Not surprisingly, Civil War textbooks usually make no mention of Los Angeles. No combat occurred in California. But a little known fact is that Los Angeles does have a connection to the Battle of Gettysburg, which is being commemorated July 1-3 on its 150th anniversary.

In partnership with the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, UCLA is designing a new curriculum for the training of doctoral students in art history to prepare them to become future leaders in the field.

Yifang Zhu, an associate professor in the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, and her colleagues are drawing on lessons from Los Angeles and teaming with Peking University scientists to guide policy makers as Beijing grapples with record levels of air pollution.

The World Stage Performance Gallery is bringing the Jazz Masters series from Leimert Park to the Ford Theatres stage for a big band benefit concert and tribute to guitar legend Kenny Burrell, professor of ethnomusicology. The Aug. 18 event will ...

A team of researchers from UCLA Luskin and UC Berkeley's Department of City and Regional Planning has received a grant from the California Air Resources Board to explore the impact of transit-oriented development on low-income communities. At UCLA ...

Thousands of low-wage workers have been unable to collect unpaid wages, even after state authorities have ordered their employers to pay, UCLA research demonstrates.

Today's drugs are designed to target amyloid beta plaques, while the real culprit, researchers say, may be small clumps of amyloid beta called oligomers.

Yifang Zhu, an associate professor in the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, and her colleagues are drawing on lessons from Los Angeles and teaming with Peking University scientists to guide policy makers as Beijing grapples with record levels...

Doctors rarely discuss supplements in detail with patients taking them. But given their popularity, availability and potential risks, more should be done, researchers urge.

Developed by Dr. Donald Kohn, the revolutionary approach transplants stem cells from a patient's own blood back into the patient's bone marrow as a way to produce a steady stream of healthy cells.

On July 23, the iPalpiti Soloists will kick off the annual Henry J. Bruman Summer Chamber Music Festival, which returns to Korn Convocation Hall at the UCLA Anderson School of Management. These talented musicians will join the Ensemble in Promptu...

Much of the research being used to determine public policy on sexual orientation and gender identity is being generated by an institute at UCLA Law.

Green food is increasingly popular at UCLA, and a thriving organic garden north of the residence halls on the Hill has everybody eating it up.

For decades, baseball and UCLA have remained a potent double play as Bruins continue to make contributions on the field and in the front office.

To commemorate its 50th anniversary, the Fowler Museum will showcase eight special exhibitions.

When government, the media and the public try to make sense of drug policy in America, they turn to UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs’ Mark Kleiman.

UCLA’s Bruin Walk is a place of bustling activity that echoes with a history as varied and innovative as the university itself.

Urban planning professor Evelyn Blumenberg has been named chair of the Department of Urban Planning in the Luskin School of Public Affairs. Blumenberg, a UCLA Luskin alumna who has been a professor in the department since 1998, assumes the role July ...

Public policy assistant professor Randall Akee has been named to the U.S. Census Bureau's National Advisory Committee on Racial, Ethnic and Other Populations. The panel, which includes academics, civic leaders and executives on its roster, helps the ...

In partnership with the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, UCLA is designing a new curriculum for the training of doctoral students in art history to prepare them to become future leaders in the field.   A $600,000 grant from the Andrew W....

Hundreds of blue-and-gold wearing fans happily cheered through the heat at Jackie Robinson Stadium Thursday afternoon to celebrate the UCLA team that defeated Mississippi State in Omaha to capture UCLA’s first College World Series title...

California Gov. Jerry Brown enacted a spending plan Thursday that increases the University of California's state appropriation by 5 percent in the coming fiscal year and sets the stage for modest growth in financial support over the subsequent three...

When is it great to boast "we’re 109?" When you are the UCLA baseball team and you can say that your first NCAA national championship is your school’s record-extending 109th. On Thursday afternoon, hundreds of blue-and-gold wearing fans happily cheered through the heat at Jackie Robinson Stadium to celebrate the Bruins.

When UCLA captured its first NCAA baseball championship this week, it paved the way for another campus first - the first-ever Capital One Cup victory for the Bruin men. UCLA will be awarded $200,000 toward student-athlete scholarships.