UCLA professor of economics Lee Ohanian looks at the evolution of sports teams as billionaire must-haves and how exorbitant sales prices impact fans.

To celebrate the hard-won triumphs of student parents and their families, a special commencement ceremony and after-party, complete with face-painting, has become a campus tradition.

As the 25th anniversary of the Berlin Wall's demise approaches, UCLA political scientist Daniel Treisman evaluates how former Soviet bloc countries have fared in post-communism Eastern Europe.

Graduating seniors Sylvia Duzaryan and Andrew Ho will address the Class of 2014 during commencement ceremonies for the UCLA College on June 13.

UCLA surgeon Dr. David Chen and surgical resident Dr. Justin Wagner have made it their mission to teach hernia surgery around the world and are using Google Glass as a training tool to watch procedures and comment in real time.

Eight specialties were named among the best in the country according to the survey, which takes into account clinical data and the opinions of pediatricians nationwide.

Students at UCLA create interactive stories using Google Glass that show how wearable technology could alter the idea of narrative.

The new Film Independent Humanitarian Award recognizes an individual in the world of film and TV whose work has demonstrated a deep commitment to humanitarian causes. Turner will receive the award June 12.

Professor Donald Neuen, longtime director of choral conducting and choral studies at UCLA’s Herb Alpert School of Music, led his final concert on June 7 at Royce Hall.

With the help of an extended family of friends, classmates and mentors, undocumented immigrant Seth Ronquillo is about to graduate from UCLA.

Sarna, who holds the Lulu Wolf Hassenplug Chair, will serve a one-year term while Dean Courtney Lyder is on leave.

It was a great night for UCLA TFT alum Robert L. Freedman at the 68th Annual Tony Awards on Sunday, June 8. His musical, "A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder," was a four-time winner.

Employee contributions to the University of California retirement plan will increase on July 1, 2014.

A $500,000 gift from Los Angeles County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky will add a laboratory to the La Kretz Field Station, located in Malibu.

Taylor Bazley credits UCLA with providing a place for his political activism to grow.

Ivo Welch is a professor of finance and economics at the Anderson Graduate School of Management at UCLA. His op-ed ran June 6 in the Los Angeles Times.

The endowed research fund at UCLA's Asian American Studies Center will support students, community-based partnerships and a wide range of research-related activities.

Led by Dr. Ming Guo, the team identified a new gene involved in the neurological disorder, a finding that could eventually lead to a new target for treatment.

Deanna Jordan, a first-generation college student and mother of three, has been motivated by her children to embark on a long struggle to get a college education and give back to her Compton community.

With finals week approaching, students in Powell Library received a visit from therapy dogs that usually are found in UCLA hospitals. As part of the stress-busting activities to ease the tension of finals, Company 2014, a student performance group, sang its comedic salute to cramming at Powell Library.

Betsy Metzgar, assistant director for scheduling and information systems in the UCLA Events Office, has worked at UCLA for 30 years and commuted via the UCLA Vanpool for the last 23.

Dr. Gary Parker was awarded the UCLA Medal for his humanitarianism — spending his career aboard a hospital ship providing free oral and reconstructive surgery to needy people in Africa.

The innovative design of the Teaching and Learning Center for Health Sciences is recognized by the Los Angeles Business Council.

For the fourth straight year, the hospitals in Westwood and Santa Monica have been recognized by Practice Greenhealth for their efforts to recycle, eliminate mercury and reduce medical waste.

An unprecedented 95 percent of the graduates are headed to UC campuses, Cal States or other institutions of higher learning.