William Schniedewind, a UCLA professor of Near Eastern languages and cultures, recently published his fifth book, a look at the connection between Jewish faith and culture and the Hebrew language. "A Social History of Hebrew: Its Origins through the ...

Jon Christensen is a UCLA adjunct assistant professor, senior researcher and journalist-in-residence in the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability. He also has a joint appointment in the history department. This piece...

UCLA School of Law professor Eugene Volokh’s blog, The Volokh Conspiracy, has partnered with the Washington Post. The group blog, which was co-founded in 2002 by Eugene and his brother, Alexander (“Sasha”) Volokh, will now be hosted by the newspaper. ...

The tool assesses chances of survival for up to five years and assists doctors in determining whether more or less aggressive treatment is appropriate.

The ’03 grad performed at this year’s Grammys, where she was a double nominee. She’s also writing a book and a musical.

UCLA police arrested a suspect in connection with two armed robberies of students reported this afternoon off campus in Westwood Village.

The Office of the President (OP) is launching a new website on Feb. 6 that aims to make life easier for faculty, staff and retirees.   The new site, called UCnet, is the fruit of more than two years of development by OP’s communications...

Charles Alexander, director of UCLA's Academic Advancement Program and associate vice provost for student diversity, spoke Jan. 14 to a crowd of well-wishers at the ceremonial groundbreaking for the new Academic Advancement Learning Pavilion,...

Have you ever found yourself stopped short by those mysterious trees dripping with odd-shaped fruit on the south side of Moore Hall?

Professor John Villasenor, an electrical engineer in the Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science and the Luskin School of Public Affairs, is a widely published writer on the intersection of technology and public policy.

In a new study, UCLA researchers found that men who married when they were younger than 25 had lower bone strength than men who married for the first time at a later age.

Mark your calendar for the Small Business Resource Fair on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 10:30 a.m. – 2 p.m. at Ackerman Grand Ballroom, to acquaint yourself with a wide variety of small vendors — from printers to travel service providers — who conduct business...

Jane Margolis is a senior researcher at UCLA and the author of “Stuck in the Shallow End: Education, Race, and Computing.” Marcelo Suárez-Orozco, a professor and dean of education at UCLA’s Graduate School of Education and...

The former secretary of state, who will receive UCLA's highest honor, will visit the campus as part of a lecture series presented by the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs.

Following one of the driest years in California's 154-year history, Gov. Jerry Brown has officially declared a drought emergency and has urged residents and city and state agencies to begin conserving water. He has also ordered the hiring of additional seasonal firefighters. UCLA has an expert.

José Luiz Passos — “Zé” to his friends and students — is one of the rising new stars of Brazilian literature. A professor of Luso-Brazilian literatures and cultures at UCLA, Passos has published two novels...

The campus again received more applications than any four-year university in the nation, with increases among black, Latino and Native American students.

Jacob Bortnik, assistant researcher in the UCLA Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, is part of a large international effort to study the sun and its connection to the Earth's climate and space weather. The project, "Variability of the Sun ...

University of California President Janet Napolitano and several UC chancellors joined President Obama and education leaders from around the country at a higher education summit aimed at making college more accessible to low-income students.

Pediatric patients at Mattel Children’s Hospital UCLA are receiving warm and fuzzy -- as well as furry -- support with the launch of two new programs featuring UCLA's favorite dogs: the People-Animal Connection (PAC), an animal-assisted...

The Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies at UCLA will hold a symposium, "Race and Hollywood," Thursday, Feb. 6. The symposium is part of the Bunche center’s ongoing project to create a comprehensive analysis of diversity —...

The UCLA athletic department has received a $1 million donation from former tennis student-athlete John Mapes and his wife, Carrie. The donation will be used to endow four scholarships at UCLA as part of the Four Deep Scholarship Endowment Campaign. ...

James Liao was recognized by the academy for his work using a variety of sources -- carbon dioxide, sugars and proteins -- to produce more efficient biofuels.

An article by Laura Abrams, associate professor of social welfare at UCLA’s Luskin School of Public Affairs, has been named the best article to be published in 2013 in the academic journal Social Service Review. "Juvenile Justice at a Crossroads: ...