More than 112,000 students — with more diverse geographic, ethnic and racial backgrounds than last year’s applicants — have applied for admission to UCLA for fall 2015.

UCLA students as well as tech lovers and industry entrepreneurs came together Thursday to learn about and discuss the latest developments in wearable devices, virtual reality, robotics, connected cars and the Internet of Things at UCLA Anderson’s inaugural Consumer Electronics Show.

Some of the world’s most talented, up-and-coming young jazz musicians call UCLA home as students and fellows of the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz Performance.

A UCLA psychologist and her sister explain why Disney struck billion-dollar gold with Elsa, Anna and ‘Let It Go.’

The first Chicano feature film, “Please, Don’t Bury Me Alive!,” was recently added to the National Film Registry. It was thought to have been lost or destroyed until UCLA professor Chon Noriega got in touch with its creator and had the only copy of it restored.

The online master’s degree program at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science has been named the best in the country by U.S. News and World Report.

Research could have broad, long-term impact in improving disease modeling and devising new therapies for patients.

Padmanabhan’s support of the lab, which will be housed in the still-under-construction Engineering VI building, will further cement UCLA as a premiere research institution.

UCLA Anderson associate professor Maia Young studies organizational behavior, and some of her research involves your reputation as a leader, as someone who knows how to get things done. If you have a bit of mystique, that enhances people's perception of you.

From a digital literacy program in Ecuador's rainforest to enhancing math education in Lusaka, Zambia, UCLA's 2014 Global Citizens Fellows demonstrate what can be done with $5,000 and one summer.

The long-neglected L.A. River — dismissed by many as a concrete flood-control ditch — is quickly giving rise to Los Angeles’ version of Central Park.

Research at UCLA is automating objects that will change our lives, transforming complex tech into things that are both useful and intelligent.

These men faced the risk of losing the activities they love most … until UCLA surgeons came to the rescue.

California’s new way of selecting candidates may not work as intended.

Allison “Hueman” Torneros ’08 has made a colorful splash since graduating from UCLA. A lot of colorful splashes, in fact.

Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris, an urban planning professor, looks at urban design, including parklets and high-speed rail.

If you’ve struggled with your weight and can’t seem to stick to any workout plan, you’re not alone — and that’s exactly the point that most people miss.

Artist Lita Albuquerque created the first large-scale work ever installed in Antarctica.

UCLA has its own award-winning Quidditch team.

These recent grads won a $400,000 validation of their idea.

Kenneth Macgowan’s tenure at UCLA was his fourth career.

The Thirty Meter Telescope at the peak of Hawaii’s Mauna Kea volcano will allow us to see further and deeper into the universe than ever before.

The year 2014 featured the debut of a multi-year fundraising campaign, research breakthroughs, stunning achievements by students and faculty — and an unexpected flood that impacted the campus for months. We call that a momentous year.

UCLA offers abundant resources to help you follow through on your New Year’s resolutions.

Olga Kagan says that offering language classes tailored for heritage speakers, who speak a language other than English at home but may not be able to read it, would have significant advantages for society.