Gilbert Gee, a faculty associate in the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research and associate professor of Community Health Sciences at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, is the incoming editor of the Journal of Health & Social Behavior, ...

Dr. Warwick J. Peacock is an internationally renowned neurosurgeon, and this award recognizes both innovation and great leadership. 

Union Army General Winfield Scott Hancock, who played a key role in stopping Confederate attacks during the pivotal Civil War battle, had an important role in Los Angeles at the beginning of the war, according to UCLA grad student.

When Kathleen Micham left her student services job in UCLA Summer Sessions to take a staff position in an academic department two years ago, the change required much more than a move across campus from one office to another.   Stepping into...

The UCLA Bruins arrived at Jackie Robinson Stadium with the 109th NCAA national championship trophy in the history of the school. The players and Coach John Savage were met with cheers and a UCLA 8-clap from family, friends and well-wishers.

The change in status allows the school to grow and enhance its flagship program while freeing up some $8 million to support campus-wide undergraduate programs.

In 2008, a delegation led by Chancellor Gene Block and former Vice Provost of International Studies J. Nicholas Entrikin visited Peking University (PKU) with an interesting idea: Forge a collaboration between the two powerhouse research...

Doctors simply have too little time to focus on all aspects of patients' dementia, incontinence, depression and other conditions. Nurses make sure these patients get the attention they need.

UCLA athletic teams had already won the most national championships of any NCAA school, but never the baseball title — until tonight. The Bruins closed that gap in their legacy of sports excellence by sweeping the College World Series in...

UCLA had already won the most national championships of any NCAA school, but never the baseball title — until tonight. The Bruins closed that gap in their legacy of sports excellence by sweeping the College World Series, defeating Mississippi State 8-0. A celebration will be scheduled for Thursday at Jackie Robinson Stadium.

David Newman is a professor of politics and government and dean of the faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at Ben-Gurion University. Newman is at UCLA this week to participate in the 29th annual meeting of the Association of Israel...

The Bruins won the first game of the College World Series in Omaha. With one more victory, baseball would join the list of NCAA sports where UCLA has won a national championship.

Electricians, plumbers, carpenters and other workers are racing against the clock to wipe away a year’s worth of wear-and-tear and restore the gleam to approximately 5,000 sleeping rooms, eight dining halls and kitchens, numerous study lounges, auditoriums, community and private restrooms.

Who was that masked therapist? A postdoctoral scholar in UCLA's Psychology Department shows up in Issue 16 of Batgirl comics.

The study's findings add to a body of research exploring whether such tools may help improve memory and protect individuals from age-related cognitive decline.

Abigail C. Saguy is an associate professor of sociology and of gender studies at UCLA. She is the author of "What’s Wrong With Fat?" This piece appeared in Time magazine on June 24, 2013.    While the decision of the American...

They were on board a flight to Dallas when the loudspeaker crackled with an entreaty that is commonplace in movies, but rare in real life: Is there a doctor aboard?

Interim director named for Office of Human Research Protection Program Alison Orkin has been named interim director for the Office of the Human Research Protection Program (OHRPP) in the Office of Research Administration, following the...

Gene Block is chancellor of UCLA. This op-ed appeared originally in the Huffington Post on June 24, 2013.    Monday's decision by the U.S. Supreme Court may leave us all waiting to see what the case of a Texas woman challenging her...

UCLA Chancellor Gene Block submitted this article to the Huffington Post after today's U.S. Supreme Court decision in Fisher v. University of Texas.

Michael Chwe is a professor in the political science department. His recent book, "Jane Austen, Game Theorist," has received widespread attention, but it wasn't by accident. Here he shares his recipe for getting media attention for a book about...

Despite the conservative tilt of the Roberts Supreme Court, gay rights supporters expect the justices to strike down the Defense of Marriage Act. But Justice Anthony M. Kennedy's record on gay rights is hardly uniform.

The Supreme Court is expected decide whether California voters discriminated against gay people when they voted to ban same-sex marriage, and whether the federal Defense of Marriage Act — which prevents married gay couples from receiving federal marriage benefits — violates the Constitution. UCLA has experts.

Allison Carruth, assistant professor of English, has come out with a new book, "Global Appetites: American Power and the Literature of Food," published by Cambridge University Press. The book takes an in-depth look at both small-time as well as ...