Cindy Fan, interim vice provost for international studies, has been selected as an American Council on Education (ACE) Fellow for the 2013-14 academic year. The ACE Fellows Program, established in 1965, is designed to strengthen institutions in ...

"Wow, that’s one big fish!" That was the reaction of everyone at UCLA’s Translational Research Imaging Center when a monster fish story became reality in the form of a rare 14-foot, 250-pound oarfish.

Catch a free screening of “The Muppet Christmas Carol” on Sunday, Dec. 8, 11 a.m. at the Hammer Museum’s Billy Wilder Theater. Enlivened by the antics of all your favorite Muppets, including Kermit the Frog as Bob Cratchit, Miss...

The discovery of the cells that contribute to the healthy growth of the placenta could help scientists track fetal development — and identify factors that cause it to go awry.

Gudelia Bustamante is thinking big when it comes to planning for the future. Camping, fishing and a trip to visit her son stationed at an Air Force base in Germany are on her to-do list.      While that may not sound all that...

More than 4,000 people swarmed the Court of Sciences and Kinsey Pavilion to participate in a scientific open house where children (and adults) could learn by observing and participating in dozens of live demos and experiments.

Robert Iger was honored with the award, named for legendary UCLA baketball coach and leadership expert John Wooden, at a gala event in Beverly Hills.

Professor Ann Williams and Dr. Roger Detels began collaborating on AIDS research and treatment in China 15 years ago — around the same time that World AIDS Day, marked every year on Dec. 1, was established to unite people around the globe in the...

An exhibit currently on view through Dec. 14 at UCLA Hillel tells the story of more than 20,000 Jewish men, women, and children who were shielded from persecution and death in the Holocaust by living in a "Designated Area for Stateless Refugees," a...

More than 75 international students will go home for Thanksgiving this year  — go home, that is, with UCLA alumni who have invited them to join their families for the holiday on Thursday. In a new program led by UCLA Alumni Affairs in ...

In Memoriam: Stella Nadelman Krieger, manager of the Fowler Museum Store who made it popular stop because of the unique, handcrafted items from around the world she displayed there, died Nov. 21.

Ethan Elkind is the Bank of America Climate Policy Associate at the UC Berkeley and UCLA schools of law and serves as the lead author of UCLA-UC Berkeley’s grant-funded series of policy reports on business solutions to combat climate change....

Todd Presner is a professor of Germanic languages and comparative literature, director of the Center for Jewish Studies, and chair of the digital-humanities program at UCLA. This article appeared Nov. 25 in the Chronicle of Higher...

Robert Dallek is a professor emeritus in history in the College of Letters and Science at UCLA and, most recently, the author of “Camelot’s Court: Inside the Kennedy White House.” This op-ed was published...

Steven L. Spiegel is a professor of political science in the College of Letters and Science and the director of the Center for Middle East Development at UCLA, and a scholar at the Israel Policy Forum. This op-ed appeared Nov. 24 in the...

UCLA's fellows, honored for distinguished efforts to advance science, are among 338 scholars named this year to the prestigious scientific society.

A study by researchers at UCLA and the University of Texas reveals gender differences in sexual regret and traces them back to our evolutionary past.

If you’re currently enrolled in one of the four UC medical plans that are being discontinued, make your changes now. Open Enrollment closes on Tuesday, Nov. 26 at 5 p.m. Discontinued plans include Anthem Blue Cross PLUS or PPO, Anthem Lumenos...

Study results shed light on how genetic changes cause autism on a molecular level and will help scientists identify targets for future autism research.

About 60 percent of all children between the ages of 2 and 5, and 70 percent of Latino kids, eat fast food regularly, and many don't get enough fruits and vegetables, a UCLA study shows.

Gary Blasi, professor in the UCLA School of Law, was honored Dec. 3 with the Access to Justice Lifetime Achievement Award by the Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles (LAFLA). He was chosen for his significant work in increasing access to the legal ...

Peter Loewenberg, UCLA emeritus professor of history in the College of Letters and Science, was recently unanimously elected an honorary member of the Deutschen Psychoanalytischen Vereinigung, DPV (German Psychoanalytic Association). The honor comes ...

With biking on the rise at UCLA, the campus unveiled the first automated bike counter on a university campus on Nov. 22.

On April 23, 2013, Fielding School professor Dr. Antronette (Toni) Yancey lost her battle with lung cancer at age 55. During the last few weeks of her life she was followed by a Showtime documentary crew as she reflected on her career as an advocate...

Gary Blasi, professor of law emeritus, was honored by the Eviction Defense Network for his longstanding commitment to extending legal services to the under-represented at the organization’s 10-year anniversary celebration, which was held Nov. 14, 2013 ...