Maestro James Conlon, music director of the LA Opera and the 2013 UCLA Regents' Lecturer, will give a series of public lectures on Verdi and Wagner, "Struggle, Success, and Mastery: Romantic Opera in Three Acts," at the Hammer Museum...

Researchers say that a new minimally invasive "keyhole" surgery to remove blood from the brain may benefit patients previously deemed lost causes.

The CH25H enzyme has broad virus-fighting properties and potentially could be used as a weapon against deadly pathogens that cause HIV, Ebola and Rift Valley Fever.

After toiling for 18 years in the English Department’s reading room, head librarian Lynda Tolly admits she would be hard-pressed to put into words what makes the wood-paneled sanctuary so special.   "I can think of only about five words...

In her most recent book, Tamara Levitz shows how Stravinksy's "Persephone" fiasco was largely the result of a tug of war between a burgeoning gay rights movement and the religious right.

  In a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Thursday, Los Angeles city officials officially opened two "parklets," or micro urban parks, on Spring Street in downtown Los Angeles, the result, in part, of an initiative led by an urban design team at the...

The world's first physician to be board-certified in both pediatrics and ophthalmology, UCLA's Apt was a tireless innovator who was best known for developing an eye drop to prevent surgery-related blindness.

More than 200 Bruins and members of the UCLA community dropped in for free haircuts Thursday to donate their tresses to make children's wigs.

Los Angeles is a movie town, so it’s no surprise that it’s filled with film festivals and documentary screenings, but even amidst all the variety the only L.A. film series you’ll find focused on human rights is at UCLA.

More than 200 Bruins and members of the UCLA community dropped by campus for free haircuts Thursday to donate their tresses to make children's wigs.

In this latest installment of "After Hours" — a series about faculty and staff who balance their work lives with fascinating hobbies or side jobs — meet Brigham Harwell, a development assistant for the UCLA Fund who spends his weekends...

A new video from UCLA Events and Transportation may be aimed at new hires, but its quick-hit overview of all the alternative transportation options available to UCLA commuters could help any Bruin who feels tied to their car.

The Spirit Squad cheers for UCLA Football's team. Bruin football fans poured into Pauley Pavilion Wednesday evening, along with sports reporters and TV cameras, for 2013 UCLA Football Signing Day.    Head coach Jim Mora, flanked...

This is your chance to step out from behind your desks and join your colleagues in walks to improve your health. Staff and faculty who participate in "I ♥ Walking" events, which start Monday, Feb, 11, and run through Thursday,...

  Research suggests that people who are overweight or obese tend to be stereotyped as lazy, less intelligent and less efficient. But do these biases "leak out" in subtle ways in our daily interactions with overweight...

Chemical and biomolecular engineer James C. Liao was honored for his innovative methods of producing alternative fuels and his work on metabolic diseases.

The two campuses share the No. 6 spot nationally in the Peace Corps' annual ranking, marking the third straight year UCLA has been in the top 10.

The exhibition, which features 50 stunning traditional ensembles, explores the historical and cultural influences that have shaped European rural dress over millennia.

UCLA researchers found that gay and bisexual black and Latino men voluntarily used health-related Facebook groups to discuss HIV and request at-home testing kits.

The UCLA-developed polymer capsule delivers cell-destroying material to the nucleus of cancer cells, inducing their death while leaving healthy cells unharmed.

Juliann Martinez had worked at UC Berkeley for 21 years, but it was not until she became staff advisor to the Board of Regents that she fully grasped the enormity of the university, everything it does and the people who make it...

MIAS student Robert Vaszari winds through a reel of 35mm film. Among the many categories that are recognized at the Academy Awards, excellence in film restoration is, for now, absent. However, students in the Moving Image Archive...

UCLA has been ranked the nation's No. 5 "best-value" public university by the Princeton Review, based on an analysis of academics, cost and financial aid.

Both nurtritional substances appear to boost the ability of critical immune cells to gobble up amyloid-beta and other waste products in the brain and body, UCLA researchers say.

Want to avoid long lines at the bank and needless trips to an ATM? Want full access to all the dollars in your UCLA paycheck on payday, instead of having to wait one day later? How would you like to receive your paycheck even if you’re ill or...