A team of scientists from the UCLA has been awarded a three-year, $2 million grant from the W.M. Keck Foundation to fund research aimed at increasing the quality of donor livers. Dr. Jerzy W. Kupiec-Weglinski, principal investigator for the project ...

Dr. Hanna Mikkola, a member of the UCLA Eli and Edythe Broad Center for Regenerative Medicine & Stem Cell Research and the Jonsson Comprehensive Center, has been named the 2013 recipient of the McCulloch and Till Award by the Society for Hematology ...

Environmental law report suggests policies that could help San Joaquin Valley gain from high-speed rail, but the region must plan now to reap the benefits.

Adey Nyamathi, professor at the UCLA School of Nursing, was selected as the winner in the California category of “Advancing and Leading the Profession” for the nurse.com GEM Awards. This award acknowledges an R.N. who is well-known and respected as a ...

A suite of intimate, thematic exhibitions mounted this fall will highlight more than 800 artworks from the UCLA Fowler Museum's vast, acclaimed global collections.

For third consecutive year, the magazine names UCLA among the nation's best, based on measures such as social mobility, research and service.

An Yin, UCLA professor of Earth and space sciences, has been elected a fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU)  for "outstanding unification of field observation and quantitative theory to achieve breakthrough insights into the evolution of ...

A new weekly coaches' radio show, the Bruin Insider Show, will begin airing this Tuesday from 7-8 p.m., live from Barney's Beanery in Westwood on KLAC (570AM).   UCLA head football coach Jim Mora on air. UCLA head football coach Jim Mora...

This 2-millimeter-thick polymer has shown early promise as a way to decrease the risk of concussions. As a sports fan with expertise in biomechanical engineering, UCLA professor Vijay Gupta marvels at the efficient, effective way the human...

Steven L. Spiegel is professor of political Science and director of the Center for Middle East Development at UCLA, and also provides assistance to Middle East programs at the statewide Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation of the UC San...

A team led by Aydogan Ozcan has developed a smartphone add-on that would allow people at risk for diabetes, kidney disease and other ailments to test themselves instead of having to visit a doctor.

Every day, the interlacing towers perform a tiny pirouette to the sun — bending away in the rising light and heat, circling back as the day darkens. When the wind blows, the towers shiver. The resulting cracks threaten Simon Rodia's creation.

The research findings support the need to incorporate better diets and regular exercise, as opposed to concentrating on weight loss alone, to improve children's long-term well-being.

UCLA expert on marijuana policy proposes that the U.S. attorney general allow state-licensed production and sales, and focus resources on cooperating with states to shut down illegal growing.

 

Captain America, Spider-Man and their fellow superheroes wowed kids at Mattel Children's Hospital at UCLA Wednesday when they swooped in to wash the windows five stories up in the pediatric unit.

Marc Suchard, a professor of human genetics, biomathematics and biostatistics at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, was the 2013 recipient of the annual Committee of Presidents of Statistical Societies Award. Considered the Nobel Prize in ...

Beginning at 10 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 22, people driving east on Wilshire Boulevard will not be able to get on the I-405 northbound ramp because of construction.   The closure will be in effect 24 hours a day for 90 days with an estimated...

Jon Christensen is an adjunct assistant professor and Pritzker fellow in the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability and the department of history at the UCLA. This article appeared Aug. 21 in The New Yorker.   The Hyperloop,...

UCLA researchers found that each Part D patient, as well as the government, could save hundreds by substituting generic or therapeutic alternatives for brand-name drugs.

Developed by researchers at UCLA and Charles R. Drew University of Science and Medicine, the intervention takes a holistic, culturally sensitive approach.

Brett Hundley (left) and the Bruins are getting ready to take on Nevada in their season opener Saturday, Aug. 31, in the first of six home games scheduled for the Rose Bowl. Faculty and staff can purchase season tickets with reserved seating for...

Dr. Michael A. Rodriguez, director of the UCLA Blum Center on Poverty and Health in Latin America, has been appointed to serve as the co-director of the Center of Expertise on Migration and Health (COEMH) at the UC Global Health Institute. The center ...

Brenda Stevenson is a UCLA professor of history and African-American studies, as well as author of "Life in Black and White: Family and Community in the Slave South" and the forthcoming book "What is Slavery?" This op-ed appeared Aug. 19 on the...

With $512 million in gifts and pledges, UCLA reached historic fundraising heights for the fiscal year ending June 30. The amount is UCLA's largest ever for a single fiscal year, surpassing the previous high of $509 million, set in 2001–02. A...