A panel of community, academic and business leaders discuss UCLA’s vital role in California and the risks of a widening resource gap.

The life Elma González knew as a child was one of poverty. Today she is a professor of biology at UCLA, and her story is an inspiration.

The scholarship of women’s history does not stand apart. It must be integrated within the broader framework of U.S. history.

A grand scientific revolution is redefining how humanity looks at itself.

What does it mean to be human? This question has undergone radical revision in each of the last two centuries because of modern science.

Many of the public figures working to shape America’s science policy are troubled by recent advances in biotechnology.

A UCLA scholar uses modern technology to understand and protect the remnants of an ancient civilization.

Once the poor stepchild of historical research, oral history has come into its own as a valuable tool for preserving the past.

Unraveling the sequence of the human genome was the beginning. Now we have to figure out how to fit this knowledge within the context of our daily lives.

In our struggle to understand the complexities of an ever-changing world, the arts are more important than ever.

Oscar Wilde never set foot in Los Angeles, but his presence looms large at UCLA’s William Andrews Clark Memorial Library.

With wins in 2003–’04, the Bruin women increased UCLA’s record number of NCAA team championships to 94.

Bruin travelers to the faraway Galápagos Islands seek adventure, beauty and clues to the origin of life.

Sociology Professor Michael Mann studies the power structure of old empires. So why is his influential new book about U.S. policy today?

With Community Partnership Grants, UCLA extends its tradition of forging creative ties with greater Los Angeles to address significant problems and issues.

An innovative program brings students in UCLA's policy school together with civic and business leaders to glean the lessons of their real-world experience.

When Sean Gjos was hurt playing intramural hockey, the response of his friends and the UCLA community illuminated the best of human nature.

Chancellor Carnesale launches an ambitious $250-million initiative to secure the best faculty and graduate students.

Photographer Catherine Opie crisscrosses the country to capture images that describe what makes a community.

A “young” alum returns to campus and reaffirms his connections to the school that offered him so much.

Universities not only must prepare educated citizens who will shape the future; they have a responsibility to generations coming to enter academe.

New teachers emerging from UCLA’s GSEIS are being trained to hit the ground running in some of Los Angeles County’s toughest school settings.

Can new leadership in Sacramento fulfill for California’s schoolchildren the Supreme Court’s promise of a public education “available to all on equal terms”?

The most vexing issue facing education today is not recruiting and training enough qualified teachers to fill the nation’s classrooms. It is keeping them there.

A growing body of scientific research links the quality of early-childhood experiences to school success, sparking a revolution in education policy and practice.