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We doubt the critics, reject the status quo and see opportunity in dissatisfaction. Our campus, faculty and students are driven by optimism. It is not naïve; it is essential. And it has fueled every accomplishment, allowing us to redefine what's possible, time after time.This can-do perspective has brought us 12 Nobel Prizes, 12 Rhodes Scholarships, more NCAA titles than any university and more Olympic medals than most nations. Our faculty and alumni helped create the Internet and pioneered reverse osmosis. And more than 100 companies have been created based on technology developed at UCLA.

Why do zebras have stripes?

Why do zebras have stripes?

UCLA study finds that regulating body temperature may be a key factor One of nature’s fascinating questions is how zebras got their stripes. A team … Read more

Walnuts may improve memory

Walnuts may improve memory

Eating walnuts may improve performance on cognitive function tests, including those for memory, concentration and information processing speed according to new research from the David … Read more

Endangered Amazon monkeys more diverse than expected

Endangered Amazon monkeys more diverse than expected

Research by UCLA life scientists and 50 colleagues sheds new light on the biological differences among more than 150 species of monkeys in South America, … Read more

Subway food may not be much healthier than McDonald’s for teens

Subway may promote itself as the “healthy” fast food restaurant, but it might not be a much healthier alternative than McDonald’s for adolescents, according to … Read more

Individual brain cells track where and how we move

Leaving the house in the morning may seem simple, but with every move we make, our brains are working feverishly to create maps of the … Read more

Diamonds could improve effectiveness of breast cancer treatment

Recently, doctors have begun to categorize breast cancers into four main groups according to the genetic makeup of the cancer cells. Which category a cancer … Read more

New material for high-performing ‘supercapacitors’

Taking a significant step toward improving the power delivery of systems ranging from urban electrical grids to regenerative braking in hybrid vehicles, researchers at the … Read more

Scientists map elusive 3D structure of telomerase, key actor in aging

Like finally seeing all the gears of a watch and how they work together, researchers from UCLA and UC Berkeley have, for the first time … Read more

UCLA creates energy map of La La Land

A new energy map of Los Angeles developed at UCLA lets residents find how much electricity the average customer in their neighborhood uses, see how … Read more

Teens who live close to a park are more physically active

California teenagers who live close to a park or open space are more likely to get exercise than those who live in areas without parks … Read more

Cooling molecules may be a stepping stone to quantum computing

The next generation of computers promises far greater power and faster processing speeds than today’s silicon-based based machines. These “quantum computers” — so called because … Read more