The financial support comes from a $22 million investment in the University of California from a state law that promotes innovation and entrepreneurship.
Join UCLA's first lady, Mrs. Carol Block, and fellow Staff Assembly members in cheering on the UCLA women's basketball team as they face off against Arizona on Sunday, Jan. 29.
Late-night canvassing to assess a meningitis outbreak exemplifies the dedication to the LGBT community that has earned Ian Holloway national recognition for his groundbreaking research.
The UCLA Sustainable LA Grand Challenge awarded its second round competitive research grants this month, providing $1 million to eight new projects focusing on renewable energy, transportation and urban ecosystems.
A new book, "Nonviolence and Social Movements: The Teachings of Rev. James M. Lawson Jr.," was recently published by the UCLA Labor Center and was written by UCLA students who were inspired by a class he and UCLA faculty members taught.
The device, developed by UCLA’s Aydogan Ozcan and colleagues in Sweden, could be manufactured for less than $500 each — far less expensive than the equipment that labs use for the same tests.
President Barack Obama is appointing Lothar von Falkenhausen, a UCLA professor of Chinese archaeology and art history, to the Cultural Property Advisory Committee.
The new livestreamed interview series called “Office Hours” will launch Jan. 19 and showcase prominent artists and entertainment executives sharing wisdom and advice.
Dr. Edward Garon, UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center member and associate professor of hematology and oncology at the David Geffen School of Medicine, has received a new grant from the National Institutes of Health.
Two volumes edited by Richard Hovannisian, Armenian Van and Armenian Baghesh/Bitlis and Taron/Mush, have been released in Turkish translation by Aras Publishers in Istanbul.
The UCLA Staff and Faculty Counseling Center is offering a six-week informational support group to help gain skills to enjance personal and professional relationships.
Zócalo/UCLA, the Japanese American Museum and KCRW host a discussion on understanding the proposed Muslim registry through the lens of the Japanese-American experience.
To turn on its genome — the full set of genes inherited from each parent — a mammalian embryo needs to relocate a group of proteins, researchers have discovered. The metabolic proteins move to the DNA-containing nuclei about two days after a mouse embryo is fertilized, according to the study.
Georgina Huljich, assistant adjunct professor of architecture and urban design, is a principal of the architectural firm P-A-T-T-E-R-N-S. She is involved in designing a mixed-use mega-project for downtown L.A.
California State Senate will discuss barriers, such as difficult-to-navigate health system, inadequate insurance, and cultural misconceptions, as well as possible solutions Jan. 12.
In a study of rural communities in five countries, researchers found that women provide far more hours of care in their daily lives than do their male counterparts.
A UCLA-led research team reports that the moon is at least 4.51 billion years old and probably formed only about 60 million years after the birth of the solar system — 40 million to 140 million years earlier than had been thought.
The program is designed to better prepare its graduates for their next career move, be it pursuing a Ph.D. or landing a job as a multifaceted researcher in the corporate or nonprofit world.
Sarah Abrevaya Stein, UCLA professor of history and the Maurice Amado Chair in Sephardic Studies, is the winner of the 2016 National Jewish Book Award in the category of Sephardic culture.
After 10 weeks, children who had received a UCLA-developed intervention for autism were spending more time interacting with others rather than playing independently.