The new Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer telescope project, led by Edward Wright at UCLA, will help researchers discover and analyze previously unseen objects in our solar system and beyond, said Wright, a professor of physics and astronomy and principal investigator of the telescope project. Read more...

Lentils and maize that can survive in salt-laden soil and barren conditions are gradually becoming real-life possibilities. Read more...

Two studies led by UCLA researchers have shed new light on the development and treatment of HIV/AIDS, 29 years after UCLA doctors recorded the first cases of the epidemic. Read more...

From its five swimming pools to its massive medical center and 419-acre campus, UCLA consumes 2.4 millions gallons of water per day, totalling an expense of $6 million a year, said Tova Lelah, assistant director of Campus and Environmental Planning. Read more...

President Barack Obama is proposing $3.8 trillion for the 2011 fiscal year in a national budget that includes a 6 percent increase in education spending. Read more...