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The study highlights the importance of screening for congenital cytomegalovirus infection as part of routine care for HIV-exposed infants.

The findings may help to offer better solutions for preventing and managing fatigue.

A pioneer in her field, Dr. Linda Liau is only the second woman in the nation — and the first Asian-American woman — to chair an academic department of neurosurgery.

The longtime Univision news anchor receives UCLA’s highest honor in front of an appreciative crowd at Luskin Lecture event.

The Noah Erenberg Endowment Fund will support faculty efforts to help K–12 teachers improve education for children with learning differences.

Arcadia, a charitable fund of Lisbet Rausing and Peter Baldwin, gives $5.5 million to support Documenting Global Voices.

Jade Elliott, who studied jazz at UCLA, earned the opportunity of her young career: an all-expenses paid trip to Switzerland to perform at the high-profile event.

The fact that two related but distinct skeletal disorders share a common mechanism helps explain both normal and disordered skeletal development.

Researchers from the School of Dentistry and the David Geffen School of Medicine will use a technology created in the lab of Dr. David Wong from the dental school.

Previous research hinted that small cell cancers from different organs may be driven by common mechanisms, but the new study is the first to so clearly describe the steps in their evolution.

The gift from Louis and Harold Price Foundation will enable Dr. Daniel Lu, associate professor of neurosurgery, to test promising treatments, with the potential for groundbreaking therapies.

A class created by adjunct professor David Leaf will tell the band’s story through film, video and interviews with music industry executives.

California law could be amended to allow Los Angeles to extend rent protections to units that are not currently rent-controlled, including properties built since 1979.

The structure was renamed La Kretz Botany Building in recognition of the $20 million the longtime donor has given overall for the project.

“Thanks to Iris [Cantor], generations of women have been empowered to take command of their health and inspired to get involved,” said medical school dean Kelsey Martin.

Research in a related report, however, found that a greater percentage of California adults are walking regularly: 4 in 5 adults regularly walk for transportation, for leisure or both.

The report takes into account things such as quality of teaching and research, knowledge transfer and international outlook.

Revenue from the deal will help fund events for students during move-in and welcome activities, as well as undergraduate and graduate student leadership initiatives, and campus recreation activities.

California’s economy is expected to continue to grow faster than the U.S. economy, but the report indicates that growth at the state and national levels will be weaker in 2020.

“Summoning the Ancestors” explores a comprehensive collection of bronzes — 76 bells and 73 ǫfǫ (small objects derived from wooden staffs of power).

Dr. Michael Rodriguez is founding chair of the group that focuses its energies on research, policy and advocacy work, sharing knowledge and promoting policies that encourage political, economic and social equality.

Featured among the 150-plus events: Taylor Mac, Theaster Gates, Fran Lebowitz, Monika Baer, Judy Baca and Juliana Huxtable.

The genetic technique is a step toward a strategy to help people with autism better process visual information.

An intensive, multifaceted online prevention program can make such initiatives more accessible to those at risk for developing the disease.

The researchers are already discussing the new device with marine biologists to determine where it would be most useful.