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Findings suggest that the industrialized world’s sleep habits do not differ much from those that humans evolved to have.

Political science professor Chris Tausanovitch argues that polarization in American society actually has not deviated much since the 1950s.

The season will include performances of “Lainie’s Cabaret at UCLA: Celebrating Frank Sinatra … 100 Years,” “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” and Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “Carousel.”

A Ph.D. student in the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, Teni Adewumi is helping to raise awareness of the potential adverse health effects of certain products used at beauty salons.

Dribble for the Cure brought 650 participants to campus Oct. 11.

Among young people with high-functioning autism, the areas of the brain linked to social behaviors are less developed and less-sufficiently networked than they are in those without autism.

Waugh, an authority on American history and lifelong baseball fan, explains how baseball has (and hasn’t) changed, why it became the national pastime and how she teaches the sport’s history.

Daniel Ybarra, a medical student and graduate student in public health, has become one of UCLA’s first Tillman Scholars, which assists student veterans and their spouses with their education.

A scholarship was established by two School of Theater, Film and Television alumni in honor of professor emeritus Howard Suber. The film professor was recognized during a celebration of his 50 years on UCLA's faculty.

Lawrence Zipursky receives Columbia University's top prize for biological and biochemical research.

A UCLA delegation made up of more than 50 staff, students, alumni, community leaders and friends gathered at Los Angeles City Hall before participating in advocacy meetings with city council members, county supervisors and their staff.

The chair will advance oral health care services for people with developmental disabilities.

Acclaimed Japanese dance company Sankai Juku comes to UCLA's Royce Hall.

New research indicates that some dinosaurs, at least, had the capacity to elevate their body temperature using heat sources in the environment, such as the sun.

The assistant professor of social welfare studies LGBT social networks, which can contribute to health outcomes.

Richard F. Heck, a UCLA alumnus who captured the 2010 Nobel Prize in chemistry, died Friday in Manila after suffering for years from a number of illnesses, including prostate cancer and diabetes. He was 84.

The actor, writer and musician co-curated an exhibition of the works of Lawren Harris.

Researchers say this research gives important insight into the cellular nature of aggressive prostate cancer, which will aid in the development of better treatments.

A former White House chef, the host of a popular food-focused radio show and a Slow Food Los Angeles leader are gathering at UCLA on Oct. 21 for a free Food Day program that will emphasize the impact of edible food waste.

When UCLA history professor J. Arch Getty presents “Dead Man Talking: Lenin's Body and Russian Politics,” the UCLA Academic Senate’s 119th Faculty Research Lecture on Oct. 19, he will be speaking from a deep well of scholarship in Russian history.

On Oct. 12 the former computer engineering student will be honored by the UCLA Venture Capital Fund and privately mentor current students and young alumni about entrepreneurship.

Goldwyn's new book recreates the 1890s period of legal prostitution and rampant morphine addiction.

The presence of humans changes the way animals behave, and those changes may make them more vulnerable.

The architect worked with UCLA engineers in designing a dwelling for astronauts.

The researchers suggest that universities could encourage more risk-taking in research by decoupling job security from productivity.