News Releases
August 05, 2009
UCLA blog provides insider's tour of Shakespeare's England
For the first time in the 17-year history of UCLA's annual summer Shakespeare program in England, undergraduates will be blogging about their experiences in London and Stratford-upon-Avon.
July 29, 2009
UCLA ends student Undie Run due to safety concerns
Primarily citing safety concerns, UCLA administrators told student leaders Tuesday that the university will no longer allow the Undie Run, an unofficial campus tradition.
June 17, 2009
UCLA leads nation in protecting med students from drug industry influence
The David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA is one of only nine medical schools out of 149 to earn an 'A' grade in a nationwide survey of educational policies governing students' contact with the pharmaceutical industry.
June 05, 2009
Linkin Park's Brad Delson to keynote UCLA commencement
Brad Delson, a UCLA alumnus and lead guitarist for the Grammy-winning band Linkin Park, will deliver keynote remarks at the UCLA College of Letters and Science commencement ceremony on June 12, campus officials announced today.
June 03, 2009
James Franco not speaking at UCLA commencement ceremony
Actor and UCLA alumnus James Franco will not speak, as previously scheduled, at UCLA's College of Letters and Science commencement ceremony on June 12 at Pauley Pavilion, campus officials announced.
May 26, 2009
Student body president to deliver speech at UCLA commencement
Homaira Hosseini, who fled war-torn Afghanistan as a young child, says she dedicated to aiding "people afflicted by the scourge of conflict and injustice."
May 18, 2009
UCLA Festival 2009 celebrates student work in film and theater
"UCLA Festival 2009: New Creative Work" (June 5-13) features the newest work by students from the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television. More than 100 films will be screened at UCLA and other locations throughout the week.
May 06, 2009
Huffington, Stone, Franco top list of UCLA commencement speakers
Political columnist Arianna Huffington, filmmaker Oliver Stone, actor James Franco and a host of other distinguished speakers will deliver keynote remarks at UCLA's commencement ceremonies, which begin May 8 and run through June 13.
May 05, 2009
CNN's Anderson Cooper to deliver Daniel Pearl Memorial Lecture at UCLA
The lecture series, which honors murdered Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl, features scholars, journalists and policymakers who have contributed original analyses or constructive approaches to problems of international concern.




