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'Everything the senate does, every decision we make, has the goal of achieving excellence at UCLA,' says Susan Cochran, chair of the UCLA Academic Senate.

The programs in the works include a legal clinic; a center to help with or prevent homelessness, substance abuse, and mental illness; a revived Veteran’s Garden; and a family resource center.

UCLA and the Los Angeles LGBT Center have developed a risk calculator that could help men who have sex with men decide whether to take pre-exposure prophylaxis.

UCLA alumnae Funmilola Fagbamila and Lisa Hasegawa are both veteran community organizers who will work with students and faculty.

Chancellor Gene Block met with U.S. Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald to observe ongoing revitalization efforts at the West L.A. VA campus.

Appleby, an emerita professor of history, was a nationally renowned historian who wrote prolifically about America’s founding fathers.

UCLA Health faculty’s resolutions are as diverse as the experts themselves.

UCLA mathematicians ‘cheat physics’ to produce stunning visual effects.

DNA collected from tip of the base of the feathers enable the scientists to create fine-scale maps tracing the migration of species of birds so they can better focus conservation efforts.

Sociologist Jeffrey Guhin says that in teaching concepts like morality, religious and secular thinking are more alike than they seem.

UCLA-led researchers suggest that blocking a protein called type I interferon may actually help combat the virus that causes AIDS.

UCLA professor Henry Kelly examines historical canonical legal procedures to correct the popular myths around the Italian astronomer’s belief in a sun-centered solar system.

Researchers believe that modulating electrical signals in the autonomic nervous system holds promise for better ways to treat heart failure and other common cardiovascular problems.

UCLA-led research found people with advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma and a certain genetic mutation have improved survival when given a drug in combination with standard therapies.

Jonathan Fielding writes that universal adoption of flouridated water and bolstering the number of dentists accepting Medicaid could help counter the inequality.

The pain of loneliness can cut deeper than a knife. But its implications go beyond inner turmoil and the corrosion of emotional health. It can contribute to a host of debilitating and sometimes lethal diseases.

Emergency response services will be available and Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center will remain open.

Misuse of prescription and illicit drugs is so prevalent in Tijuana and East Los Angeles that community clinics in those areas should routinely, though discreetly, screen for it.

The number of Latino physicians in the U.S. has not kept up with the dramatic increase in the Latino population.

Amidst uncertain changes to federal health care policy, Gerald Kominski explores the future for California’s successful health care exchange and Medi-Cal programs.

Joan Asarnow is working on a pair of projects aimed at combating rising suicide rates among young people and changing prevention and care throughout the U.S.

The discovery could have important implications for treating white matter strokes, a major cause of dementia that also accelerate Alzheimer’s disease.

“As a university we have a deep commitment to research innovative solutions for tomorrow, to serve the greater public good and to educate the leaders of future generations,” said Chancellor Gene Block.

Local high school students learn about the life of a UCLA scientist and practical uses for nanotechnology.

There are ways to both enjoy the holidays and keep healthy at the same time, says Erin Morse, chief clinical dietitian at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center.