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UCLA professor Stephanie White discusses what birds could teach us about communication.

Older birds tend to have fewer, more selective friendships with stronger bonds and may know better where to find food.

Psychologists find it isn’t cathartic, but it can strengthen bonds that might pay off in the future.

New study could improve the ability to make genetic diagnoses and treat neurodevelopmental disorders.

UCLA study finds using “please” may not be so polite in everyday requests.

Daniel Geschwind will discuss what genes have taught us about complex brain disorders during his Faculty Research Lecture.

A new UCLA study discovers cells that make mice pursue fatty foods even when they are not hungry.

A new UCLA study involving pediatric patients and mice identifies a number of the diet’s beneficial changes to the gut microbiome.

Speakers at a “Backlash: Misogyny in the Digital Age” screening included UCLA’s Safiya Noble, Kristy Guevara-Flanagan and Sarah T. Roberts.

UCLA psychologists found the dynamics of people’s emotions mold otherwise neutral experiences into memorable events.

UCLA experts and colleagues explain how cultivating meaning and direction helps youth build motivation and resilience.

In its second year, the UCLA Initiative to Study Hate plans to fund new research teams and host a central research hub.

A study of the Ngogo community in Uganda shows humans aren’t the only primates with menopause and significant post-fertile survival.

UCLA report finds nearly half of those surveyed think sex and romance are too prominent in film and TV.

Dr. Kenneth Wells’ composition is his second one based on a professor’s lifelong struggle with schizophrenia.

The UCLA Anderson professor’s new book aims to help people “make tomorrow better today.”

An international team including UCLA sociologist Giovanni Rossi found that people rely on each other for help constantly.

Want to lose weight — and keep it off? A UCLA dietitian has some advice: Think small.

UCLA’s new Initiative to Study Hate represents a critical effort to root out what’s causing the alarming rise in hate across the country — and what we can do to stop it.

UCLA’s Bedari Kindness Institute wanted to find out if kindness is contagious. The answer may surprise you.

The new Initiative to Study Hate kicks off with 23 projects that examine how hate manifests in the brain, online, in communities and who is most affected.

UCLA researchers create video playlist for YouTube Kids’ anti-bullying programming.

UCLA study shows anxiety about a current pregnancy predicted shorter gestation times.

The Center for Scholars and Storytellers found less than 5% of teens want to see aspirational content in TV or movies.

We are living through one of the most stressful periods in American history. The Semel Institute’s Margaret Distler offers ways to cope.