Chancellor Gene Block was joined by members of UCLA’s Undergraduate Students Association to announce the task force.

Altogether, the university has awarded more than 32,000 doctoral degrees since 1939.

The new director of the Higher Educational Research Institute at UCLA underscores the importance of community colleges for historically marginalized groups of students.

We asked some graduating Bruins who they would like to thank as they prepare to leave UCLA with a new degree. It's not only who you think.

Witte’s accomplishments include impactful scientific discoveries, advocacy for science education funding and exemplary leadership.

UCLA Police Captain Manny Garza has been appointed interim chief of police, effective June 20, Michael Beck, administrative vice chancellor, announced today.

The technique, developed by a team led by UCLA professor Yi Xing, is an innovative way of using biomedical big data to achieve precision medicine.

Mary Ries takes a leading role in orchestrating a once-in-their-lifetime celebration at Pauley Pavilion for thousands of graduating seniors and their families.

More than 90 employees from Facilities Management and Housing and Hospitality Services celebrated their success in improving their English language skills.

UCLA researchers’ findings could offer a non-invasive and more cost-effective method to detect lung cancer.

Because of her experience as a cancer patient and survivor, the UCLA nursing student believes she learned invaluable lessons in the care of and compassion for patients. She graduates on Saturday with a master of science degree in nursing.

Sociology major Kevin Hale discovered his aptitude for counseling people with addictions while in treatment for alcohol abuse. This fall, the graduating senior will start his master’s studies in social welfare.

UCLA Anderson Forecast calls for continued slow but steady growth in the two percent range.

A renowned scholar and chair of UCLA’s Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, García-Garibay has long made undergraduate education a priority and will work to enhance diversity in the physical sciences.

Students, staff will collect items from the impromptu memorial around the Bruin statue today after professor William Klug's wife expressed interest in keeping the tributes to her husband.

Donations to the Klug Family Support Fund will go directly to the late professor's immediate family.

Asian-Americans who have a certain genetic variant are more likely to crave carbohydrates and fast food than those without it, according to a UCLA study.

Some 200 UCLA medical students in the Class of 2016 received their M.D.s Friday in Perloff Courtyard during the Hippocratic Oath Ceremony for the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.

UCLA economist Lee Ohanian shares his thoughts about the lasting and far-reaching impact of a 12-year-old study he co-authored that criticized some of FDR’s New Deal policies.

Two-time Academy Award winner Quentin Tarantino gave the keynote speech at the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television’s 14th Annual Design Showcase West Saturday.

Thanks to a major grant from The Ahmanson Foundation, scholars and students will have access to digital copies of some 1,100 rare and unique Syriac and Arabic manuscripts.

Wayne Wong spent three years at UCLA studying microbiology and globalization, never suspecting that he would soon be facing issues he studied and discussed in the classroom in Uganda.

A new study conducted by researchers in UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs finds decline in giving since 2006 amid urgent and rising need in Los Angeles.

Friends and colleagues of UCLA professor William Klug gathered Friday at the Court of Sciences to share stories that celebrated his life and mourned his loss in a campus shooting.

The UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science will hold a vigil today in memory of professor William Klug. All are welcome to come. The memorial is set for 4-5 p.m. on the steps of Boelter Hall on the Court of Sciences.