A study by the Bay Area Council Economic Institute of the rapid formation of startups at UC campuses found that universitywide research has led to hundreds of new companies, supporting 146,000 jobs.
Findings from analyzing the body’s biological clock suggest that genetic or environmental factors linked to ethnicity may influence how quickly a person ages.
Beginning Sept. 10 at the Bruins' home opener against UNLV at the Rose Bowl, enhanced screening procedures will be implemented at UCLA football games in order to provide a safer environment for the public and significantly expedite entry.
Adam Linder will receive the $100,000 Mohn Award; Wadada Leo Smith will receive the $25,000 Career Achievement Award; and Kenzi Shiokava will receive the $25,000 Public Recognition Award.
The research is the first to demonstrate how lifestyle factors directly influence abnormal proteins in people with subtle memory loss who have not yet been diagnosed with dementia.
Mary Terrall, a professor of history at UCLA, has been recognized by the Society for the History of Natural History for her book, “Catching Nature in the Act: Reaumur and the Practice of Natural History in the 18th Century.”
UCLA professor Tyrone Howard, AJ Scheitler, Yen Ying Shek and Minh Tran took part in the Summer Scholars Meeting of the Research Integration Strategies and Evaluation for Boys and Men of Color.
The findings are a major step toward confirming an unusual theory of how some cancer cells metastasize, and the study could lead to new strategies for keeping melanoma from spreading.
Two urban planners at UCLA have taken a close look at the effects of cultural revitalization on two adjoining, but vastly different areas in downtown Los Angeles.
Dr. Jeffrey Veale writes that a program pioneered at UCLA could encourage more donations and reduce the number of deaths of those waiting for transplants.
On Wednesday, Aug. 17, the Fowler Museum presents “Waa’gey: Mysteries of the Wayfinding Voyagers,” a documentary about young men from Micronesia who build a canoe and sail to Guam.
Developing a story and a character as the basis for their floor routines have become the hallmark of UCLA gymnastics, thanks to coach Valorie Kondos Field and her talented team.
If you spend hours commuting to work and sitting at your desk all day, recent studies about the health hazards of too much sitting probably have hit home.
Ellen Scott, assistant professor of cinema and media studies at the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television, has been named a 2016 Academy Film Scholar by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
A UCLA political scientist and an American University political historian talked about the key factors in the presidential election Tuesday night before a packed crowd at the Hammer Museum.
More than 300 technology leaders, innovators, policymakers, journalists and academics will gather Friday at UCLA’s Pauley Pavilion Club to share their ideas on closing the gender and diversity gap in the technology sector.