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The new members, all UCLA alumni and long-time supporters, will serve two-year terms.

New research highlights the value of a program at UCLA's Semel Institute that teaches social skills to high-functioning young adults with autism spectrum disorder.

Teens who have a positive role model, an adult mentor at school, and who volunteer or participate in extracurricular clubs are less likely to be overweight.

The DNA-based discovery means the biological family Canidae has 36 members, not 35.

Five men who have been completely paralyzed for years moved their legs in a rhythmic motion, thanks to a noninvasive method of stimulating the spinal cord, UCLA scientists report.

A new five-year review rating the academic publishing output of department faculty puts UCLA among the nation’s very best.

The treatment uses a chemical to block an RNA molecule that’s typically found in high levels in people with ulcerative colitis.

The award from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine will fund a phase I/II clinical trial that will enroll 10 patients with an immunodeficiency disorder at three different U.S. locations.

Two UCLA astronomy professors are playing an important role in an international initiative to build the Cherenkov Telescope Array.

Kareiva will conduct research into urban conservation, improving environmental communications and exploring the role of consumer choices in pushing businesses to go green.

A UCLA-led study suggests that the Brain Trauma Foundation's guidelines for treating traumatic brain injuries do not guarantee better clinical outcomes for patients.

New mobile device, created with a 3D printer, analyzes blood samples and delivers results in under a minute.

Researchers at the UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability recommend that state officials adopt best practices for monitoring leaks and measuring water loss.

Findings are the first to shed light on the genetic differences between DiGeorge syndrome patients with autism and those with psychosis.

The total smashes the previous high set in 2013–14 and accelerates the momentum of the Centennial Campaign for UCLA.

An assessment tool developed jointly by psychiatrists at UCLA and the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston will be the first to help identify maladaptive grief in youth between 8 and 18.

Best Hospitals Honor Roll recognizes excellence in treating patients who need an especially high level of care.

The astrophysicist is being honored by the UK academy for her 'acclaimed discoveries ... on the motions and nature of the stars orbiting the black hole in the centre of our Galaxy.'

UCLA Chancellor Gene Block sent this communication to the campus community today.

Material is easier and less expensive to make than the current standard, but had not previously been shown to emit light.

Identity protection services will be offered free of charge to potentially impacted individuals.

Researchers from UCLA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory found that extra heat from greenhouse gases has been trapped in the subsurface waters of the Pacific and Indian oceans.

With less of the protein, called p53, older epithelial cells have a hard time maintaining the integrity of their genetic material when they encounter carcinogens, which allows cancer to develop.

Because topological insulators are so tiny, scientists have, until now, been unable to fully understand how the defects impact their functionality.

Why do some youngsters bounce back quickly, while others suffer devastating side effects for years? Damage to the fatty sheaths around the brain’s nerve fibers may explain the difference.