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"We have finally found what powers Earth's aurora and radiation belts," said UCLA's Vassilis Angelopoulos. "It took many years ... but it has certainly paid off."

The new endowment will help foster youth focus on their studies by providing grants to cover tutoring, mental health services, summer housing and unforeseen school expenses.

UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television's 2013–14 theater season will feature 12 exciting new and returning events, incuding plays, opera and musical theater.

Joined by his older brother in the Class of 2017, Luke Vellotti plans to study math and computer science while he continues using his chess skills to help others.

A campaign will raise private funds for a comprehensive training facility to be located on the west side of Spaulding Field, the practice field for the Bruin football team.

In a clinical trial, patients whose doctors were given access to early brain scans showed better executive function, memory and overall cognitive ability over a two-year period.

Enthusiasm and optimism were in the hearts and minds of thousands of incoming UCLA students representing 54 countries, 44 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and Guam at this afternoon’s annual UCLA New Student Welcome.

Imagine a curtain that illuminates a room or a smartphone screen that can be pulled to twice its normal size. UCLA's new OLED technology takes us a step closer to that reality.

Researchers show that in at least one case, the system failed by approving a chemical called methyl iodide for use on strawberries.

In pondering the mysterious ring in the Earth's Van Allen belts, researchers made a crucial discovery: Not all high-energy particles obey the same physics.

Three newly opened buildings on "The Hill" further UCLA's commitment to providing students with a residential experience that complements their academic pursuits.

The UCLA Department of Design | Media Arts (DMA) is offering a variety of events for the public's enjoyment this fall, including exhibitions and lectures.

UCLA Architecture and Urban Design (A.UD) presents a series of public events this fall, including lectures and exhibitions.

The hill where many UCLA students live is alive with the sound of chatter, eight-claps, cheering and laughter. About 11,000 undergraduates will move in through Sunday.

True Bruin Welcome activities will include concerts, films, sporting events, information sessions and other events aimed at introducing new students to campus life and UCLA tradition.

All donations from the innovative six-week crowd-funding initiative will go directly to supporting UC students with financial need.

When Terry Dunlap arrived at the ER with a massive clot, doctors gave him two choices: open-heart surgery or a new minimally invasive procedure. But there was a catch.

A new system is needed to streamline and strengthen the regulation of groundwater, which makes up nearly a third of the state's water supply, the report argues.

Researchers find that nanodiamonds can be a less-invasive and longer-lasting method of administering the proteins that aid in bone growth.

The small, lightweight device, which featuresa a color filter, an external lens and a laser diode, can be fabricated using a 3-D printer.

The UCLA Department of Art is offering a variety of events for the public's enjoyment this fall, including exhibitions and public lectures.

Nearly 100 people gathered on campus at UCLA to mark the official launch of construction on the much-anticipated facility, which is scheduled to open in 2016.

UCLA researchers found that by attaching drugs to the tiny particles and injecting them directly into tumors, the drugs' efficiency was boosted and damage to surrounding tissue was minimized.

The UCLA-RAND study found that one of every 10 patients in the ICU received care that wouldn't improve or save their lives, at a cost of approximately $4,000 a day.

UCLA Athletics is saddened to learn of the tragic loss of football player Nick Pasquale, who passed away early Sunday morning after being struck by a car in his hometown of San Clemente.