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UCLA is nation’s No. 1 public university for 7th straight year
The campus also earned top marks in social mobility and educating military veterans in U.S. News & World Report’s annual “Best Colleges” rankings.
UCLA: La universidad pública número uno del país por séptimo año consecutivo
La universidad también fue nombrada el mejor centro de estudios público para veteranos en las listas anuales de clasificación en U.S. News & World Report.
Q&A: Jason De León sees full picture – and price – of unauthorized immigration
The UCLA professor hopes to open minds, change the conversation and help save lives.
UCLA Conversations to offer up-close, unscripted discussions with leading scholars
The events will be curated and hosted by Stuart Wolpert, a 40-year veteran of UCLA’s media relations office.
Q&A: New UCLA Law dean aims to build investment and excitement
Michael Waterstone was a Bruin long before he returned to campus in August.
In memoriam: Allen Parducci, 97, influential cognitive psychologist and early windsurfing pioneer
The professor emeritus was known for his key contribution to windsurfing as well as his predictive theory of happiness.
Benjamin Santer wins American Meteorological Society’s Rossby Medal
The award is the society's highest honor for atmospheric scientists.
Bringing the history of L.A. workers’ movements into the present — and future
A course being developed by UCLA labor studies professor Tobias Higbie will aim to inspire a new generation of change-makers.
David Leibrandt receives Moore Foundation award to push the boundaries of particle physics
The five-year, $1.25 million grant will fund research that could help solve a longstanding problem called the symmetry violation.
UCLA receives $1 million NSF grant to develop quantum sensors
The funds will support research on technologies to precisely measure the previously unmeasurable.
Providing help to Maui in wake of wildfires
Staff, faculty and students interested interesting in helping are encouraged to donate to the UCLA Health Maui Wildfire Recovery Fund.
In memoriam: Amy Lohmann, 46, instructor at UCLA School of Nursing
Lohmann, a UCLA alumna, lecturer and clinical faculty member, helped prepare thousands of nursing students for careers in the profession.
UCLA’s workshop in Oaxaca immerses L.A. teachers in Indigenous Mexican culture
That Latin American Institute summer program prepares K–12 instructors to bring new knowledge into their classrooms.
Q&A: Harryette Mullen’s newest poetry brings us closer to nature
Harryette Mullen, celebrated poet, literary scholar and UCLA English professor, has a singular way of connecting readers with the world around them.
Gene Block to step down as UCLA’s chancellor next summer
After 17 years at the helm of the nation’s top-ranked public university, the campus’s ninth chief executive will conclude his tenure in July 2024.
Gene Block dejará su cargo de rector de UCLA el próximo verano
Tras 17 años al frente de la universidad pública número uno del país, el noveno director ejecutivo del campus concluirá su mandato en julio de 2024.
In memoriam: An Yin, 64, influential geologist shaped understanding of tectonics on our planet and others
He was the considered the leading authority on the Indo-Asian collision, the geological event that formed the Himalayas and Tibetan Plateau.
In memoriam: Richard Hovannisian, 90, celebrated professor of Armenian history
A faculty member for more than 50 years, he was a renowned expert on the Armenian Genocide.
4 professors receive 2023 Chancellor’s Award for Community-Engaged Scholars
Each winning faculty member will receive $10,000 to create a new UCLA course in which students will collaborate with partners in the community.
Exploring the fraught nature of memory and comparison
Professor Michael Rothberg, a 2023 Guggenheim Fellow, examines how people and societies recall traumatic historical events.
Alissa Park named dean of UCLA Samueli School of Engineering
An expert on carbon capture and conversion technology, she is currently chair of earth and environmental engineering at Columbia University.
UCLA psychiatrist adapts memoir about overcoming mental illness into opera
Dr. Kenneth Wells’ composition is his second one based on a professor’s lifelong struggle with schizophrenia.
Dr. Steven Dubinett named dean of David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
A leader in translational medicine and member of the UCLA faculty since 1988, he has served as interim dean since September 2021.
Q&A: ‘Creative and consistent, fierce and flamboyant’
Professors Jolie Chea and Loubna Qutami discuss how the field of Asian American studies is evolving.