Each is among 14 scientists nationally to be named by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute as HHMI professors. UCLA is tied for second in the number of 2017 recipients.
Zev Yaroslavsky writes that the large studio complex at the corner of Fairfax and Beverly should be designated a historic site to preserve part of the L.A. history.
UCLA Chancellor Gene Block and other experts on a Zócalo/UCLA panel shared new directions researchers are exploring and emphasized the importance of open communication.
UCLA researchers discovered that, when heart muscle cells were mixed with high levels of glucose, they matured late or failed to mature altogether, and instead generated more immature cells.
The protein, NOTCH1, was known to be a key player in the development of blood vessels in embryos, but researchers weren’t sure whether it was also critical to adults’ health.
The new technique sheds light on the materials the artist used, and the order in which they were applied to the painting. It also helped scientists uncover insights about the painting’s connections to other work from the same era.
The study sheds light on the relationship of theta oscillations to human learning and exploration — and it could help inform future research on therapies for patients with memory disorders like Alzheimer’s disease.
Ten years after it was introduced, vaccination rates among U.S. adolescents remain low. Research led by Roshan Bastani will examine strategies for getting more adolescents to receive the vaccine.
Researchers say the money bail system demands tens of millions of dollars a year in cash and assets from some of the area's most economically vulnerable people and communities.
Every year students say the highlight of history professor Teo Ruiz’s class is the all-day bus and walking tour of the city that’s so close, yet so far.
UCLA professor Suk-Young Kim tells Zócalo about the suffering of the North Korean people and what she wishes President Trump knew about the country’s people.
As electronic devices have become smaller, using silicon components to power them has become more challenging; a team of faculty and students has developed a promising solution.
Though classes are canceled today all UCLA hospitals and clinics are open, and most other offices, departments and buildings across campus are conducting normal operations.
“By addressing health disparities and promoting health equity... she has raised the public profile of health care access as a true social justice issue,” said UCLA Chancellor Gene Block.