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Biochemists reveal details of mysterious bacterial microcompartments

UCLA biochemists and colleagues have answered an important question about the structure of microcompartments - the puzzling molecular machines that seem to be present in a wide variety of pathogens and other bacteria.

Archaeology Team Discovers 7,000-Year-Old Settlement

Researchers from UCLA and the University of Groningen have found the earliest evidence ever discovered of an ancient Egyptian agricultural settlement, including farmed grains, remains of domesticated animals, pits for cooking and even floors for what appear to be dwellings.

Exploring the Struggle for Social Justice

Ruth Milkman explores the evolving trends that make Los Angeles a catalyst for change in the American labor movement.

An Academic Gem Returns

After two years under wraps, the renowned collections of the William Andrews Clark Memorial Library are once again open to the public and to the scholars of the world.

A Master of Narrating the Incomprehensible

With an award-winning volume, historian Saul Friedlander brings to a close his work on Nazi Germany and the genocide of the Jews.

The book that brought tolerance to the Enlightenment

A digital project launched by UCLA and the Getty Research Institute revives Europe's first taste of religious tolerance.

High-energy particles from violent black holes travel to Earth

An international team of physicists and astronomers, including a UCLA research group, has discovered the source of the rarest, highest energy particles in the universe.

Study with more than 100 scientists provides new genetics insights

An international resarch project led by UCLA biochemistry professor Sabeeha Merchant has created a trove of information about a tiny green alga -- work that has implications for human disease.

Dawn spacecraft, with UCLA-led science mission, launched September 27

Professor Christopher T. Russell has spent 15 years working on NASA's Dawn mission to send a spacecraft to the asteroid belt. Russell, the principal investigator on the mission, was jubilant when the Dawn spacecraft launched successfully on September 27

Broad Foundation donates $20 million to UCLA Stem Cell Institute

The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation is donating $20 million to fund adult and embryonic stem cell research at UCLA.

Biologist Thomas Smith named acting director of UCLA Institute of the Environment

Thomas Smith, a conservation biologist and ecologist who has developed new theories on how species of birds and other animals evolve in rainforests, has been named acting director of the UCLA Institute of the Environment.

UCLA celebrates undergraduate education with week of events October 8-12

UCLA hosts an inaugural annual event to highlight innovations in undergraduate education.

Ancient wolves of Alaska became extinct 12,000 years ago

The ancient gray wolves of Alaska became extinct some 12,000 years ago, and the wolves in Alaska today are not their descendents but a different subspecies, an international team of scientists reports in the July 3 print edition of the journal Current Biology.

California NanoSystems Institute Partners With Abraxis BioScience to Develop New Nanobiotechnologies

The California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI) at UCLA announced a partnership with the integrated global biopharmaceutical company Abraxis BioScience Inc. to collaborate on nanobiotechnology research for the advancement of new technologies in medicine.

New Fellowships for Doctoral Students in Humanities and Social Sciences to honor Emeritus Chancellor Norman Abrams

Emeritus Chancellor Norman Abrams is being honored with a fellowship in his name funded under the auspices of David A. Leveton in his capacity as director of the Ann C. Rosenfield Fund at the UCLA Foundation.

Monkeys Learn in the Same Way as Humans, Psychologists Report

Monkeys seem to learn the same way humans do, a new research study indicates.

Plants That Produce More Vitamin C May Result From UCLA-Dartmouth Advance in Molecular Biology

Steven Clarke and Carole Linster of UCLA have identified a crucial enzyme in the synthesis of plant vitamin C, which could lead to enhanced crops.

Putting Feelings Into Words Produces Therapeutic Effects in the Brain

Why does putting our feelings into words — talking with a therapist or friend, writing in a journal — help us to feel better? A new brain imaging study by UCLA psychologists reveals why verbalizing our feelings makes our sadness, anger and pain less intense.

“Virtual Qumran” Sheds New Light on Dead Sea Scrolls Discovery Site

The mysterious archaeological ruins located paces from where the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered 60 years ago served first as a fortress before being adopted by Jewish religious sect, two UCLA researchers report.

Chemists From UCLA, Italy Produce Advance That May Solve Mystery of Lou Gehrig’s Disease

Chemists from UCLA and the University of Florence in Italy may have solved an important mystery about a protein that plays a key role in a particular form of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, a progressive, fatal neurodegenerative disorder.

Undergraduate Student Profile: Tom Clarke

While many undergraduates dream of one day becoming medical researchers who can cure or tame disease. A Howard Hughes Undergraduate Research Scholar, Tom Clarke is already well on his way toward realizing that ambition.

UCLA Scientists Create Microscale Alphabet

UCLA scientists, including co-author Thomas Mason, have designed and mass-produced billions of fluorescent microscale particles in the shapes of all 26 letters of the alphabet.

Student is Oxford-bound, thanks to mentor

UCLA senior William Thomas Clarke has received a Marshall Scholarship, one of the most prestigious awards an undergraduate can receive. The Marshall Scholarship will fund two years of graduate studies at the University of Oxford. Clarke, also a winner of the 2007 College Undergraduate Award, has been working in the lab of Rachelle Crosbie, assistant professor of physiological science, studying proteins that may play a key role in muscular dystrophy.

Fraser Stoddart to be Knighted by Queen Elizabeth

UCLA professor J. Fraser Stoddart, director of the California NanoSystems Institute, will be knighted by Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II for services to chemistry and molecular nanotechnology.

Kal Raustiala to Direct Burkle Ctr. for International Relations

Kal Raustiala, an expert in international law who studies and teaches about international cooperation and global governance, has been named director of the UCLA Ronald W. Burkle Center for International Relations.

Exposing a National Disgrace

When nine undergraduates in the College began to understand the plight of sweatshop workers in Southern California, they collaborated to write a book to illuminate the subject.

Let There be Light

Professor Jack Judy teaches the Fiat Lux seminar on “Neuroengineering — the Technology That Could Enable ‘The Matrix’” — one of 200 seminars taught by faculty from across the university that are offered by the Fiat Lux seminar program.