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Craig Ehrlich, who graduated from UCLA in 1978, will take over leadership of the foundation’s board July 1.

Brookmeyer is an expert on how statistical tools can help address global public health challenges.

The key is a new catalyst: copper with a few atoms of the precious metal ruthenium.

Featured among the 200-plus events: Paul McCarthy, Ibram X. Kendi, Jane Fonda and Marike Splint.

Scientists have been puzzled about why some people with heart failure live longer than others even after receiving the same treatment.

Research brief: There were no differences in outcomes for common surgical procedures between surgeons trained at foreign medical schools or the United States.

The delegation focused on U.S.-China initiatives and issues that affecting island nations that are particularly vulnerable to rising sea levels.

The researchers studied the mechanisms by which insulin may be secreted in the absence of glucose.

The object is a magnetic structure that covers an enormous region of some 160 light-years.

Using data from seven Los Angeles County agencies, researchers developed a model to predict which 3,000 residents were most likely to become homeless.

Thanks to an advance by UCLA engineers, the two-wing structure could soon be used to make windmills that harvest energy more efficiently.

Program opens doors for professionals who seek to deepen their understanding of the legal issues that affect their industries.

UCLA scientists James Gimzewski and Adam Stieg are part of a research team that has taken a major stride toward creating thinking machines.

The theater was renamed Lani Hall in honor of Alpert’s wife, the singer Lani Hall.

The Rapanui people most likely believed the ancient monoliths helped food grow on the Polynesian island, a new study reveals.

Research brief: The findings also show that patient visits by Medicaid recipients to primary care physicians rose 3.6% during the first three years of the act.

UCLA’s David Jewitt said the data provides the best measure of the size of the comet's nucleus, “which is the really important part.”

The drug combination should be a first line of treatment, UCLA researchers say.

The advance could help scientists identify drugs to treat fibrosis, which plays a role in chronic kidney disease, liver cirrhosis and many other conditions.

UCLA researchers discovered differences in maternal and paternal X chromosomes that help explain sex differences in the immune system.

In this role, Hoek will provide leadership and grow partnerships with faculty and stakeholders to improve ecosystem health in Los Angeles.

The revitalization of the Ralph Freud Playhouse is scheduled for completion in 2024.

Bullard currently serves as dean of the College of Professional and Global Education at Cal State Los Angeles. He will begin at UCLA on Jan. 6, 2020.

A combination approach could be new strategy for people with advanced cancers.

Scientists from 22 institutions, including UCLA, call for early diagnosis, prevention and treatment to reduce the risk of chronic diseases.