UCLA begins its 11th annual campus closure on Saturday, Dec. 21, and reopens Thursday, Jan. 2, with winter-quarter instruction starting the following Monday.
Whether you're taking your first step toward alternative transportation or looking to green your already eco-friendly commute, these 10 New Year's resolutions will give you ideas for 2014.
Dr. Jody Heymann, dean of the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, asserts that we should shift our health care spending to more prevention to increase lifespans and save money.
UCLA Recreation instructor offers advice on staying young, vibrant
Joan Frances Moran, a yoga and meditation instructor for UCLA Recreation, has been selected as the featured presenter for the Brandeis National Committee Woman’s...
The technique — anamorphic stretch transform — makes it possible to improve the speed and quality of data capture, and could have applications in a range of scientific research settings.
Nanomedicine has proven to be promising in fighting cancer, offering the prospect of safer and more effective imaging and drug delivery, and the ability to target tumor cells while sparing patients' healthy tissue.
The UCLA women's basketball team partnered with Samaritan's Feet and the Dream Center to put new shoes on the feet of students at Rosemont Elementary School in the Rampart/Echo Park area of Los Angeles. The team...
Understanding the formation and loss of ultrarelativistic electrons in Earth's magnetosphere may help protect satellites, spacecraft and astronauts from the hazards these highly charged particles pose.
The department is offering a variety of events for the public's enjoyment this winter, including recitals and performances by students, faculty and visiting artists.
UCLA Anderson Forecast economists have a New Year’s resolution for the nation: Start saving now before it’s too late. A slow-rolling catastrophe of grossly inadequate national savings is upon us, and the crisis will affect us on...
Rose Gilbert, UCLA Class of 1940, dedicated her life to education. Her contributions to UCLA Athletics are immeasurable, particularly on the academic side.
Abigail C. Saguy, associate professor and vice chair of the UCLA sociology department, is the author of "What’s Wrong with Fat?" (Oxford University Press, 2013). This piece was published Dec. 17 on the Zocalo Public Square website....
A scientist, together with a graduate student, used cutting-edge research tools at UCLA to help Turkish archaeologists decipher a large, neolithic mural that many believe is the world's earliest depiction of a volcanic eruption.
Researchers studying mice found no evidence of an association between iron levels and the hardening of the arteries that leads to often deadly cardiovascular disease.
Military Advanced Education provides potential students with information about institutions that go above and beyond to give back to those who have served in the U.S. armed forces.
A Nobel laureate; leading-edge scientists, scholars and doctors; national champion athletes; and selfless philanthropists were among the multitude of True Bruins who played pivotal roles in making 2013 a remarkable year for UCLA. For this unofficial...
Rachael Jablo has had chronic migraines since 2008. If she doesn't take medication, the pain is so severe that she cannot speak. Unfortunately, a side effect of the medication is that she forgets words. To document her experience and help her...
Researchers have recived nearly $21 million from California's stem cell agency to support clinical trials testing stem cell-focused therapies for cancer and sickle cell disease.