Jack Rothman is a professor emeritus in the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs and the author of “Strategies of Community Intervention.” Amy Rothman is a Los Angeles psychotherapist and mediator. This op-ed was originally published on Jan. 15 in...

James Liao, the Ralph M. Parsons Foundation Professor of Chemical Engineering in the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science, has received the 2014 National Academy of Sciences Award for the Industrial Application of Science. Liao ...

Justine Bateman, 47, is a sophomore at UCLA working toward a degree in digital media management and computer science.

Donald Shoup, distinguished professor of urban planning in the Luskin School of Public Affairs, has become the nation’s oft-quoted, go-to expert on parking. 

UCLA and six other UC campuses on the quarter system are adjusting their 2014-15 academic calendars to comply with a UC policy to avoid scheduling fall residence hall move-in dates in conflict with the observance of major religious holidays.

When the worst typhoon in history devastated the Philippines last November, UCLA nurse Joanne Contreras e-mailed Dr. David Feinberg, president of the UCLA Health System and CEO of the UCLA Hospital System.

Six faculty members of the UCLA Graduate School of Education and Information Studies were included on this year's list of "RHSU Edu-Scholar Public Influence Rankings" published by Education Week. Those recognized are Marcelo Suárez-Orozco (dean of ...

Franklin D. Gilliam Jr., dean of the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs, recently responded to a few quirky questions in the informality of Zocalo's green room before participating in a panel last month in a "Thinking L.A." event co-sponsored by UCLA.

Drawing lessons from the Northridge earthquake and many more since, dozens of UCLA researchers are helping ensure that we are better prepared for future quakes.

Two UCLA sociologists reveal the logic behind the tough gambles movie studios make — and the financial results of success or failure at the box office.

Daniel J.B. Mitchell is a professor emeritus of the UCLA Anderson School of Management and Luskin School of Public Affairs. This was adapted from a commentary that appeared in a weekly column of the Employment Policy Research Network.Every once in...

Benjamin Britten Continuing the long and fruitful relationship between UCLA and the L.A. Opera, prolific conductor James Conlon will present a series of lectures on the works of British composer Benjamin Britten beginning Thursday, Feb. 6. The...

The online master’s degree program at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science has been ranked the No. 2 online engineering program in the country by U.S. News and World Report.

This mild, summerish winter we're experiencing is making it easy to forget what season we are in without consulting the calendar. January? Really?

Following an extensive national search, Dr. Robert Cherry has been selected as chief medical and quality officer for UCLA Health System. In this capacity, he will lead quality improvement efforts across the entire health system with the goal of ...

UCLA professor Mark Kleiman says that getting rid of prohibition throws up problems that call for smarter policies.

The powerful Gemini Planet Imager, with an advanced spectrometer designed at UCLA, has collected its first set of images and spectra from several distant planetary systems.

In the debate about which plant and animal species endangered by climate change should be rescued and which are expendable, a small band of UCLA botanists is fervently championing a desert plant most of us have never seen or heard of.

In 2013, people with unique experience and expertise in world affairs on many levels came from every corner of the globe to participate in events at the UCLA International Institute and its affiliated centers. 

Mona Jarrahi, associate professor of electrical engineering at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science, has received a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers — the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. ...

Rep. Raul Ruiz, a 1994 graduate, was dubbed by Politico as a freshman lawmaker most likely to succeed. The 41-year-old California Democrat from the Coachella Valley is a member of No Labels, a group of almost 100 Republicans and Democrats dedicated to ending partisan gridlock.

UCLA Anderson professor and co-chair of the Behavioral Decision-Making Group Shlomo Benartzi celebrated the New Year with accolades in two industry-leading publications. NAPA Net — The Magazine, published quarterly by the national association of plan ...

A huge, historic off-campus facility gives UCLA architecture grad students the opportunity to explore how robotic technology can help design intelligent buildings.

University of California medical centers and physicians are playing an important part in helping increase access to health care through the federal Affordable Care Act.   The law is expected to expand health insurance coverage to millions of...

Because such infections are the most common reason for antibiotic use among all children, the costs associated with them are under more scrutiny than ever by health care and government administrators.