Funding from the Hirshberg Foundation has elevated the UCLA center to one of the nation’s premier comprehensive programs for pancreatic cancer and diseases.

An air filtration system developed specifically for school buses reduces exposure to vehicular pollutants by up to 88 percent, according to a study by UCLA Fielding School of Public Health researchers.

With Nimoy’s death Friday, a planned April 10 artist talk in Royce Hall has been cancelled. Refunds are available.

Dental students taking the “Medical Improv” class learn techniques to be more relaxed and confident when they deal with patients.

UCLA neurosurgeon Dr. Isaac Yang will receive the prestigious National Golden Apple Award for Teaching Excellence from the American Medical Student Association.

UCLA art history lecturer Gregory Harwell talks about the art, religion and influence of Dutch Renaissance painter Hieronymous Bosch on March 5, 12 p.m., 306 Royce Hall.

Law professor Steven Bank proposes a compromise between Major League Soccer leadership and its players union that is inspired by how the University of California is structured.

A report by the UCLA Civil Rights Project is the first to analyze national school suspension rates by race and district.

A few days after host Neil Patrick Harris joked the Oscars honored “Hollywood’s best and whitest,” entertainment insiders addressed the lack of diversity in the industry.

Abundant research has revealed that pregnancy is a key period of increased risk for developing obesity in women and that obesity in pregnancy may genetically “program” offspring to become overweight or obese later in life.

Study by UCLA Fielding School of Public Health points out another disturbing impact of income inequality: its effect on people’s health.

Diane de Anda, UCLA professor emerita of social welfare, embarked on a new career as an author of children's books after her retirement.

Radiation therapy is the most common treatment for men with prostate cancer, but it may not always be worthwhile.

UCLA analysis of movies and TV shows in 2012 and 2013 reveals that race and gender representation in Hollywood is out of step with the rest of America, its authors say.

Most of the laws of nature treat particles and antiparticles equally, but stars and planets are made of particles, or matter, and not antiparticles, or antimatter. That asymmetry puzzled scientists for many years.

Screening travelers for fever on arrival has been criticized as ineffective, but the scientists found it can catch cases that screeners miss at departure.

UCLA bioengineers have developed a revolutionary approach that brings together traditional drugs and nanotechnology-enhanced medications to create safer and more effective treatments.

Donna Coyne, associate director of admissions at UC Santa Barbara, reflects on her two-year term, ending July 1, as staff advisor to the UC Regents.

The UCLA study offers a new approach for treating depression in older adults that could get them out of depression much faster than the standard antidepressants.

Only 36 percent of commuters drive alone, according to UCLA’s annual State of the Commute report.

A professor in the UCLA Anderson School writes that the ubiquitous and dreaded review discourages honesty and impedes personal improvement.

Two engineering graduates are the first employees in a new Mountain View startup that will use their innovation in the design of an important semiconductor chip.

UC chief investment officer Jagdeep Singh Bachher manages the UC pension, endowment, short-term and total-return investment pools.

Dr. John Mazziotta will become vice chancellor of UCLA Health Sciences and dean of the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, effective March 1, and Dr. David Feinberg will step down as president of UCLA Health System and CEO of the UCLA Hospital System.

While war rages in Syria, that country's people can still experience the culture and history of the region’s Mesopotamian roots through an exhibit made possible by a Kurdish nonprofit organization and UCLA archaeologist Giorgio Buccellati.