With the worldwide celebration of Earth Day taking place this week in more than 190 countries, a number of organizations have taken note of UCLA’s commitment to sustainability and environmental excellence.

Researchers saw a jump in patients receiving a crucial clot-dissolving drug within the first 60 minutes after they arrive at a hospital emergency room.

With two deans and six additional faculty members elected, UCLA is home to more 2014 fellows than any other public university in the country.

Since last September's official announcement of a campaign to raise private funds for a football facility, the UCLA Athletic Department has received approximately $40 million in cash and pledges for its new football performance center.

It’s still early to evaluate all the impacts of the Affordable Care Act on Los Angeles and its immigrants, but public perception of and conversation about the law are driving huge changes in Southern California and throughout the country.

A recently introduced bill would, if approved, create a loan program for undocumented students who qualify for in-state tuition, but don't qualify for federal student aid.

New generation of UCLA students to see mural, painted 44 years ago by black art students, depicting the struggles and achievements of African-Americans.

The task force, which included UCLA's Dr. Gary Mathern, created a new definition that broadens the scope of the brain disease and expands the number of people who can be considered to have epilepsy.

The Civil Rights Project/Proyecto Derechos Civiles at UCLA has released a new report examining the profound demographic transformation of the Southern California region.

UCLA's Steve Rand has been a driving force behind the complex logistics of parking and traffic for more than 30 years, including the 1984 Olympics and the evacuation of campus during the 1992 L.A. riots.

The 17th annual City of Angels Fun Ride on May 4 offers a tour of more than 65 scenic, cultural and historic landmarks throughout L.A.

UCLA political scientist Miriam A. Golden and UCLA historian Robin D.G. Kelley will use their 2014 fellowships to complete book projects.

A Los Angeles Marathon runner whose heart stopped during the race met his rescuers, including a team from the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, where he was given specialized care that's available at only a few hospitals in the country.

Harry Winston, Inc., recently announced a $1 million pledge to the UCLA Children’s Discovery and Innovation Institute to establish the Harry Winston Fellowships.

A year after the Boston bombings, UCLA's most accomplished distance runner wins with a time of 2:08:37.

UC President Janet Napolitano held a webchat with university staff about salary increases, career development and other issues of concern on April 16. Includes video.

Robert Altman's "M*A*S*H*" screens at UCLA's Billy Wilder Theater on Saturday, April 26 as part of a retrospective of the director's work presented by the UCLA Film and Television Archive.

The launch of the UCLA Center for World Health featured experts discussing "grand convergence," the concept that, with the right investments, people in rich and poor countries can enjoy long lives by the next generation.

John D’Amico, a principal project manager in UCLA Capital Programs, has been elected mayor of West Hollywood.

Welcome to the updated UCLA Newsroom. More than just the design is new, so have a look around.

The workshop will address how data analysis based on sophisticated mathematics is reshaping political campaigns.

Arieh Warshel, who won the 2013 Nobel Prize in chemistry, will present a chemistry seminar Monday, April 21.

Dr. Owen Witte, director of UCLA's Broad Stem Cell Research Center and a professor of microbiology, immunology and molecular genetics, has been inducted into the American Association for Cancer Research.

The newly admitted students include 9,128 California high school seniors, 83 percent of whom graduated in the top 9 percent of their classes, as well as highly qualified students from 48 other states, the District of Columbia, and 77 countries.

Two exhibitions opening May 4 highlight the Fowler's collection of Native American art and long-standing commitment to displaying the works of indigenous cultures.