
UCLA conservation program receives $1 million from two donors to meet Mellon Foundation’s endowment challenge
The UCLA/Getty Interdepartmental Program in Archaeological and…

Literary translator brings Japanese novelist posthumous acclaim
Michael Emmerich, an associate professor of Japanese at UCLA,…

Exploiting sports triumphs for political gain a classic tale, scholar demonstrates
During the 1936 Olympics, Adolf Hitler revolted the world with…

Pilot program to strengthen art history department’s presence in South America
A gift from the Chile-based Fundación AMA will bolster the UCLA…

Smithsonian museum acquires UCLA muralist’s memorabilia
The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History has acquired…

UCLA College researcher pioneers gene therapy cure for ‘Bubble Baby’ disease
UCLA stem cell researchers have pioneered a stem cell gene therapy…

Brain’s reaction to virtual reality should prompt further study, suggests new research by UCLA neuroscientists
UCLA neurophysicists have found that space-mapping neurons in…

UCLA astronomers solve puzzle about bizarre object at the center of our galaxy
For years, astronomers have been puzzled by a bizarre object…

‘Treasure in saliva’ may reveal deadly diseases early enough to treat them, UCLA scientists report
UCLA research could lead to a simple saliva test capable of diagnosing…

Discovery of heart’s repair process suggests potential new treatment strategy for heart attack
UCLA researchers have discovered that some scar-forming cells…