The following letter was issued by Chancellor Gene Block on June 14.  

Snowfall will drop by 30 to 40 percent in Los Angeles-area mountains by midcentury due to climate change, and things could get worse by 2100 if we don't rein in greenhouse gases, according to a UCLA study.

Chancellor Gene Block highlights some of UCLA's signature achievements of the past academic year.

Samantha Anderson helps her cousin Natalie Morales (right) move out of Rieber Hall. Photos by Christelle Nahas. Nineteen-year-old Natalie Morales learned an important lesson during her first year at UCLA — foresight. Remembering how "crazy"...

Adam Winkler, professor of law, is a constitutional law specialist and the author of "Gunfight: The Battle Over the Right to Bear Arms in America," which comes out in paperback this summer.

Kathleen Micham, Shola Richards to receive Chancellor's Excellence in Service Awards Two outstanding staff members will be honored by UCLA Staff Assembly with the 2013-14 Chancellor's Excellence in Service Award, which recognizes staff members...

Commencement 2013 was filled with excitement, hugs and inspiration. You can relive it all with stories, photos and video about UCLA's 2013 graduates and commencement ceremonies. See this commencement news page. 

Administering progesterone treatment has been like shooting in the dark, say researchers at UCLA. But their new study sheds some light on how, and for whom, the therapy may work.

Times have changed since UCLA's first doctoral hooding in 1938. This year's new doctorates range in age from 25 to 77, and one who was born the year UCLA awarded its first Ph.D.

Cameron (left) and Mitchell are a well-off gay couple raising an adopted daughter on the sitcom "Modern Family," but a new Williams Institute study shows that members of the LGB community are more likely to be poor. As poverty rates for virtually...

Joseph Green is a young opera-singing phenom whose talents were discovered after he moved into Sproul Hall — at the age of 11.   Joe, who's now 14, is the son of art history professor Charlene Villaseñor...

John Villasenor is a professor of professor of electrical engineering and public policy at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science. He writes about the intersection of technology, policy and the law. This column...

Cindy Cordova, assistant to the vice dean for faculty at the David Geffen School of Medicine, takes on the presidency of UCLA Staff Assembly next month. 

Doctors often recommend antihistamines for women with severe symptoms, but the drugs may carry risks — and may not be very effective for some.

New Staff Assembly Executive Board announced The newly elected members of 2013-14 Staff Assembly Executive Board have been announced and will take office on July 1. Assuming the post of president is Cindy Cordova, who served as president-elect...

Chon A. Noriega is a professor in the Department of Film, Television and Digital Media at UCLA and the director of the Chicano Studies Research Center. This column appeared in the Huffington Post on June 7, 2013.      In the...

Working collaboratively with people from different cultures and countries comes naturally to Azeb Tadesse, deputy director of the African Studies Center at UCLA. As a child, she often visited her father at his job at Ethiopian Airlines at postings...

The hospital is part of a select group recognized for excellence in all 10 medical specialty areas reviewed in the magazine's new "Best Children's Hospitals" rankings.

General Wesley Clark (ret.) is a senior fellow at UCLA's Burkle Center for International Relations. This op-ed appeared originally in the Washington Post on June 6.       President Obama’s talks with Chinese President Xi...

Massage therapists were kneading away the stress of students studying at the Young Research Library Monday. The complimentary service was offered by FITWELL.  

Dr. Brennan M.R. Spiegel is associate professor of medicine at UCLA's David Geffen School of Medicine and Fielding School of Public Health, where he teaches decision analysis. Besides his medical degree from New York Medical College, he has a...

Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center received three female victims from today's Santa Monica College shooting. Two of the patients are listed in critical condition and one is listed in serious condition. Check back for updates.

The David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, already among the best medical schools in the nation, is getting ready to break ground on a medical education building that will change the face of the school's teaching and learning efforts.   The...

The California Association of Physician Groups' survey assesses the ability of health care systems to deliver better patient experience, better population health and better affordability.

This copper portrait medal of Hippocrates was designed by Jacques Devigne for the Paris Mint in 1983. It is part of the Ralph R. and Patricia N. Sonnenschein Collection of Medical and Scientific Portrait and Commemorative Medals. The ancient...