A research grant from the National Institutes of Health will fund research on and treatment for autism spectrum disorder at UCLA. The five-year $9.7 million grant will support the UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior’s Center for Autism Research and Treatment, which researches individual variations of autism spectrum disorder, its genetic causes and possible treatments. Read more...

Photo: Susan Bookheimer, a professor in psychiatry and biobehavioral sciences, directs the Autism Center of Excellence grant that will support research at the Center for Autism Research and Treatment. (UCLA)

There was something different about one of the thousands of preschool patients examined by the UCLA Mobile Eye Clinic. “There was this young kid who was very shy, nonverbal, always walking with his head down,” said Patricia Aguilar, an ophthalmic assistant at the clinic. Read more...

Photo: Clinical opthalmologists, undergraduate and medical student volunteers traveled across Los Angeles to provide free eye exams and treatment for underserved communities. (Courtesy of Kara Mondino)