‘Souped-up’ antibiotics could give doctors an advantage over bacteria that have develop immunity to medicines.

UCLA Institute of Transportation Studies Director Brian D. Taylor joins other experts at Zócalo Public Square on Sept. 29 in a discussion of L.A.'s traffic woes.

Lesley Leighton has been appointed director of the UCLA Chorale and UCLA Chamber Singers in the Department of Music at the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music.

Myra and David Mezquita have been struggling to pay for nursing care for their daughter Vicky, who is being treated for the second time for recurring living cancer. An organization founded by Westside teenagers has come to their aid.

The Fowler Museum at UCLA presents "World Share: Installations by Pascale Marthine Tayou," a large-scale immersive environment that combines the artist's sculpture, drawings and poetry with Fowler artworks and recorded sound.

UCLA Luskin researchers asked former foster youth and youth in the juvenile justice system to use photos to capture the difficulties of transitioning to independent adulthood.

Old batteries will likely have 70 to 80 percent capacity remaining after we replace them, potentially providing a future energy source.

The authors say medical school and four-year university recruitment, outreach and admissions practices should be more inclusive of community college students.

Acclaimed artist Barbara Kruger, a professor of art at the UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture, will be honored at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art 2014 Art+Film Gala on Nov. 1.

Dr. Daniel Siegel, a UCLA clinical professor of psychiatry, has published a new book, 'No-Drama Discipline: The Whole-Brain Way to Calm the Chaos and Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind.'

Marcelo Suárez-Orozco, dean of UCLA's Graduate School of Education & Information Studies, will chair “Demographic Shifts and Impacts on Education,” at the annual meeting of the National Academy of Education.

Event professionals and other guests attended the UCLA Events Office’s first-ever wedding showcase on Monday, Sept. 22, to learn about elegant, romantic locations on campus perfect for weddings.

Twins Youstina and Marina Salama immigrated from Egypt at the age of 9 without knowing a word of English. They are now freshmen at UCLA who have their sights set on pursuing careers in medicine.

This week marks the return of approximately 28,700 undergraduates and 13, 500 graduate students to UCLA. The quarter officially begins on Sept. 29. Instruction begins on Oct. 2.

Learn the basics of medical science and advances in the biomedical and clinical sciences at Mini Med School, a lecture series presented by UCLA Health for the general public.

U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Jack Lew led a wide-ranging conversation Wednesday with the UCLA Anderson’s class of 2016 that touched on such issues as world economic growth, international sanctions against Russia and stemming the flow of funds to ISIL.

The generous gift establishes an undergraduate scholarship, graduate fellowship and distinguished lecture in Israel studies.

Mary Jane Rotheram-Borus says that the near-ubiquity of alcohol contributes to the staggering toll fetal alcohol spectrum disorders take on society each year.

The University of California Board of Regents today approved President Janet Napolitano’s selection of Howard Gillman as the sixth chancellor of UC Irvine. Gillman is a three-time graduate of UCLA.

UCLA faculty, staff, and students get free admission to the L.A. County Fair this Saturday, Sept. 20 — a savings of $19 per person. Plus, family, friends and alumni get in for just $11.

A new book by a UCLA professor shows how ailments presented in 19th century French mental hospitals held up a kind of fun-house mirror to the often horrific political dramas of the country's post-revolutionary era.

About 50 UCLA health care workers ranging from nurses to cardiologists and ophthalmologists, volunteered at this year's free health clinic for the poor and underserved sponsored by Care Harbor.

Bruins and off-campus visitors tooled around north campus on Tuesday in Teslas and other electric vehicles during UCLA's Drive an Electric Vehicle event, part of National Drive Electric Week. Guests test-drove the Nissan LEAF, Chevy Volt and other vehicles.

Study finds that that men who aren’t well educated about their disease have a much more difficult time making treatment decisions. This "decisional conflict" could negatively impact their long-term outcomes.

The University of California's Got Veggies? challenge encourages employees to eat at least one cup of veggies each day.