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The grant will assist in the completion of research for Robert Chao Romero's current book project, “The Brown Church: Towards a Latina/o History and Theology of Liberation.”

Arnold “Arne” Scheibel, a renowned neuroanatomist whose passion for teaching and for understanding the workings of the human brain inspired generations of students and helped shape the neuroscience community at UCLA, died Monday, April 3, in Oakland.

Americans toss out $165 billion worth of food each year, often out of safety concerns fueled by confusion about the meaning of the multitude of date labels on packages.

Last month, postdoctoral researchers from the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA impressed judges with their scientific acumen, poise and ability to articulate the significance of their work at the 2017 Giannini Fellowship competition in Pebble Beach, California.

The new five-year contract applies to UCLA’s 600 skilled trades workers.

Jerry Nickelsburg did a lighthearted interview in the Zócalo green room about fish soup in Myanmar, Ernest Hemingway and the extravagance of scuba diving.

UCLA sophomore Luke Mostert is a partner in a business that donates lanterns to children who live in shacks in electricity-deprived sections of his home country.

The three-year effort will be funded with a grant from the Open Philanthropy Foundation.

The more than 100 public events include exhibitions at campus museums and galleries; lectures by artists, alumni and faculty; and performances by students and professionals.

The Herb Alpert School of Music will use the fund to contribute to research, scholarship and programs in the field at the undergraduate, graduate and faculty levels.

Congressman John Lewis, a civil rights icon and elected representative from Georgia's 5th District, will deliver the fifth annual Winston C. Doby Distinguished Lecture and receive the UCLA Medal, the university's highest honor.

The honor recognizes exceptional young scientists who have demonstrated “the most creative talent,” according to the program.

In the coming season, CAP UCLA will present a dozen performances at the Theatre at Ace Hotel.

The symposium, sponsored by the UCLA Brain Research Institute and the Semel Institute, will feature visiting speakers and UCLA faculty on the science regarding cannabis, cannabinoids, and the endocannnabinoid system.

Autoantibodies cause some cases of hypertriglyceridemia, which can increase risk of cardiovascular disease and pancreatitis.

Miriam Posner writes about how get-girls-to-code initiatives that aim to fix tech’s gender imbalance may unintentionally help reinforce it.

A portrait of Oscar Wilde that typically hangs in a small hallway inside UCLA’s William Andrews Clark Library will be on public display next month for the first time in Great Britain.

An expert in pathology of the liver and one of the pioneers in establishing the nature of the liver cell, he has done research on the pathogenesis of alcoholic and liver disease, more specifically investigating the regulation of expression of RNA sequence genes in liver biopsies from patients with acute alcoholic hepatitis.

Second annual Quality of Life Index shows how residents feel about some of the Trump administration’s policies and also includes opinions on traffic, cost of living and gentrification.

Denice Lombard and her father, Ted, made history in 1967 and now they’re urging others to become organ donors.

Weizhe Hong, an assistant professor of biological chemistry and neurobiology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, has been named a 2017 Searle Scholar.

Kathleen Salvaty oversees UC’s ongoing efforts to effectively prevent and respond to sexual violence and sexual harassment, which includes education, investigation, adjudication and sanctioning in cases involving students, faculty and staff.

UCLA will mark World Health Day on April 7, commemorating the founding of the World Health Organization, with a wide spectrum of activities on campus focused on Depression: Let’s Talk.

Jason Furman delivers the annual Arnold C. Harberger Distinguished Lecture on Economic Development and will speak on the critical role of the Council of Economic Advisers and what may lie ahead for the U.S. and global economies.

Presentations will discuss challenges, solutions and innovations for a better future in countries across Africa, Asia, Latin America, Middle East and Europe.