Why are so many Americans in prison? Between 1975 and 2007, the American incarceration rate increased nearly fivefold, a historic increase that puts the United States in a league of its own among advanced economies.

The University of California Office of the President day announced Wednesday the opening of the application period for the next staff advisor-designate to the regents. The position's term runs July 2014 through June 2016. Applications will be...

Jon Christensen is a UCLA adjunct assistant professor, senior researcher and journalist-in-residence in the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability. He also has a joint appointment in the history department. This piece...

The tool assesses chances of survival for up to five years and assists doctors in determining whether more or less aggressive treatment is appropriate.

The ’03 grad performed at this year’s Grammys, where she was a double nominee. She’s also writing a book and a musical.

UCLA police arrested a suspect in connection with two armed robberies of students reported this afternoon off campus in Westwood Village.

The Office of the President (OP) is launching a new website on Feb. 6 that aims to make life easier for faculty, staff and retirees.   The new site, called UCnet, is the fruit of more than two years of development by OP’s communications...

Charles Alexander, director of UCLA's Academic Advancement Program and associate vice provost for student diversity, spoke Jan. 14 to a crowd of well-wishers at the ceremonial groundbreaking for the new Academic Advancement Learning Pavilion,...

Have you ever found yourself stopped short by those mysterious trees dripping with odd-shaped fruit on the south side of Moore Hall?

Professor John Villasenor, an electrical engineer in the Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science and the Luskin School of Public Affairs, is a widely published writer on the intersection of technology and public policy.

In a new study, UCLA researchers found that men who married when they were younger than 25 had lower bone strength than men who married for the first time at a later age.

Mark your calendar for the Small Business Resource Fair on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 10:30 a.m. – 2 p.m. at Ackerman Grand Ballroom, to acquaint yourself with a wide variety of small vendors — from printers to travel service providers — who conduct business...

Jane Margolis is a senior researcher at UCLA and the author of “Stuck in the Shallow End: Education, Race, and Computing.” Marcelo Suárez-Orozco, a professor and dean of education at UCLA’s Graduate School of Education and...

The former secretary of state, who will receive UCLA's highest honor, will visit the campus as part of a lecture series presented by the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs.

Following one of the driest years in California's 154-year history, Gov. Jerry Brown has officially declared a drought emergency and has urged residents and city and state agencies to begin conserving water. He has also ordered the hiring of additional seasonal firefighters. UCLA has an expert.

José Luiz Passos — “Zé” to his friends and students — is one of the rising new stars of Brazilian literature. A professor of Luso-Brazilian literatures and cultures at UCLA, Passos has published two novels...

The campus again received more applications than any four-year university in the nation, with increases among black, Latino and Native American students.

University of California President Janet Napolitano and several UC chancellors joined President Obama and education leaders from around the country at a higher education summit aimed at making college more accessible to low-income students.

Pediatric patients at Mattel Children’s Hospital UCLA are receiving warm and fuzzy -- as well as furry -- support with the launch of two new programs featuring UCLA's favorite dogs: the People-Animal Connection (PAC), an animal-assisted...

The Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies at UCLA will hold a symposium, "Race and Hollywood," Thursday, Feb. 6. The symposium is part of the Bunche center’s ongoing project to create a comprehensive analysis of diversity —...

James Liao was recognized by the academy for his work using a variety of sources -- carbon dioxide, sugars and proteins -- to produce more efficient biofuels.

Jack Rothman is a professor emeritus in the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs and the author of “Strategies of Community Intervention.” Amy Rothman is a Los Angeles psychotherapist and mediator. This op-ed was originally published on Jan. 15 in...

Justine Bateman, 47, is a sophomore at UCLA working toward a degree in digital media management and computer science.

Donald Shoup, distinguished professor of urban planning in the Luskin School of Public Affairs, has become the nation’s oft-quoted, go-to expert on parking. 

UCLA and six other UC campuses on the quarter system are adjusting their 2014-15 academic calendars to comply with a UC policy to avoid scheduling fall residence hall move-in dates in conflict with the observance of major religious holidays.