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Panelists will be Olympian Rafer Johnson, Dodgers great Tommy Davis, former Fox Broadcasting exec Ron Taylor and UCLA lecturer Paul Von Blum.

The study found that the average time from the onset of epileptic seizures until surgery was 5.4 years.

Ten Alabama school districts adopted the guidelines two years ago, followed by 29 this school year. An additional 20 plan to get on board in 2015–16.

Abdul-Jabbar is home continuing his recovery after being examined today for discomfort following April 16 heart bypass surgery.

Three UCLA professors were elected today to the prestigious National Academy of Sciences in recognition of their “distinguished and continuing achievements in original research.”

Leading scholars, clergy and activists will convene at UCLA on May 3 and 4 to examine the ongoing influence of the late Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel.

UCLA study finds that only 3.7 percent of people with pre-diabetes were prescribed metformin.

Study by UCLA Center for Health Policy Research finds that elderly Japanese-Americans could provide clues about how all Americans can stay healthier longer.

UCLA’s Life Sciences has been awarded a four-year $2.4 million federal grant from the National Science Foundation to enhance and transform undergraduate education.

In an exhibition opening May 3, hair adornments and a contemporary film address changing ideas of beauty and identity in Africa.

UCLA biologists have found that male aggression against potential rivals for females explains much of the phenomenon.

Myhrvold founded Intellectual Ventures in 2000 after retiring from his position as Microsoft’s chief strategist and chief technology officer. He earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees at UCLA in 1979.

Women who experience extreme morning sickness during pregnancy are three times more likely to have children with developmental issues, according to a UCLA study.

Using a tumor rejection antigen to identify stem cells could help ensure stem cell research studies are accurate.

California NanoSystems Institute researchers have imaged the atomic structures of three specific biological nanomachines, findings they hope advance work on antibiotics targeted toward specific pathogens.

New method for creating key motor neurons is more than five times more effective than previous efforts.

Graduate students and postdoctoral fellows in academic research laboratories report witnessing and experiencing fewer accidents and injuries when the lab’s lead faculty member or supervisor is actively engaged in safety programs, according to new UCLA ...

The strength and conditioning facility inside the football team’s new training complex will be named in honor of the former Bruin quarterback and Pro Football Hall of Famer.

The results “have the potential to substantively change the way that lung cancer is treated,” said Dr. Edward Garon, a member of UCLA’s Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center.

Developed under the leadership of UCLA’s Dr. Antoni Ribas, the drug has signaled a paradigm shift in the way melanoma is treated.

UCLA professors Donald and Sherie Morrison provided the gift to establish the Morrison Family Center for Marketing Studies and Data Analytics.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar underwent quadruple coronary bypass surgery on April 16 at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center.

Using a new stent retriever device in addition to a clot-busting drug led to a significant increase in the percentage of stroke sufferers who could function independently three months later.

Only 9 percent of academic medical practices in the U.S. have procedures to connect patients with LGBT-competent physicians; only 4 percent had policies to identify those physicians.

More than 200 university undergraduate students will compete April 24-26 at UCLA’s 2015 DataFest competition.