Free session, lunch included, Wednesday, Oct. 14, noon-1 p.m.

The UCLA Parent Project by Center X helps parents understand what’s going on in the classroom and how best to support new learning strategies to help their children succeed.

A “Thinking L.A.” event, jointly sponsored by UCLA and Zocálo at the RAND Corporation Tuesday evening, explored the roots of the fervor surrounding fracking in California.

Finding may have implications for preventing stroke and diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease earlier.

Breyer joined School of Law Dean Jennifer Mnookin in a discussion about the law, the Supreme Court and also his new book “The Court and The World: American Law and the New Global Realities.”

The much-debated nuclear agreement with Iran is now a fact and should be given a chance to work, a panel of experts from UCLA and the RAND Corporation said during a discussion that drew a packed crowd to a lecture hall in Bunche Hall recently.

Traditional eastern European music goes eclectic and contemporary.

Brian Kite, former producing artistic director of the La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts, is the new chair of the Department of Theater.

Dean Marcelo Suárez-Orozco writes that Americans should listen to how Pope Francis balances compassion and adherence to rules.

Expectant parents can keep track of everything during their pregnancy with the free app for iPhone and Android.

Investigating how the mammalian olfactory sense can swiftly discriminate between thousands of odors.

Los Angeles police said they are investigating the death near campus as a potential homicide.

The UCLA Law professor has published more than 50 law journal articles in a variety of fields.

The UCLA roadway now has better clearance for buses and trucks.

The gift will provide up to $6,500 a year for research in the population sciences.

Volunteers from UCLA will go to 48 sites across Los Angeles County to work on projects at schools, parks, shelters, senior centers, veterans sites and neighborhood centers.

Bill Roth comes to UCLA from Virginia Tech University, where he was the 11-time Virginia Sportscaster of the Year.

Their technique makes it possible to infer the macroscopic properties of materials based on their structural arrangements of atoms, which could guide how engineers build components for aircraft and other machines.

Dr. Gary Mathern, an expert in complicated seizure disorders, was selected as the chair holder. His accomplishments have built upon the work of his mentor, Dr. Paul Crandall.

Nova Jiang’s playful artwork, "Red Car," came together because of a collaboration between the UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture and Australia-based Westfield Corp. to support emerging artists.

For the last decade, UCLA Parent and Family Programs has been offering programs and events, support and resources, and volunteer opportunities. Parent volunteers are especially needed at move-in.

The voluntary credentialing program for hospitals recognizes excellence in professional nursing practice.

The beliefs and practices of magic were part of philosophy and science for centuries.

Lucille Ball, Maureen O'Hara and Joan Crawford star in director Dorothy Arzner's feature films.

UCLA students moving in to residence halls before classes start will not only find a newly renovated Saxon Residential Suites, but a new fitness center and commons building as well.