Shannon O’Kelley has been named the interim vice president of UCLA Health for Hospital Systems. He is also the Chief Operating Officer for the UCLA Hospital System.

Jean Paul Santos will compete May 4 against other campus winners of Grad Slam. His speech, “How to Talk to Mars,” helped him win UCLA's inaugural competition.

Abdul-Jabbar is home continuing his recovery after being examined today for discomfort following April 16 heart bypass surgery.

Three UCLA professors were elected today to the prestigious National Academy of Sciences in recognition of their “distinguished and continuing achievements in original research.”

Leading scholars, clergy and activists will convene at UCLA on May 3 and 4 to examine the ongoing influence of the late Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel.

UCLA study finds that only 3.7 percent of people with pre-diabetes were prescribed metformin.

Study by UCLA Center for Health Policy Research finds that elderly Japanese-Americans could provide clues about how all Americans can stay healthier longer.

Dean Marcelo M. Suárez-Orozco co-wrote a New York Times op-ed arguing that if the justice system recognized the humanity of undocumented immigrants it would benefit all of society.

Students at a high school in La Cañada Flintridge participate in a School of Nursing research project on congenital heart disease at the request of a beloved teacher.

At an event held to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s speech at UCLA, more than 100 youngsters from Tom Bradley Elementary School in Los Angeles listened to a rebroadcast of that same speech.

UCLA has been recognized in three categories of the 2015 Energy Efficiency and Sustainability Best Practice Awards Competition from the California Higher Education Sustainability Conference.

The new Veterans Benefits Legal Clinic helps veterans navigate what can be a complex path to receive the financial assistance for which they qualify.

Law professor Adam Winkler writes about the importance of Justice Kennedy, the relative value of precedent and the role of originalism, among other things to look out for during oral arguments about same-sex marriage.

Graduate student delegates will go to Sacramento for informal chats with state legislators in order to win their support.

The Great Minds Gala, held at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel on April 19, raised more than $1 million for research at UCLA’s Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior.

UCLA’s Life Sciences has been awarded a four-year $2.4 million federal grant from the National Science Foundation to enhance and transform undergraduate education.

UCLA law professor Stephen Bainbridge writes in the New York Times that when members of companies' boards of directors maximize shareholder value they are more accountable.

The launch of UCLA startups has resulted in the creation of more than 4,400 jobs and contributed a total of $1.1 billion to the economy.

On Tuesday, April 28, the campus community, together with 2,000 K-12 students, will gather for events to commemorate the day 50 years ago when Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. visited UCLA and addressed nearly 5,000.

In an exhibition opening May 3, hair adornments and a contemporary film address changing ideas of beauty and identity in Africa.

UCLA biologists have found that male aggression against potential rivals for females explains much of the phenomenon.

Myhrvold founded Intellectual Ventures in 2000 after retiring from his position as Microsoft’s chief strategist and chief technology officer. He earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees at UCLA in 1979.

Women who experience extreme morning sickness during pregnancy are three times more likely to have children with developmental issues, according to a UCLA study.

Using a tumor rejection antigen to identify stem cells could help ensure stem cell research studies are accurate.

The UCLA Hammer Museum is still seeking volunteers for Mexican artist Pedro Reyes’ People’s United Nations General Assembly on May 2-3.