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UCLA climbs in World University Rankings

UCLA has been rated the No. 12 university in the world in the prestigious Times Higher Education annual rankings, moving up one spot from last year.

Director of UCLA Audiology Clinic reappointed to state board

Alison Grimes, director of the UCLA Audiology Clinic and assistant clinical professor in head and neck surgery at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, was reappointed by Gov. Jerry Brown to the state’s Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology ...

Khakh to receive NIH's Pioneer Award

Baljit Khakh, executive vice chair of physiology and a professor of physiology and neurobiology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, was one of 12 scientists chosen for the National Institutes of Health’s Pioneer Award. The award was ...

The science behind using online communities to change behavior

Sean Young is a family medicine professor and director of innovation at the center for behavioral and addiction medicine at UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine. He writes about topics related to psychology, technology and public health/medicine at...

Torres appointed associate dean at GSE&IS

Carlos Alberto Torres, professor of education and the director of the Paulo Freire Institute at UCLA, was recently appointed associate dean for global programs at the Graduate School of Education and Information Studies (GSE&IS).  “One of my ...

Can We Ensure the Future of Water?

Maintaining a clean, sustainable water supply is fast becoming the defining challenge of 21st-century Southern California.

The Magic of Mariachi

UCLA has played a role in elevating mariachi music, and the first formal class was taught in its ethnomusicology department in 1964.

UCLA: The Economic Engine

A new analysis details UCLA’s deep and wide contributions to the economies of Southern California and the state.

The Science of Scrumptious Food

Los Angeles magazine called Amy Rowat’s lecture series at UCLA “a mind-blowingly awesome event.” Not a description you’d expect for a university class.

A Punter’s Point of View

The New York Times called Oakland Raiders punter Chris Kluwe ’05 “the most interesting man in the NFL.”

Sugar and Stationery

Chelsea Hoffman Shukov ’99 and Jamie Oberg Grobecker ’01 sweeten the stationery industry in an increasingly digital world.

Boelter Hall’s Buried Secret

The building’s floor tiles contain a coded tribute to Professor Leonard Kleinrock, “Father of the Internet.”
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