John V. Richardson, Jr., professor emeritus of information studies and expert on library and information economies in developing countries, has been recognized with a Literati Network Award for Excellence by Emerald Insight. The publisher has ...

UCLA School of Law has received a $5.5 million gift from philanthropist Charles R. "Chuck" Williams to support the leadership of the Williams Institute — the only law school initiative dedicated to the study of sexual orientation and gender identity ...

   

Marcelo Suárez-Orozco, dean of the Graduate School of Education and Information Studies, will serve as a panelist in an Education Town Hall at “Rise as One,” the 2013 Annual Conference of the National Council of La Raza, which will take place July ...

UCLA School of Law has received a $5.5 million gift from philanthropist Charles R. "Chuck" Williams to support the leadership of the Williams Institute — the first and only law school initiative dedicated to the study of sexual orientation and...

Khaled M. Abou El Fadl is the Omar and Azmeralda Alfi Distinguished Professor in Islamic Law at the UCLA School of Law and the author of "The Great Theft: Wrestling Islam From the Extremists." This op-ed was originally published July 7 in The New...

UCLA researchers found that teens who participated in a youth empowerment program were able to reduce impulsive behaviors that could potentially get them into trouble.

So many of the indelible scenes of the L.A. riots featured men, but there was also an important women's story behind the unrest, a UCLA historian argues: the case of Latasha Harlins.

Courtney Lyder is dean of the UCLA School of Nursing, professor of medicine and public health and executive director of the UCLA Health System Patient Safety Institute and assistant director of the UCLA Health System. This column originally...

Eric Scerri, a lecturer in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Department since 2000, has had a third book published by Oxford University Press, "A Tale of Seven Elements."  In this book Scerri presents intriguing stories about seven elements ...

Donatello Telesca, assistant professor of public health and biostatistics at UCLA, has received the Hellman Fellowship, a financial award given to help promising assistant professors further their research and creative endeavors. His research is ...

Dr. Jonathan Fielding, UCLA Health Policy and Management professor-in-residence, founding director of the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health and philanthropist for whom the UCLA School of Public Health is named, received the Fries Prize ...

Dr. Gary Mathern, professor of pediatric neurosurgery and director of the UCLA Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery Program at Mattel Children’s Hospital UCLA, was honored with the Ambassador for Epilepsy Award by the International Bureau for Epilepsy and the ...

A hidden message left by a UCLA architect in 2011 was recently uncovered in Boelter Hall - floor tiles in the pattern of the binary code for the first Internet message sent from UCLA.

Dr. Karin Nielsen, professor of pediatric infectious diseases, directs the UCLA Center for Brazilian Studies. Dr. Karin Nielsen’s relaxed, easygoing manner belies the enormous workload she carries as a professor of pediatric infectious...

Installation view of "A New Sculpturalism: Contemporary Architecture from Southern California," on view June 16–Sept. 16 at the Geffen Contemporary at MOCA. Exhibit photos by Brian Forrest. From a public housing project in Madrid, Spain,...

A hidden message left by a UCLA architect in 2011 was recently uncovered in Boelter Hall, where sharp-eyed passersby can spot a coded note in the pattern of floor tiles.

A new medicinal herb garden on the south side of the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, sparks dialogue about the natural healing properties of plants.

Renowned for his efforts to negotiate a peace accord with the Palestinian Authority at Camp David and Taba in 2000 and 2001, former Israeli Foreign Minister Shlomo Ben-Ami recently told an audience gathered at UCLA’s Schoenberg Hall that...

Beginning July 1, faculty and other non-represented academic personnel will receive a 2 percent general salary increase, and non-represented staff employees will receive average increases of 3 percent (individual increases may vary), subject...

Brain aneurysms of all sizes -- even small ones the size of a pea-- are up to 12 times more likely to rupture if they are growing, according to a new UCLA study.

Contribution rates to the UC Retirement Plan (UCRP) for both the university and faculty and staff are going up beginning July 1.   While the university will pay 12 percent of pay, up from 10 percent, contributions for faculty and...

Narcoleptics have far less hypocretin, a chemical linked to alertness, in their brains than healthy people. A new study zeroes in on just what's killing hypocretin cells off.

Dr. Patricia A. Ganz, distinguished university professor at the Fielding School of Public Health and the David Geffen School of Medicine and director of cancer prevention and control research at the Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, has received ...

Dr. Lisa Rubenstein, professor of medicine and public health at VA Greater Los Angeles and UCLA, has been inducted into the Fielding School of Public Health's Alumni Hall of Fame, an honor awarded to those who show true passion for what they do. She ...