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UCLA Researchers Look at Sexual Responses in Brain

May 15, 2014

May 15, 2014

People whose brains registered a stronger response to sexual cues were likely to have more sexual partners than those whose...

Landscape Architect Joins Metropolitan Water Board of Directors

May 14, 2014

May 14, 2014

Glen C. Dake, a landscape architect and Los Angeles civic activist, took a seat on the board of directors of...

UCLA Urban Planning Chair Honored by White House

May 13, 2014

May 13, 2014

Evelyn Blumenberg, the chair of urban planning at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs, was among 11 people honored...

Surgery, Radiation Might Not Help Older Men with Early Stage Prostate Cancer

May 12, 2014

May 12, 2014

Treating older men with early-stage prostate cancer who also have other serious underlying health problems with aggressive therapies such as...

LAPD Officers Injured in Crash

May 10, 2014

May 10, 2014

Two Los Angeles Police Dept. (LAPD) officers were injured on May 9 when their patrol car collided with another vehicle...

Broad Foundation Gives $4 Million to UCLA for Research

May 9, 2014

May 9, 2014

Two new gifts from the Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation to UCLA totaling $4 million will fund research in stem...

UCLA Researcher Among Energy Department Grant Winners

May 8, 2014

May 8, 2014

A UCLA superconductivity researcher and two UC Irvine scientists were among the 35 winners of the Dept. of Energy’s (DOE)...

Female UCLA Student Robbed, Forced Into Car

May 7, 2014

May 7, 2014

  A female UCLA student was robbed by a man who forced her into his car and pulled up her...

UCLA Again Attempts to Push Courses in Diversity

May 5, 2014

May 5, 2014

Despite three unsuccessful previous efforts, UCLA officials again are proposing that most undergraduates take a class in racial, cultural, gender...

UCLA Researchers Say Substance Users At School May Be Crying For Help

May 5, 2014

May 5, 2014

Teens caught drinking or using marijuana at school should be screened for exposure to trauma, mental health problems and other...