News Releases
November 16, 2009
2009 UCLA Awards to honor alumni for outstanding service and achievements
UCLA Chancellor Gene D. Block, his wife, Carol, and the UCLA Alumni Association will honor six prominent alumni for their outstanding service and professional achievements.
November 05, 2009
UCLA Library and Mazer Archives launch partnership
The partnership will expand access to collections held by the June L. Mazer Lesbian Archives and expand the UCLA Library's holdings in lesbian and feminist history.
November 05, 2009
Lincoln bicentennial celebration marks inauguration of new UCLA center
UCLA will host four days of theater, music and lectures in honor of the bicentennial of Abraham Lincoln's birth. The Nov. 18–21 celebration is the inaugural event of UCLA's Center for the Liberal Arts and Free Institutions.
November 05, 2009
UCLA awarded $12M for teacher preparation, professional development programs
The grants to UCLA's Center X will fund programs designed to support teachers' development and boost student achievement at low-income Los Angeles schools.
November 02, 2009
UCLA screenwriters win top prizes in 2009 Samuel Goldwyn Writing Awards
October 29, 2009
Kaiser Permanente gives $5.2 million to endow Center for Health Equity at UCLA
The UCLA School of Public Health has received a $5.2 million gift from Kaiser Permanente to endow the UCLA Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Equity. The center, formerly known as the Center to Eliminate Health Disparities, is dedicated...
October 28, 2009
State awards $49.2 million to UCLA stem cell scientists to develop new therapies for disease
Three scientists were awarded major grants to translate leading-edge stem cell science into new therapies for sickle cell disease, HIV/AIDS and cancer.
October 19, 2009
UCLA places advertisement in support of animal research
Building on efforts to promote the importance of lifesaving research involving animals, UCLA has placed a full-page advertisement in the Los Angeles Times urging people to sign a petition.
October 15, 2009
UCLA, birthplace of the Internet, celebrates 40th anniversary of network's creation
In honor of the 40th anniversary of the birth of the Internet at UCLA, UCLA Engineering presents a daylong celebration and forum exploring the online opportunities and challenges ahead.
October 13, 2009
UCLA gets $4.8M to create Preparedness and Emergency Response Research Center
The CDC award will fund efforts to improve the ability of public health agencies to prepare for and deal with disasters.