News Releases
November 02, 2009
UCLA screenwriters win top prizes in 2009 Samuel Goldwyn Writing Awards
October 30, 2009
Why do animals, especially males, have so many different colors?
October 29, 2009
Kaiser Permanente gives $5.2 million to endow Center for Health Equity at UCLA
The UCLA School of Public Health has received a $5.2 million gift from Kaiser Permanente to endow the UCLA Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Equity. The center, formerly known as the Center to Eliminate Health Disparities, is dedicated...
October 28, 2009
State awards $49.2 million to UCLA stem cell scientists to develop new therapies for disease
Three scientists were awarded major grants to translate leading-edge stem cell science into new therapies for sickle cell disease, HIV/AIDS and cancer.
October 26, 2009
Two UCLA Engineering professors named to endowed chairs in electrical engineering
M.C. Frank Chang will hold the Wintek Endowed Chair in Electrical Engineering, and Alan N. Willson Jr. will hold the Charles P. Reames Endowed Chair in Electrical Engineering.
October 26, 2009
UCLA historian attempts to revive reputation of Union general, Reconstruction president
October 23, 2009
Fowler Museum presents 'Nick Cave: Meet Me at the Center of the Earth,' Jan 10–May 30, 2010
October 23, 2009
UCLA report finds volunteerism up, revenues down at Los Angeles nonprofits
Nonprofits face difficult challenges in the economic downturn, but many have fared better than expected in preserving staffing, programs and expenditures, new research shows.
October 21, 2009
Feelings of stigmatization may discourage HIV patients from proper care, study finds
The feeling of stigmatization patients often experience doesn't only exact a psychological toll — it may also lead to negative health outcomes.
October 21, 2009
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center receives award for excellence in heart care
The hospital has been honored by the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association for its success in implementing a higher standard of care for heart attack patients.