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The exhibition at the Fowler Museum at UCLA will feature 200 rare and diverse artworks from the Austronesian-speaking peoples including ancient ceramics, carved ancestor figures, textiles and ritual objects.

A new study by UCLA scientists shows that a long-held assumption might have actually impeded research on how to repair spinal cord injuries.

Thyrosim can be used by clinicians, researchers and educators to gauge the impacts of thyroid treatments and to develop more effective remedies for thyroid problems.

Technique developed at UCLA automatically readjusts drug-dose combinations to zero in on the most effective ones.

Denisovans, ancient hominids who lived alongside humans and Neanderthals, were first described in 2010 through DNA extracted from remains in a Siberian cave in 2008.

Water running down the street is not expected to cause any flooding or property damage to the campus.

Funding from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine will support work to genetically engineer immune cells to fight cancer.

More than 125 public events will showcase the depth and diversity of UCLA Arts activities and creative programming.

The initiative will train a new generation to help achieve a set of ambitious U.N.-approved goals to reduce poverty and hunger, improve health, advance education and make cities more sustainable.

How to tell if you’re sleep deprived, how much sleep is optimal and things you can do to make sure you get the rest you need to stay healthy.

By temporarily inactivating a part of the brain involved in impulse control, the researchers discovered compelling evidence that humans are predisposed to be generous to others.

The research provides the first evidence that a mother’s cortisol patterns before conception influence the weight of her baby.

More than 1 in 9 people around the world do not have access to safe, clean drinking water, and the problem is expected to worsen due in part to climate change.

UCLA’s impressive showing demonstrates its broad academic excellence and reinforces its reputation as one of the country’s finest postsecondary institutions.

The animals, which are related to spiders and scorpions, “look terrifying, but are actually delicate, timid and afraid of you,” says UCLA doctoral candidate Kenneth Chapin.

The new building material called CO2NCRETE would be made from carbon captured from power plant smokestacks potentially eliminating a huge source of greenhouse gas emissions.

Discovery is an important step in the effort to better understand and treat aggressive childhood leukemia.

Shapley, widely considered a father of game theory, was professor emeritus of economics and mathematics and shared the 2012 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences.

The two-time UCLA graduate, a member of the UCLA Anderson Campaign Committee, built what was once a small fixed income boutique into a global asset management firm with more than $4.6 trillion in assets.

Research provides the first analysis and breakdown of California prediabetes rates by county, age and ethnicity.

A detailed examination of assets and debts by researchers from UCLA, Duke and The New School showed that some racial and ethnic minority populations are extremely vulnerable to even short-term financial disruptions.

Statement on behalf of the UCLA community from Chancellor Gene Block and Dr. John Mazziotta, Vice Chancellor, UCLA Health Sciences, and CEO of UCLA Health.

The results presented in a new study by researchers at UCLA and in Brazil Zika revealed associations between infection and “grave outcomes” including fetal death, fetal growth restriction and nervous system damage.

In the past six years, more than 140 startup companies have been formed based on UCLA research discoveries, including 27 that were launched in the fiscal year ending in June 2015.

The campus will use its share of the proceeds to support research programs aimed at generating new discoveries that serve the public good, and to support scholarships and fellowships.