An international team of astronomers has observed a striking spiral pattern in the gas surrounding a red giant star called LL Pegasi and its companion star 3,400 light-years from Earth.

While California has been a winner in the free trade world market in terms of its agricultural exports, gains in technology and location on the Pacific rim in close proximity to Asia, manufacturing centers in the Midwest like Detroit have lost good-paying union jobs.

The team discovers a biological marker that may help to identify youths at risk of poor outcomes and prevent cognitive decline.

A “baby” solar system 300 light-years away has given astrophysicists from UCLA and the Carnegie Institution for Science a rare peek at the formation of a planet.

Carol Bakhos is a professor of late antique Judaism and Jewish studies in UCLA’s Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures. Born and bred in Brooklyn, New York, Bakhos says people are often surprised when she says she is not Jewish.

David Hirsch is the librarian for Jewish, Middle Eastern, Central Asian, South Asian and Armenian studies at UCLA Library. It’s unusual for one person to have responsibility for so many different regions.

“African-Print Fashion Now!” introduces visitors to a dynamic African dress tradition featuring the colorful, boldly designed, textiles that have come to be known as “African-print cloth.”

In this Q&A, UCLA’s Dr. Sara Hurvitz sheds light on the benefits of caps, how they work and if men could use them

The thoracic transplant program also ranks among the country’s best in terms of patient survival rates, according to the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients.

UCLA researchers’ findings could work against a broad range of viruses and protect against Zika and its associated neurological defects in mice and human brain models.

The impressive showing in the annual rankings helps demonstrate UCLA’s wide-ranging excellence and reinforces its reputation as one of the country’s top postsecondary institutions.

More than 50 UCLA students, staff, faculty and alumni visited legislative offices on March 8 to share their stories about how the university changed their lives for the better and to call for additional state funding.

The program started in 2001 with 36 participants from disadvantaged homes in Los Angeles. Eight years later, Martin was at the White House to receive the nation’s highest honor for an arts-based youth program.

A committed partner for more than 20 years, the company now has provided more than $80 million to UCLA in support of the university and health care system.

More than 10,000 adults offered their thoughts on health care reform, immigration, taxes, climate change, Black Lives Matter and other public policy issues.

The study could pave the way for understanding and treating neurological disorders, and for developing computers that “think” more like humans.

The group will analyze the impact of new policies on UCLA, recommend strategies for mitigating negative consequences and advise on needs and concerns of the campus community.

Its growing popularity comes from the stimulating conversations and warm camaraderie that dinner guests and hosts embrace.

UCLA researchers found that a combination therapy going after stem cells and chemotherapy resulted in better outcomes.

UCLA research shows that during future droughts human-induced climate change could all but eliminate California's snowpack, which supplies 60 percent of the state's water supply.

Dr. David Talan is on a research team that's studying whether treating appendicitis solely with antibiotics can be a safe, effective and less expensive alternative to surgery.

UCLA study shows that delivering weight-management services online offers a convenient way to produce substantial improvements in health, at a relatively low cost.

The report projects robust job growth and increased defense spending.

South African prisoners, sickened miners and others whose human rights have been violated are gaining access to justice, thanks to a UCLA School of Law program that offers full scholarships and training to African lawyers who then take up their cause.

Professor Daniel Oppenheimer co-authored a study saying that universities must do more to track student improvement.