The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music'a department of ethnomusicology presents the Spring Festival of World Music and Jazz 2017 Jazz Combo Concert featuring student combo ensembles.

In a new book, "Coach Wooden and Me," Kareem Abdul-Jabbar retells the story of his relationship with UCLA Coach John Wooden that lasted from the time he left New York City at age 18 until 2010 when he sat by his coach's bedside during his 99-year-old mentor's last days.

Lynn Vavreck is a professor of political science at UCLA and co-author of “The Gamble,” about the 2012 presidential campaign. She is a regular contributor to the Upshot blog on The New York Times website.

“What we will always admire most about Jerry was his singular focus on the impact he could make, rather than on the plaudits or praise he could receive for it,” said Chancellor Gene Block.

Researchers from seven institutions are studying the well-being of adolescents and young adults with the virus or at risk for infection.

Laura Gómez, interim dean of social sciences and law professor at UCLA, and Stephen Aron, professor and history department chair at UCLA, will host the installation celebration of professor Teofilo Ruiz as the holder of the Robert and Dorothy Wellman Chair in Medieval History.

Professor Christopher Tang proposes a system in which the passenger who submits the lowest bid will be compensated for giving up their seat and assistance making new travel plans.

Panelists focused on ways in which California can continue to lead the charge via legislative and regulatory innovations at the state and local level.

Graduating students and guests will attend nearly 60 commencement ceremonies, receptions and celebrations across campus.

UCLA Graduate School of Education and Information Studies Wasserman Dean Marcelo Suárez-Orozco is participating in the Third Ethics in Action Meeting at the Vatican today an Friday, May 26.

Join the UCLA Department of Art for a benefit exhibition and art sale featuring work by alumni and current and former UCLA faculty to support the renovation and expansion of the UCLA Margo Leavin Graduate Art Studios in Culver City.

The Commissioner of Elections, Thomas Schwartz, has certified the results of the election conducted by the Academic Senate to fill the position of Academic Senate Vice Chair/Chair-Elect and various seats on the Committee on Committees.

Study showed air, soil and water from city parks in Los Angeles, San Diego, Fresno and Bakersfield contained high quantities of the genes in bacteria cells.

Deletions or duplications of DNA along 22nd chromosome hint at biological underpinnings of these neuropsychiatric disorders.

She debunks the commonly held belief that domestic social concerns are the deciding factor in determining immigration policy.

The top ranked athletes from this competition will go on to represent Team USA at the World Para Athletics Championships London 2017 and the 2017 World Para Athletics Junior Championships in Nottwil, Switzerland.

UCLA’s School of Theater Film and Television presents, “Carrie the Musical,” a musical based on Stephen King's novel about an awkward teenager finds her telekinetic powers and discovers she has the final revenge.

 Professor John Agnew who has been awarded an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Oulu in Finland.  

Harvard University’s Graduate School of Arts and Sciences awarded the Centennial Medal to Sarah Morris, Steinmetz Professor of Classical Archaeology and Material Culture at UCLA for her scholarship in the classics and for her archaeological research. ...

The new technique for breaking carbon–hydrogen bonds and making carbon–carbon bonds uses catalysts made of silicon and boron, which are abundant and inexpensive.

Test developed by UCLA researchers would help physicians determine which people may be more treatable with an antibiotic that has not been recommended since 2007.

Data collected in the Congo by UCLA scientists and others will help empower global initiatives to protect the planet.

Social welfare adjunct professor Jorja Leap has launched a 10-year project, the Watts Leadership Initiative, to deepen the indigenous leadership in the South L.A. community.

Scientists from UCLA, UC Berkeley and UC San Francisco sequenced the genome of a tiny, single-celled green alga.

On June 27, the dean and the country’s most influential business journalists, editors, publishers, producers and media personalities will gather in New York City to also honor two career achievement honorees, Walt Mossberg and Nicholas Varchaver.