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President Barack Obama is appointing Lothar von Falkenhausen, a UCLA professor of Chinese archaeology and art history, to the Cultural Property Advisory Committee.

The award recognizes excellent psychologists who are in the early stages of their research careers.

The new livestreamed interview series called “Office Hours” will launch Jan. 19 and showcase prominent artists and entertainment executives sharing wisdom and advice.

Dr. Edward Garon, UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center member and associate professor of hematology and oncology at the David Geffen School of Medicine, has received a new grant from the National Institutes of Health.

Two volumes edited by Richard Hovannisian, Armenian Van and Armenian Baghesh/Bitlis and Taron/Mush, have been released in Turkish translation by Aras Publishers in Istanbul.

The UCLA Staff and Faculty Counseling Center is offering a six-week informational support group to help gain skills to enjance personal and professional relationships.

Zócalo/UCLA, the Japanese American Museum and KCRW host a discussion on understanding the proposed Muslim registry through the lens of the Japanese-American experience.

To turn on its genome — the full set of genes inherited from each parent — a mammalian embryo needs to relocate a group of proteins, researchers have discovered. The metabolic proteins move to the DNA-containing nuclei about two days after a mouse embryo is fertilized, according to the study.

Georgina Huljich, assistant adjunct professor of architecture and urban design, is a principal of the architectural firm P-A-T-T-E-R-N-S. She is involved in designing a mixed-use mega-project for downtown L.A.

California State Senate will discuss barriers, such as difficult-to-navigate health system, inadequate insurance, and cultural misconceptions, as well as possible solutions Jan. 12.

In a study of rural communities in five countries, researchers found that women provide far more hours of care in their daily lives than do their male counterparts.

A UCLA-led research team reports that the moon is at least 4.51 billion years old and probably formed only about 60 million years after the birth of the solar system — 40 million to 140 million years earlier than had been thought.

The program is designed to better prepare its graduates for their next career move, be it pursuing a Ph.D. or landing a job as a multifaceted researcher in the corporate or nonprofit world.

Sarah Abrevaya Stein, UCLA professor of history and the Maurice Amado Chair in Sephardic Studies, is the winner of the 2016 National Jewish Book Award in the category of Sephardic culture.

After 10 weeks, children who had received a UCLA-developed intervention for autism were spending more time interacting with others rather than playing independently.

Charlene Villaseñor Black, associate director of Chicano Studies Research Center and professor of art history and Chicana/o studies, has been awarded a $35,000 grant from the Albert and Elaine Borchard Foundation.

Almost half of the fish ordered at Los Angeles-area sushi restaurants turned out to be mislabeled, which has both environmental and public health implications.

The UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science again holds the top spot in rankings by U.S. News and World Report.

These awards are the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. government on science and engineering professionals in the early stages of their research careers.

UCLA researchers have identified a signature brain-wave pattern for children with autism spectrum disorder related to a genetic condition. They say this signature is among the first quantitative biomarkers for any syndrome associated with autism spectrum disorder.

From performances to lectures to exhibitions, the UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture will present more than 150 public events this winter.

For the 2017-18 academic year, employees can apply for their children to attend eight schools.

The UCLA Sephardic Archive has acquired one of the most significant collections ever assembled chronicling Los Angeles Sephardic Jewish history.

The UCLA campus and UCLA Health medical facilities will remain open and operational.

Beginning Jan. 1, 2017, Anthem Blue Cross becomes the administrator for medical and behavioral health benefits for UC’s preferred provider organization medical plans for employees (Core, UC Care and UC Health Savings Plan).