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Although it is relatively small, Enceladus — the sixth largest of Saturn’s 83 moons — has been considered by astronomers to be one of the more compelling bodies in our solar system.Enceladus stands apart from other celestial bodies…

A new initiative of the UCLA Sustainable LA Grand Challenge intends to bring UCLA scholars together with community stakeholders to address a rotating list of four key topics related to sustainability: transportation, energy, water and…

For two decades, scientists have observed an elongated object named X7 near the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way and wondered what it was. Was it pulled off a larger structure nearby? Was its unusual form the result…

Dr. Artha Gillis, a UCLA psychiatrist who studies the long-term effects of early-life adversity on children, will be the inaugural holder of the RNPH Board Advisors Term Chair in Psychiatry. The endowed chair was funded by members of the…

UCLA has received more than 169,800 applications for fall 2023 admission, with approximately 145,900 coming from freshman applicants and nearly 24,000 from transfer applicants — making UCLA once again the most applied-to four-year…

Evolution has helped many members of the animal kingdom adapt to overcome or resist a range of medical issues that scientists are trying to solve in humans.The giraffe, for example, has a gene that protects the heart from being damaged by…

The UCLA Film & Television Archive’s spring 2023 programs encompass a wide array of presentations: from classic to punk-fueled, new restorations to a world premiere, treasures from out of this world to films that made waves.With the…

The UCLA Health Homeless Healthcare Collaborative, a team of doctors, nurses and social workers who provide free mobile medical and behavioral care to unhoused people in Los Angeles, has received a $25.3 million, two-year grant from the…

UCLA researchers have identified and analyzed the steps by which immune cells “see” and respond to cancer cells, providing insights into reasons some treatments may be effective for certain patients but not others.According to the UCLA…

A $5 million gift to UCLA from Nancy and Howard Marks will endow a faculty chair in the department of obstetrics and gynecology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. The gift will provide resources to help ensure that women’s…