Anthropology professor Mayanthi Fernando’s new book provides insight to understanding Islamic culture and secularism in contemporary France.

While war rages in Syria, that country's people can still experience the culture and history of the region’s Mesopotamian roots through an exhibit made possible by a Kurdish nonprofit organization and UCLA archaeologist Giorgio Buccellati.

UC Irvine expert explains the history behind celebrations of the Asian holiday.

Anonymous $500,000 donation, matched by UC president’s new fund, will establish $1 million endowment to provide leadership and vision for UC Merced research.

UC Santa Barbara Library acquires a sizable collection of classical Turkish music recorded from the early to mid-20th century.

Victories at chariot races brought ambitious ruler fame in fifth century B.C.

'M*A*S*H' actor Alan Alda shows scientists a better way to communicate with the public.

A long-lost audio recording of a 1965 speech at UCLA by the late civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. has been unearthed on campus.

What happens when you give Nobel laureate scientists paper, crayons and tell them, “Draw your discovery?” You get the exhibition, “Sketches of Science: Photo Sessions with Nobel Laureates,” on display Jan. 6-28 at UC Davis' Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts. It's the only U.S. showing of the exhibit.

Dr. Seuss is best known for his children's books. How did he go about putting them together? UC San Diego's Lynda Claassen walks us through his process of notes and sketches for the beloved 'Green Eggs & Ham.'

English professor Scott Saul discusses his new book, 'Becoming Richard Pryor' — a richly researched biography about the comedian that's accompanied by a website, “Richard Pryor’s Peoria,” which presents more than 200 photographs and documents from Pryor’s first two decades in Peoria, Ill.

The idea of art as medicine dates back to antiquity, but recently the concept is drawing increasing interest from the medical and science communities.