Garg, one of three national finalists for a prestigious national teaching award, will share how he made organic chemistry one of UCLA’s most popular classes.

The restoration and improvements made possible by the donation will enhance research and teaching on plant, conservation and environmental biology.

“Year in Review” spotlights 10 of the myriad advances made by faculty and recaps the campus’s success in academics, philanthropic support, athletics and alumni activities.

This fall, UC will implement a series of policy changes to strengthen the university’s management of its resources and improve operations.

UCLA School of Dentistry researchers develop a therapy incorporating diamond fragments to reduce the rate of relapse complications.

This year the campus opens the First to Go living learning community to provide support for students who are the first in their families to attend college.

UCLA Anderson Review makes available to a broad audience the research that regularly appears in leading academic journals.

UCLA researchers say the study challenges the concept that inhaled nicotine is benign, or safe.

The campus is coming to life for the start of the academic year with festivals, concerts, film screenings, information sessions, networking events and tours.

The seven-and-a-half acre oasis of biodiversity housing more than 3,000 plant species, is undergoing the largest, most comprehensive upgrade in its history.

The awards, which will be announced Oct. 30, are available exclusively to students at UCLA.

“What we’ve learned is that the L.A. River can’t be everything to everyone all the time,” said Katie Mika, a UCLA postdoctoral scholar and author of the report.

The five-year, $11.4 million grant will help to advance work in prevention, detection and treatment. UCLA's program is one of only five brain cancer programs nationwide to receive this national recognition.

“He has been a powerful champion for the arts in Los Angeles for five decades, and his exceptional commitment to arts education embodies UCLA’s highest ideals,” said Chancellor Gene Block.

A new UCLA-led study traces how the first three "kidney voucher cases" led to 25 lifesaving kidney transplants across the United States.

In this Q&A, he explains how ending DACA would harm economic growth, the role immigrants play in the economy and what should happen next.

The results bolster the argument for making cognitive behavioral therapy more widely available for treating the disorder, which affects more than one in 50 people in the U.S.

Bill Brown, professor emeritus of design media arts at UCLA, renowned for his talents as a visual communicator and a dedicated mentor to students died Sept. 9. He was 83.

UCLA researchers have launched a project to design policies in countries where corruption and conflict are undercutting natural abundance. The project's first summit is this week at UCLA.

The energy-efficient system uses a thin polymer film that transfers heat from the heat source to a “heat sink.”

“Africa/Americas: Photographic Portraits by Pierre Verger” runs through Jan. 21, 2018.

The new type of catalysis became apparent as the researchers were studying a substance with insecticidal properties that is naturally produced by fungi.

The voluntary service announced by Chancellor Gene Block will eventually be made available to the entire campus community, including those receiving care through UCLA Health.

Spider-Man, Batman, Wonder Woman, Captain America and the Hulk dropped by for the fifth annual Superhero Day at UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital.

Highlights of the more than 150 public events include theater and dance performances, faculty and student lectures and discussions and Pacific Standard Time museum exhibitions.