On Sept. 30, 1984, the UCLA Alumni Association gave campus one of its most iconic landmarks, “The Bruin” statue on Bruin Plaza.

Research brief: Blocking a protein could become a novel therapy for pulmonary fibrosis-pulmonary hypertension, which currently has no approved treatment.

From Hong Kong to Kyrgyzstan, New York to Seattle, and dozens of locations across Los Angeles, there were more than 100 sites in honor of UCLA’s Centennial.

They will be recognized at the association’s Fiesta de Inspiración Scholarship and Alumni Awards Gala on Thursday, Oct. 10.

The 48,000 square foot campus, designed with sustainable systems and materials, creates a true artist’s neighborhood.

Highlights include Bertolt Brecht’s “The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui,” the opera “Juana” — a collaboration with UCLA Opera and UCLA Philharmonia — and the rock musical Hair.

A separate grant of $3.3 million will fund a study on the effectiveness of text messages for helping people adhere to their treatment regimens.

The authors expect California's unemployment rate to rise to an average of 5.1% in the fourth quarter of 2020.

The renowned scholar of race, mass incarceration and immigration said she will continue to expand the scope and scale of her social justice work.

The gift, from Jennifer and Matthew C. Harris, will support research on building more humane societies.

The California-China Climate Institute will identify and share best practices and key lessons and help inform policymakers.

Jessica Chavez was introduced to UCLA School of Nursing while in middle school and 17 years later her life has come full circle, as she studies for her nursing degree.

The event is being held exactly a half century after a team led by UCLA professor Leonard Kleinrock sent the first message over the Arpanet — the precursor to today’s internet.

The chair is named in honor of Dr. Paul Torrens, who has been on the school’s faculty since 1972.

UCLA evolutionary biologist Blaire Van Valkenburgh links an increase in fractured teeth to a dwindling supply of the carnivores' prey.

The researchers’ goal was to create a therapy that would permanently boost the body’s ability to naturally produce more iNKT cells.

This year the Common Book program becomes the Common Experience and all new students are invited to listen to the “There Goes the Neighborhood” podcast.

Researchers developed a simulation model, which allows users to predict the care setting individuals will select, based on their characteristics.

UCLA teams have won 32 NCAA team championships in 15 different sports his tenure.

UCLA’s newest Bruins and returning students come back to campus starting today; classes begin Sept. 26.

Scheduled to speak on the mainstage are UCLA alumni George Takei, Ray Garcia and Natasha Case.

Program brings the public together with students and 30 leading minds from across campus to engage in interdisciplinary conversations around 10 essential topics.

“I hope that the UCLA students who it supports will help lead the next wave of great musicians,” the celebrated composer-arranger-producer said.

Research brief: The findings suggest a need to change how records are kept because electronic medical records are used to inform decisions about patient care and to generate bills.

Innovative technology improves visualization of a patient’s anatomy.