If approved by the full Board of Regents on July 18, the Secretary of Homeland Security will leave the Obama Administration to lead the university system.

Much of the world’s attention is now focused on what’s taking place in a hospital in Pretoria, South Africa, where Nelson Mandela, that country’s national hero and beloved freedom fighter, lies critically ill.   Nearly 20...

Bastian hit the books at the William Andrews Clark Memorial Library to research her exhibition. When Jennifer Bastian was invited to cook up an exhibition for UCLA’s William Andrews Clark Memorial Library, where she is a visual resources...

UCLA’s Center for Chinese Studies will showcase its strengths in Taiwanese research and culture as part of the new Spotlight Taiwan Project, an agreement between UCLA and the government of Taiwan.

This is the latest installment of “After Hours” — a series about faculty and staff who balance their work lives with side projects or fascinating hobbies.   Name: Michael Suk-Young Chwe Day job: Chwe, which is pronounced...

"These are pacifists who did not want to go to war and they start having violent fantasies and become self-injurious. One guy, after repeated failed attempts, finally manages to chop off a couple of his fingers."Daniel Fessler, UCLA associate...

    Is it possible for a gay man to practice medicine?   The answer seems obvious, but sadly, there was a time when Michael Haymer, a third-year UCLA medical student, really wasn’t sure.   "I remember Googling the words,...

UCLA earned top marks from the Human Rights Campaign Foundation for its commitment to these patients and their families, who often face challenges in securing adequate care.

"This is the silver lining of the Great Recession," said UCLA's Patricia Greenfield. "It is a change very much needed by our society."

In late May, people all over the world were intrigued to see a series of six-second online videos depicting a man playing a box-shaped guitar while undergoing brain surgery at UCLA. Brad Carter was no stranger to cameras, but the Studio City-based actor, artist and musician had never performed in quite such an unusual forum.

Two professors at UCLA's Institute of the Environment and Sustainability (IoES) are studying how Los Angeles can reduce its water imports and better capture, store and reuse water for a more sustainable water supply. Stephanie Pincetl, director of...

From left, legal experts M.V. Lee Badgett, research director at the Williams Institute, David Codell, legal director of the Williams Institute, and Therese Stewart, San Francisco chief deputy city attorney, discussed the ramifications of the...

The Pulitzer Prize winner served as 16th U.S. Poet Laureate.

UCLA's hospitals were recognized for their forward-thinking implementation and use of information technology in their health-care delivery systems.

Zocalo recently interviewed Marcelo Suárez-Orozco, dean of the UCLA Graduate School of Education and Information Studies, in the green room, where invited panelists answer fun, random questions just before they appear before an audience to...

UCLA School of Law has received a $5.5 million gift from philanthropist Charles R. "Chuck" Williams to support the leadership of the Williams Institute — the first and only law school initiative dedicated to the study of sexual orientation and...

Khaled M. Abou El Fadl is the Omar and Azmeralda Alfi Distinguished Professor in Islamic Law at the UCLA School of Law and the author of "The Great Theft: Wrestling Islam From the Extremists." This op-ed was originally published July 7 in The New...

UCLA researchers found that teens who participated in a youth empowerment program were able to reduce impulsive behaviors that could potentially get them into trouble.

So many of the indelible scenes of the L.A. riots featured men, but there was also an important women's story behind the unrest, a UCLA historian argues: the case of Latasha Harlins.

Courtney Lyder is dean of the UCLA School of Nursing, professor of medicine and public health and executive director of the UCLA Health System Patient Safety Institute and assistant director of the UCLA Health System. This column originally...

A hidden message left by a UCLA architect in 2011 was recently uncovered in Boelter Hall - floor tiles in the pattern of the binary code for the first Internet message sent from UCLA.

Dr. Karin Nielsen, professor of pediatric infectious diseases, directs the UCLA Center for Brazilian Studies. Dr. Karin Nielsen’s relaxed, easygoing manner belies the enormous workload she carries as a professor of pediatric infectious...

Installation view of "A New Sculpturalism: Contemporary Architecture from Southern California," on view June 16–Sept. 16 at the Geffen Contemporary at MOCA. Exhibit photos by Brian Forrest. From a public housing project in Madrid, Spain,...

A hidden message left by a UCLA architect in 2011 was recently uncovered in Boelter Hall, where sharp-eyed passersby can spot a coded note in the pattern of floor tiles.

A new medicinal herb garden on the south side of the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, sparks dialogue about the natural healing properties of plants.