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After nearly a month of turning off the lights, doing laundry with cold water and taking the stairs instead of the elevator, UCLA students are currently a close second in a competition among residence halls to see which UC campus can save the most energy.

People with both disorders had abnormal activity in the visual cortex of the brain during the very first instants when the brain processes “global” information, as opposed to a tiny detail.

Burkle Center Director Kal Raustiala and Burkle Global Impact Initiative Director Brian Gott attended an event at the White House Tuesday at the invitation of President and Mrs. Obama for the announcement of a new initiative under the “Let Girls Learn” campaign.

Pledge from Sound Body Sound Mind funds new partnership to combat childhood obesity; initiative will provide fitness equipment to L.A. schools.

Siva Rajananda, a second-year student from Malaysia, will compete in a campus race this weekend.

Video, photos, interviews and mapping tools capture the extent of damage remaining four years after the 2011 quake and tsunami. The data will help other areas prepare.

UCLA scientist says the finding is an important step toward understanding dark matter.

Influential political, business leaders and academics will gather on March 6 to discuss the region’s economic and social prospects as well as market growth.

Delia N. Salvi, 87, a professor emerita in the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television, an accomplished actress, artist and author, died March 1 in Los Angeles after a brief illness.

While Americans are living longer and remaining relatively healthy, they are decidedly not interested in spending their golden years in assisted living or skilled nursing homes, a panel of experts unanimously agreed at a recent UCLA Anderson conference.

Stem cell gene therapy technique leads to production of healthy blood cells, could be used for other genetic diseases.

A panel of experts that included UCLA Latin America and Caribbean literature scholar Jorge Marturano shared their perspectives on the future of Cuba during a discussion at a “Thinking L.A.” event co-presented by UCLA and Zócalo.

Intrigued by the question of whether Augustus Caesar transformed Rome from a city of bricks into a city of marble, as legend has it, UCLA professor Diane Favro decided to use advanced modeling software to reconstruct Rome at the time of his reign.

Astronaut and three-time UCLA alumna Anna Lee Fisher addressed a roomful of students Monday at a UCLA Careers in Chemistry and Biochemistry to talk about her career and the lessons she learned while she attended UCLA.

Dr. Nina Shapiro looks at the progression of the anti-vaccination movement in upscale Los Angeles, and emphasizes how the conversation must shift from addressing non-immunization as a political issue to the health crisis it is.

Life scientists have created an accurate new method to identify markers for many diseases — a significant step toward a new era of personalized medicine, tailored to each person’s DNA and RNA.

Academic achievement, college aspirations and employment potential are all enhanced for those who are fluent in more than one language, according to UCLA's Patricia Gándara, a research professor of education.

Bryan Kirschen has become a tireless advocate for the endangered language that is often described as the Spanish equivalent of Yiddish.

Funding from the Hirshberg Foundation has elevated the UCLA center to one of the nation’s premier comprehensive programs for pancreatic cancer and diseases.

An air filtration system developed specifically for school buses reduces exposure to vehicular pollutants by up to 88 percent, according to a study by UCLA Fielding School of Public Health researchers.

With Nimoy’s death Friday, a planned April 10 artist talk in Royce Hall has been cancelled. Refunds are available.

Dental students taking the “Medical Improv” class learn techniques to be more relaxed and confident when they deal with patients.

UCLA neurosurgeon Dr. Isaac Yang will receive the prestigious National Golden Apple Award for Teaching Excellence from the American Medical Student Association.

UCLA art history lecturer Gregory Harwell talks about the art, religion and influence of Dutch Renaissance painter Hieronymous Bosch on March 5, 12 p.m., 306 Royce Hall.

Law professor Steven Bank proposes a compromise between Major League Soccer leadership and its players union that is inspired by how the University of California is structured.