Adult-child conversations have a more significant impact on language development than exposing children to language through one-on-one reading alone, according to a new study in the July issue of Pediatrics, the journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Michael Jackson was an icon of music and popular culture. His death has triggered an intense global response as well as legal questions about the future of his family and estate. UCLA faculty members with expertise in several disciplines...
Deborah Nadoolman Landis, an Academy Award-nominated costume designer and scholar, will occupy the David C. Copley Chair for the Study of Costume Design at the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television.
The UCLA Hammer Museum has received a $1 million grant from the James Irvine Foundation's Arts Innovation Fund to support the museum's efforts to create a new kind of interactivity in operations and exhibitions.
The Regents of the University of California have approved the appointment of Teri Schwartz as dean of the world famous UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television, effective July 1, 2009.
UCLA has announced the winners of its Directors Spotlight competition, nine outstanding student filmmakers whose work will be screened at Westwood's Mann Bruin Theater June 11.
"Steeped in History: The Art of Tea," on display at the Fowler Museum at UCLA from Aug. 16 through Nov. 29, brings together art from three continents to explore the history and culture of tea.
UCLA alumnus and screenwriter Dustin Lance Black will be honored with UCLA's Distinguished Achievement in Screenwriting award at the Screenwriters Showcase June 10.
