The Urban Simulation Team at UCLA is making it possible for people to drive, walk or even fly through Los Angeles without the hassle of traffic, all from the convenience of their personal computers. Read more...

UCLA students are taking field trips to the cathedrals in Spain and into the microscopic world of molecules ““ all while sitting comfortably in their seats here on campus. Read more...

Researchers at UCLA have taken an old method from a common spider and spun it into a new idea for creating stronger materials. The idea was to copy the approach spiders use in spinning a web and to apply this to a method for creating stronger nano-sized fiber materials, according to Thomas Hahn, mechanical and aerospace engineering professor at UCLA’s Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science, and Frank Ko, a materials engineering professor from Drexel University. Read more...

The health of several coral reefs around the world has improved over the past few years, but overfishing still poses a major threat to reefs, according to a recently released study by the Reef Check program at UCLA. Read more...

The UCLA Campus Express Shuttle Service has partnered with researchers at the university’s computer science department to develop and implement a new high-tech tracking system for campus shuttle buses. Read more...

One twin has surgery; both in stable condition at UCLA Both Maria Teresa and Maria de Jesus Quiej Alvarez remain in serious condition with stable vital signs in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at UCLA’s Mattel Children’s Hospital. Read more...

Formerly conjoined twins Maria Teresa and Maria de Jesus Quiej Alvarez remain in serious condition, an upgrade from critical condition they were in after the separation surgery. Read more...