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An international team led by researchers from UCLA and Massachusetts General Hospital helped lead discovery of the first definitive genetic mutations.

The new consortium could not only help generate life-saving treatments, but also create significant economic activity from spin-off companies to licenses and collaborations with industry.

The UCLA Film and Television Archive in partnership with Outfest Los Angeles hosts a screening of “Love! Valour! Compassion!” as part of the Outfest UCLA Legacy Project Screening Series.

The study, led by UCLA professor Jaana Juvonen, surveyed more than 4,300 sixth-graders in Southern and Northern California.

The UCLA International Medical Graduate Program offers education and certification to physicians who agree to provide services in underserved communities.

The UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs social welfare department provides lessons in social work and a diversity of experiences to first-year medical students.

The victory in Matal v. Tam marks the second win of the term for the clinic headed by professor Stuart Banner.

Dr. Huda Zoghbi, a Baylor University neurologist, has helped uncover the molecular basis of neurological disorders including Rett syndrome.

Help inspire the next generation of Bruins on the ninth annual UCLA Volunteer Day Oct.7.

Anita Ortega, a former UCLA basketball star and the first African-American woman to become a Los Angeles Police Department area commander, advised graduates to push on their own behalf and for the voiceless.

Two priorities for the fiscal year 2017 competition were north campus-led research projects and projects involving big data and related tools and capabilities.

UCLA is one of the top universities in the country for producing the most Ph.D.s in the arts and humanities. In 2014-15, UCLA tied for No.1 in the nation with NYU, according to a recent report from the Chronicle of Higher Education.  

The first two women of Tongva descent to be awarded Ph.D.s at UCLA celebrated that milestone today at UCLA’s Graduate Division Doctoral Hooding, held on a campus that now sits on the ancient land of their ancestors.

Kaylin Wesley plans to use her knowledge to alleviate major challenges facing black youth as they struggle to attain an education and health care, among other objectives.

Julia Heck will receive $200,000 over two years from the Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation to support research on early detection and prevention.

Diane Favro is UCLA’s first faculty member to receive the honor, which was established in 1965.

The UCLA Film and Television Archive hosts a screening of “Moby Dick” as part of the program “John Huston: A Retrospective.” The program will run from June 17 through August 27 and will feature different films directed by John Huston.  

The UCLA Film and Television Archive hosts a screening of “Fat City” and “Wise Blood” as part of the program, “John Huston: A Retrospective.” The program will run from June 17 through August 27.

The UCLA Film and Television Archive hosts a screening of “The Night of the Iguana” and “Reflections in a Golden Eye” as part of the program “John Huston: A Retrospective”. The program will run from June 17 through August 27.

The UCLA Staff and Faculty Counseling Center is offering a three-week educational support group on change. They will be providing information, tools, and support on how to manage change and build resilience. 

The Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group awarded UCLA’s Steve Horvath an Allen Distinguished Investigator award.

Once the lingua franca of Mexico, Nahuatl was eventually overtaken by Spanish. Today, the Aztec language is spoken only by 1.5 million people in Mexico, many of whom live in the state of Veracruz on the western edge of the Gulf of Mexico.

Christopher Russell, a professor in UCLA’s Department of Earth, Planetary and Space Sciences and principal investigator for the Dawn Mission, was awarded the NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal.

UCLA senior James Anderson spent three years behind bars, then co-founded a nonprofit that helps formerly incarcerated people, and now plans to dedicate himself to justice system reform.

Graduating senior Luke Vellotti is leaving UCLA this week with two bachelor’s degrees — one in mathematics and one in computer science — and starting his career at Google as a software developer.