Mesoporous silica nanoparticles deliver the drug directly to the tumor instead of having it spread through the bloodstream.

The events are designed to appeal to people who share a fascination with the science hidden in our food or who are simply curious to know more about the food we eat and cook.

An avid runner, Lee is race director of the popular UCLA True Bruin Move and Groove 5K on Sunday, March 6.

Susan Wojcicki, CEO of YouTube, returned to UCLA Anderson, where she got her M.B.A. in 1998, to talk about her career and share her insights on how to succeed in the tech world.

Patricia Turner writes about Ashe’s life, from his birth into segregation to his death from AIDS in 1993, and identifies the qualities he embodied that today’s students should aspire to: perseverance, honesty and integrity.

UCLA Library staffers help make instructors aware of potential classroom resources that are free or low-cost alternatives.

Public policy professor John Villasenor breaks down the background, key points and possible consequences of the iPhone legal dispute.

While the experts agreed on the need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, they sharply divided on how to achieve that goal at a recent discussion sponsored by the UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability.

Bryonn Bain, a new professor of African-American Studies at UCLA, draws on his experiences with racial profiling along with his Harvard law degree to shape his art and to advocate for justice reform.

The bequest from the David Dobrow Trust establishes an endowment that will help ensure the long-term financial security of the Herb Alpert School of Music.

UCLA graduate students are learning how to explain their research to a broad audience through the Grad Slam competition.

In high-cost areas of California, people with incomes much higher than the federal poverty level may still struggle to make ends meet.

A UCLA psychology study concludes that many people believe gay men and women are more sexually promiscuous, which they may fear threatens their own marriages and their way of life.

New technique is more streamlined and less expensive than current methods.

Kimberly Anyadike made national headlines in 2009 by piloting a Cessna from Compton to Virginia, and back. Now the aspiring cardiovascular surgeon shines in the classroom and community.

New system can distinguish between subtly different cells so that only the correct, therapeutic cells are used for treatments.

The study’s authors write that while the 2016 Academy Award nominations generated headlines and attention, they merely hint at systemic problems that reach every sector of the industry.

Thanks to the law school’s Supreme Court Clinic, the court will issue rulings on cases dealing with free speech, the right to a speedy trial, search and seizure, and deportation.

Kevan Harris, a comparative historical sociologist and expert on modern Iran, is bringing fresh perspectives shaped by his discipline to UCLA.

The UCLA Library’s Special Collections staff have recaptured some of Hollywood’s finest hours in collection of 48 Los Angeles Times photographs of Academy Awards ceremonies from the 1950s to 1970s.

Dr. Daniel Geschwind has been appointed senior associate dean and associate vice chancellor of precision medicine in the UCLA Health System and David Geffen School of Medicine, beginning March 1.

History professor and modern Middle East expert James Gelvin provides historical explanations about the origins of the Islamic State and what its leaders want.

Yaroslavsky serves as executive director of the new Los Angeles Initiative, a base for his teaching assignments and policy research.

Three outstanding young professors from UCLA are among 126 scientists and scholars to receive the prestigious honor from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.

Hecht is part of a group of 50 scholars and scientists addressing the UC Carbon Neutrality Initiative that pledges to make all 10 campuses carbon neutral by 2025.