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True “omniphobic” surfaces — those that can repel any liquid, even those with the lowest surface tensions — have been elusive until now.

The findings will help physicians determine the best treatment for patients most likely to respond to the drug and develop new combination treatments for melanoma and other cancers.

Each have been honored for their scientifically or socially distinguished efforts to advance science or its applications.

The proposed alliance would create the nation’s leader in patient care, research and education in hearing and ear disorders.

New findings by UCLA neurophysicists could be significant for people who use virtual reality for gaming, military, commercial, scientific or other purposes.

New research provides a better understanding of how osteonecrosis of the jaw progresses and could guide the development of therapeutic and preventive measures.

Understanding the self-replication mechanisms is critical for improving stem cell therapies for blood-related diseases and cancers.

With players wearing number 42 on their helmets and Robinson’s iconic number 42 painted onto the Rose Bowl field, UCLA made the announcement between the first and second quarters of the annual crosstown rivalry football game.

UCLA announced today it is naming 22 recreation and athletics facilities in honor of Jackie Robinson, the legendary four-sport Bruin star who went on to break the color barrier in Major League Baseball.

Company emerges from King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology and the UCLA Center for Excellence in Green Technology. It aims to revolutionize electronics by using carbon-based nanomaterials to lower power consumption and improve performance of smartphones and wearable devices.

UCLA researchers find that using a perovskite solution could improve the quality and manufacturing efficiency of medical and commercial imaging devices.

More than half a million older Californians — 12.6 percent of the state’s senior population — fall more than once a year, but nearly 60 percent of them fail to seek medical attention afterward, according to a UCLA study.

Eighteen children with SCID have been cured of the disease after receiving the therapy in clinical trials at UCLA and the National Institutes of Health.

Researchers assessed 190 U.N. countries’ progress toward fulfilling their commitments to the right to education, protection from child labor and child marriage, and discrimination against children with disabilities.

The scientists created the largest protein ever that self-assembles into a molecular “cage.” The protein is hundreds of times smaller than a human cell.

Research from the UCLA Center for East-West Medicine shows how Eastern and Western medicine can blend to find solutions to this common medical problem.

UCLA is one of 20 colleges and universities, and the only postsecondary institution in California, participating in the Partnership for a Healthier America’s Healthier Campus Initiative.

When adult mice with Noonan syndrome were treated with lovastatin, their memory and ability to remember objects and navigate mazes improved dramatically.

Researchers at UCLA have developed a more efficient way to turn methanol into useful chemicals, like liquid fuels, that would lower production costs in addition to reducing emission of the greenhouse gas.

UCLA School of Dentistry researchers show that electric field-induced release and measurement is a reliable way to detect tumor-causing mutations that would be more cost-effective and efficient.

Plants worldwide are more sensitive to drought than many scientists realized. The research may improve predictions of which plant species will survive climate change.

The American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines – Heart Failure Gold-Plus Quality Achievement Award recognizes the hospital’s work implementing quality improvement measures.

UCLA will host its free, annual “Exploring Your Universe” event — UCLA’s day for the public to learn about science — this Sunday, Nov. 16, from 12 noon until 5 p.m., with some activities continuing until 8 p.m., weather permitting.

Researchers from UCLA and Architected Materials will use the grant to continue developing breakthrough technology to reduce the frequency and severity of head injuries to football players.

As a tribute to the couple, the UCLA Center for Health Sciences Plaza was renamed the Irma and Norman Switzer Plaza.