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UCLA will present author talks, panel discussions, lectures, and cultural and artistic exhibitions on African-American and African history, culture and experiences this February.

By growing larger, rangeomorphs, fern-like organisms that existed on the sea floor some 580 million years ago, were able to access nutrient-carrying ocean flows.

The tool assesses chances of survival for up to five years and assists doctors in determining whether more or less aggressive treatment is appropriate.

In a new study, UCLA researchers found that men who married when they were younger than 25 had lower bone strength than men who married for the first time at a later age.

The former secretary of state, who will receive UCLA's highest honor, will visit the campus as part of a lecture series presented by the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs.

The campus again received more applications than any four-year university in the nation, with increases among black, Latino and Native American students.

Two UCLA sociologists reveal the logic behind the tough gambles movie studios make — and the financial results of success or failure at the box office.

The powerful Gemini Planet Imager, with an advanced spectrometer designed at UCLA, has collected its first set of images and spectra from several distant planetary systems.

Because such infections are the most common reason for antibiotic use among all children, the costs associated with them are under more scrutiny than ever by health care and government administrators.

The two-and-a-half-year UCLA study found that the protein expression of a typical gene is influenced by many more genetic variants than previously thought.

Researchers also found that black patients tend to fare worst after diagnosis, while Asians and Hispanics survive the longest with the disease.

Jarrahi is among 102 scientists and engineers to receive this year's award, the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. government on researchers in the early stages of their careers.

Telling a crop-fertilizing strain from its potential bioterrorist-agent cousin is tricky, said researchers whose bioinformatics analysis shed light on the Burkholderia bacteria genus.

"Many of these are the first rocks that formed anywhere in the solar system," curator John Wasson said of the gallery's 1,500 meterorite specimens.

On the eve of the 50th anniversary of the U.S. surgeon general's first report on the hazards of lighting up, there's good news about nurses who smoke: There are a lot less of them.

The research, showing that we perceive risk-seeking individuals to be taller and stronger than those who are risk-averse, may have implications for law enforcement, the prison system and the military.

Hair follicle stem cells, the cells of origin for cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma, a common skin cancer, cannot initiate cancer growth during their quiescent phase, UCLA researchers found.

A $2.2 billion effort that began in the 1980s and took on added importance after the Northridge earthquake will, by 2019, have made 66 campus buildings seismically safer.

The department is offering a variety of events for the public's enjoyment this winter.

The department presents a series of public events this winter, including lectures and exhibitions.

The technique — anamorphic stretch transform — makes it possible to improve the speed and quality of data capture, and could have applications in a range of scientific research settings.

Nanomedicine has proven to be promising in fighting cancer, offering the prospect of safer and more effective imaging and drug delivery, and the ability to target tumor cells while sparing patients' healthy tissue.

Understanding the formation and loss of ultrarelativistic electrons in Earth's magnetosphere may help protect satellites, spacecraft and astronauts from the hazards these highly charged particles pose.

The department is offering a variety of events for the public's enjoyment this winter, including recitals and performances by students, faculty and visiting artists.

Researchers studying mice found no evidence of an association between iron levels and the hardening of the arteries that leads to often deadly cardiovascular disease.