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Scientists from UCLA and Tohoku University have discovered a new self-assembly method for producing defect-free graphene nanoribbons.

UCLA professor of education Sandra Graham, who has spent her career studying the effects of inequity in schools, is now having a direct influence on carrying out UCLA’s commitment to equity and diversity on this campus.

The National Science Foundation has funded UCLA research astronomer R. Michael Rich and an international team to use the world’s largest camera to map the central bulge of the Milky Way.

Demonstrations, film screenings, lectures and a special dinner are on the menu for campus consumers Oct. 22 - 24 as UCLA joins thousands of other organizations nationwide, including several UC campuses, to celebrate Food Day.

UCLA researchers have discovered that some scar-forming cells in the heart, known as fibroblasts, have the ability to become endothelial cells — the cells that form blood vessels.

In the first study of its kind, UCLA researchers found that there was a disparity in post-tonsil removal doctor’s visits based on income status, race and ethnicity.

At a “Thinking L.A.” event copresented by UCLA and Zocalo Public Square, a panel that included two UCLA professors discuss the transformation of downtown L.A. and whether it lives up to the current hype.

China’s enormous economic growth over the past three decades has fueled an “age of ambition,” said journalist Evan Osnos during a presentation he gave Oct. 6 at the UCLA School of Law.

A $2.5 million gift from Tadashi Yanai will help transform UCLA’s Department of Asian Languages and Cultures into one of the world’s leading centers for the study of Japanese literature and culture.

Research by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research shows that a pent-up demand for health care will decline significantly after the first year of enrollment.

UCLA professor emeritus of music Roger Bourland, a renowned composer and musician, will premiere his grand opera,  “La Paloma y el Ruiseñor,” at the Teatro Angela Peralta in Mazatlán, Mexico, on Nov. 14.

'A Mathematical Theory of Communication,' a large-scale, computer-generated installation by Casey Reas, professor of Design Media Arts, is now on permanent display in the University of Texas.

Economist Lee Ohanian makes the case that income inequality is not nearly so rampant as reports suggest and that a better indicator of well-being is consumption.

Undocumented UC students who qualify for in-state tuition but are ineligible for federal assistance soon will be able to borrow up to $4,000 a year to make up the shortfall, thanks to a new law supported by the University of California and state legislators.

The finding could explain the early onset of many age-related diseases, including liver cancer, in obese people.

SACNAS at UCLA is trying to bring more Latinos and Native Americans into science and engineering, a crucial step to help the U.S. keep pace with the rest of the technological world.

UCLA presents "Crisis in Ukraine: Assessing Recent Developments," an inter-departmental event on Oct. 20 from 3-5 p.m at the UCLA Law School.

Former patients of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit reunited with their nurses, doctors and other health care professionals at a reunion that was held at UCLA’s Wilson Plaza Sunday, Oct. 12. 

The second-annual Inventathon encourages interdisciplinary teams of young inventors to develop innovative solutions using the latest technology and mobile applications.

The UCLA Center for Healthier Children, Families and Communities has received a $900,000 award to establish a national Health Care Transitions Research Network for individuals with autism spectrum disorder.

The Westwood Technology Transfer will focus on better protecting and optimizing the discoveries and inventions developed through campus research.

UCLA's 7th annual “Dribble for the Cure” on Oct. 26 will see participants dribbling basketballs in a race across campus to support pediatric cancer research and treatment.

U.S. Department of State foreign service officer Michelle G. Los Banos will serve as diplomat in residence at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs.

UCLA's Confucius Institute will present the second China Oncreen Biennial from Oct. 17 to Nov. 14 at the UCLA Film and Television Archive's Billy Wilder Theater and other L.A. venues.

The UCLA Labor Center produces the nation's only storytelling radio show that focuses on workers and the issues they face. Students and community members work on Re:Work Radio and learn storytelling skills and multimedia production.