History professor Brenda Stevenson writes that 150 years after emancipation in the United States, there are still 20 to 30 million people enslaved around the world.

Literary Death Match, a humor-centric competition between some of L.A.’s best writers, comes to the UCLA Hammer Museum 7:30- 9:30 p.m., Tuesday, July 21.

The astrophysicist is being honored by the UK academy for her 'acclaimed discoveries ... on the motions and nature of the stars orbiting the black hole in the centre of our Galaxy.'

Patrick Allard, UCLA assistant professor of society and genetics as well as environmental health sciences, has received a 2015 Innovation in Regulatory Science Award from the Burroughs Wellcome Fund.

Carlos Alberto Torres, UCLA education professor, has been appointed by UNESCO as the inaugural chair on Global Learning and Global Citizenship Education.

The UCLA Hammer Museum presents artist Mark Bradford and Brandeis University professor Anita Hill in a discussion of feminism as a gateway to activism and social justice, 2-4 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 2, at the Billy Wilder Theater.

UCLA Hammer Museum presents Michael Mohan's 'Pink Grapefruit' and other films and videos on Wednesday, Aug. 5, 7:30 p..m. in the latest from the Flux Screening Series.

The 2015 Special Olympics World Games are ready to take center stage at UCLA.

Researchers at UCLA’s Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior and the Fielding School of Public Health are participating in a new study of children with autism spectrum disorders that could help physicians diagnose and track ASD and assess treatments.

Sally Frautschy, a professor of neurology at UCLA, has received a $300,000 grant to fund her work on brain inflammation in Alzheimer’s disease.

How to get proper exercise while traveling: Guidance from a UCLA Health physical therapist.

UCLA Chancellor Gene Block sent this communication to the campus community today.

Hal Hershfield from UCLA’s Anderson School of Management will receive a grant from the Imagination Institute, together with Diana Tamir of Princeton University, to fund their project on exploring the imagination.

Material is easier and less expensive to make than the current standard, but had not previously been shown to emit light.

Identity protection services will be offered free of charge to potentially impacted individuals.

Olivia Raynor, director of UCLA's Tarjan Center and a disability rights leader, talks about the significance of the Americans with Disabilities Act 25 years ago and the central role of the late Douglas Martin in implementing its rules and regulations on campus.

A participant in the UCLA Anderson School's Entrepreneurial Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities says its offerings have far surpassed her expectations. It's given her the knowhow to start not one but two new businesses.

The Labor Studies Applied Research Methods course at the UCLA Labor Center introduces students to basic social science research methods by immersing them in a hands-on project to assist community organizations.

UCLA's Campus Cat Network, a team of staff and faculty volunteers that takes care of the small population of homeless cats that reside on campus, is seeking additional members.

Researchers from UCLA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory found that extra heat from greenhouse gases has been trapped in the subsurface waters of the Pacific and Indian oceans.

C. Cindy Fan has been appointed UCLA’s vice provost for international studies and global engagement, announced UCLA Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Scott L. Waugh.   Since 2012, Fan served on an interim basis as vice provost for international s

With less of the protein, called p53, older epithelial cells have a hard time maintaining the integrity of their genetic material when they encounter carcinogens, which allows cancer to develop.

Switching the IM Field to artificial turf saved UCLA nearly $700,000 through the DWP’s commercial rebate program, similar to the rebate program for homeowners who replace their lawns.

Searching online for jobs systemwide at the University of California just got easier, thanks to a revamped jobs website.

Ten UCLA students will be headed for talks with staff at the State Department, White House and United Nations and other Middle East experts before heading for ground zero of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.