region’s economic and social prospects as well as market growth.

UCLA pathology professor Robert Schiestl has been named to the America's Registry of Outstanding Professionals for 2015.