Longtime Facilities Management 'chief' has passed away. Randy Cook, who spent 41 years in Facilities Management at UCLA helping keep things on campus working properly, died suddenly June 20.

"It's complex, beautiful and so dynamic," says UCLA's Marcus Roper of the traffic-like flow of nuclei through a fungus cell. Roper has two studies out highlighting cells' ingenuity.

A UCLA-led research team examining Indian immigrants in California found an association between religiosity and obesity in Hindus and Sikhs — but not Muslims.

Summer will be with us for several more weeks, but for UCLA faculty and staff who recently retired, this is the beginning of an endless summer. Here, some make their farewells with fond memories and heartfelt advice for their fellow...

The UC Board of Regents today approved an increase in contributions to the UC Retirement Plan (UCRP) from both the university and employees, effective July 2014. Today’s action is part of a broader effort to maintain financially sustainable...

Deborah Nadoolman Landis, a professor who teaches costume design at the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television and founding director of the David C. Copley Center for Costume Design, has been named one of the first-time governors for the Motion ...

John Ullmen, who lecutres on leadership at the UCLA Anderson School of Management, co-wrote "Real Influence: Persuade Without Pushing and Gain Without Giving In," a book about the psychological aspects of persuading and also being persuaded. The book ...

Members of the Chalk Repertory Theater will be performing "Lady Windermere's Fan" Saturday, July 27, on the grounds of the William Andrews Clark Memorial Library. In an effort to bring its world-renowned expertise in all things...

UCLA’s Graduate Division expanded the child-care benefit this month, increasing the number of grad students who can get reimbursed up to $2,400 yearly for day care. It's one of several family-friendly programs the division offers.

Robin D.G. Kelley is the Gary B. Nash Professor of American History. Kelley's research and teaching cover the history of labor and radical movements in the United States, the African Diaspora, and Africa; intellectual and cultural history...

Brenda E. Stevenson is professor of history at UCLA and the author of "The Contested Murder of Latasha Harlins:  Justice, Gender and the Origins of the L.A. Riots." This piece appeared originally on the History News Network website on July 15,...

The UCLA Health System's hospitals in Westwood and Santa Monica have been named to U.S. News and World Report's most exclusive rankings list: the Best Hospitals 2013–14 Honor Roll. UCLA was ranked No. 5 in the country and No. 1 in both California and ...

To honor the 2013 NCAA champion UCLA Bruins baseball team, the UCLA Athletic Hall of Fame has a new display commemorating the Bruins' amazing season. The display case is just off the lobby. Visitors can see the championship trophy, copies of...

The Hammer Museum's current exhibition, "Richard Artschwager!," presents 150 sculptures, paintings and drawings that showcase the extraordinary breadth of subject matter and form of Artschwager's practice. Organized by the Whitney...

The University of California Regents’ presidential search committee has nominated U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano to serve as the 20th president of the system. If approved by the full Board of Regents on July 18,...

It’s a dilemma that many college students would envy. UCLA students have a seemingly endless list of courses to choose from to satisfy requirements or electives — from global pop music and interracial dynamics to sex and from...

Study leads scientists to believe that modifying the bacteria content of the intestines could lessen the risk for lymphoma, and could point way to new therapies.

The UCLA Health System's hospitals in Westwood and Santa Monica have been named to U.S. News and World Report's most exclusive rankings list: the Best Hospitals 2013–14 Honor Roll.

Professsor Rajit Gadh’s lab is spread across five UCLA parking lots, where the professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering and his research team are paving the way for an expanding world of electric vehicles.

When Jennifer Bastian was invited to cook up an exhibition for UCLA’s William Andrews Clark Memorial Library, where she is a visual resources specialist, she headed to the library’s collection of 17th- and 18th-century English cookbooks. She prepared pottage, syllabub, green pease soop (sic) and more.

Engineering professor Rajit Gadh at one of his 'living lab' research sites in a UCLA parking lot. When we think of a lab, we might imagine scientists in white coats and goggles pouring chemicals into vats or technicians in clean suits putting...

Daniel Neuman, professor of ethnomusicology, former dean of the School of the Arts and Architecture and former executive vice chancellor and provost, has been named the interim director of the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music for the 2013-14 academic ...

UCLA Fleet and Transit has launched a more convenient BruinCar vehicle rental service featuring a self-service 24/7 vehicle pick-up and drop-off system at a new on-campus location in Parking Structure 8, Level 2 (south side) at 555...

Susan Slyomovics, professor of anthropology and Near Eastern languages and cultures, is the recipient of a EURIAS fellowship to the Collegium de Lyon, France, for the academic year 2013-14 The EURIAS Fellowship Programme is an initiative of NetIAS ...

Dr. David H. Solomon, who led a major expansion of the UCLA Department of Medicine, died July 9. He was 90.