Mice fed a fatty diet gained more than twice as much as other mice and were far more likely to develop pancreatic lesions known to be precursors to cancer.
The effects of childhood abuse and a lack of parental affection can last a lifetime, taking a toll both emotionally and physically, UCLA researchers say.
Discussion — in Spanish and English — will focus on the importance of closing the Latino education gap and increasing the number of Latino students who go on to higher education.
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Janet Napolitano assumes the post of UC president today.
The University of California today welcomed Janet Napolitano, former secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and twice-elected governor of Arizona,...
September 30, 2013
UC COMMUNITY OF LEARNINGDear Friends:It is a privilege and an honor to write to you today, my first day as the twentieth President of the University of California. I am both excited and humbled by the...
UCLA chemical engineering researchers have created a new synthetic metabolic pathway for breaking down glucose that could lead to a 50 percent increase in the production of biofuels.
The new pathway is intended to replace the natural...
Mavis Wong is a fifth-year UCLA graduate student studying membranes for desalinization of water. This article was originally published in the Huffington Post on Sept. 26, 2013.
All the organizing and emailing for UCLA Volunteer Day...
Learn how you can save time and money and be part of UCLA's efforts to create a healthy and sustainable campus. Staff Assembly is hosting a Learn-at-Lunch event to inform you about UCLA Transportation's alternative transportation programs. Commuting...
The new Teaching and Learning Center will bring medical instruction into the 21st century, with a focus on cutting-edge technologies and innovative teaching methods.
UCLA School of Law's Kuong Ly wants his immigrant success story to become the norm, not the exception.
Kuong Ly wants to be known not only for where he comes from, but for where he’s going.
The second-year UCLA School of Law...
Some big changes and new choices in medical plans are coming to Open Enrollment this fall.UC is offering a revamped menu of plans for 2014 that offers better value and clearer choices, including two new plans: Blue Shield Health Savings Plan, which...
UCLA's new high-speed microscopy technique, which was inspired by wireless communications, is some 10 times faster than current fluorescence-imaging technologies.
"We have finally found what powers Earth's aurora and radiation belts," said UCLA's Vassilis Angelopoulos. "It took many years ... but it has certainly paid off."
The new endowment will help foster youth focus on their studies by providing grants to cover tutoring, mental health services, summer housing and unforeseen school expenses.
Adam Winkler is a professor at UCLA School of Law and the author of "Gunfight: The Battle over the Right to Bear Arms in America." This op-ed appeared in the New York Daily News Sunday, Sept. 22.
Another tragic mass shooting, another round...
UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television's 2013–14 theater season will feature 12 exciting new and returning events, incuding plays, opera and musical theater.
Joined by his older brother in the Class of 2017, Luke Vellotti plans to study math and computer science while he continues using his chess skills to help others.
A campaign will raise private funds for a comprehensive training facility to be located on the west side of Spaulding Field, the practice field for the Bruin football team.
In her blockbuster book former L.A. Deputy Mayor Joy Chen argues that, contrary to Chinese tradition, life is not over for single women over 30 in China.
The unofficial motto of the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs comes from its dean,...
In a clinical trial, patients whose doctors were given access to early brain scans showed better executive function, memory and overall cognitive ability over a two-year period.