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On the 40th anniversary of the Khmer Rouge’s proclamation of victory in Cambodia, UCLA demographer Patrick Heuveline has produced new estimates of the regime’s death toll between 1975 and 1979.

UCLA researchers analyzed state policies in nine categories that influence the health of immigrants and their families.

A majority of doctors surveyed believe ACA will steer the country’s health care in the right direction. Doctors’ stance on the law appeared to be closely correlated with their political affiliations and medical specialties.

The fire was confined to a third-floor office suite. Other than the dentistry school’s academic wing, the Center for Health Sciences complex is expected to be accessible and operating normally.

The report from the Williams Institute at the UCLA School of Law shows that permitting same-sex couples to marry leads to more social acceptance of same-sex marriage, not backlash against it.

The policy takes effect for freshmen entering the UCLA College this fall and transfer students entering in fall 2017. More than 100 existing courses already meet the requirement.

UCLA engineers and doctors developed a tool that can deliver nanoparticles, enzymes, antibodies and bacteria into cells thousands of times faster than current technology.

The report by UCLA and USC researchers informs an amicus brief supporting President Obama’s executive order shielding undocumented immigrants from deportation.

Despite progress, dirty air and water are just the beginning of the region's environmental troubles. The findings, which are believed to be the most comprehensive environmental report card for any region in the nation, show the county needs tutoring to bring up its grades.

UCLA researchers looked at 22 indicators to determine grades in six main categories — water, air, ecosystem health, waste, environmental quality of life, and energy and greenhouse gases.

Wealthier women living in communities with larger income gaps are most likely to get a test that can help determine the best way to treat early-stage breast cancer.

The research is another step toward the early diagnosis of CTE, a degenerative brain condition that affects athletes in contact sports who are exposed to repetitive brain injuries.

New research might explain why people with HIV develop age-related illnesses about 14 years before their peers who do not have the virus.

Kathleen Salvaty, an experienced litigator and civil rights advocate, has been hired as UCLA’s Title IX officer.

UCLA researchers showed that shock treatment changes certain areas of the brain that play a role in how people feel, learn and respond to environmental factors.

One of the new meteorites, found in Namibia and weighing in at 811 pounds, is now the largest meteorite in Los Angeles.

The endowed chair commemorates Luskin’s longstanding relationship with his friend and attorney, Robert Henigson.

New compact, reliable energy storage devices outperform batteries by holding larger amounts of energy, recharging more quickly and lasting for longer recharge cycles.

Kang spoke with UCLA Newsroom’s Eric Greene about his background and his goals for the new position.

Jerry Kang, a faculty member since 1995, has drawn praise from fellow professors for his commitment to fairness and his leadership skills.

The moon does not influence the timing of human births or hospital admissions, a new UCLA study finds, confirming what scientists have known for decades.

Of 85 UCLA undergraduate students, only one correctly recalled the Apple logo when asked to draw it on a blank sheet of paper. Fewer than half correctly identified the logo when shown several options.

“Making Strange: Gagawaka + Postmortem by Vivan Sundaram” and “The Sahmat Collective: Art and Activism in India since 1989” both open April 19.

Faculty across campus will vote on a proposal that would require all undergraduate students in the UCLA College to complete a course focused on diversity.

Up to 57 percent of immigrants in California who are eligible under the executive actions are low-income and lack private health insurance, according to a study by UCLA and UC Berkeley researchers.