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Sackett, who was one of the founders of the UCLA Cotsen Institute of Archaeology, has died after a long illness.

Baldessari, an artist with a famously dry wit whose influence is seen all over the Los Angeles art world, died Jan. 2 at his home in Venice.

Brookmeyer is an expert on how statistical tools can help address global public health challenges.

Jampolis, professor emeritus in the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television, died Sunday, Dec. 15 in Los Angeles from leukemia. He was 76.

Featured among the 200-plus events: Paul McCarthy, Ibram X. Kendi, Jane Fonda and Marike Splint.

Wollen, who taught at the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television from 1988 through 2006, died Dec. 17 in England. He was 81.

UCLA astrophysicist Smadar Naoz’s research indicates that if there is a second black hole, it would have a mass at least 100,000 times that of the sun.

The delegation focused on U.S.-China initiatives and issues that affecting island nations that are particularly vulnerable to rising sea levels.

UCLA began observing its 100th birthday and delivered new advances in research, health care, the arts, community service and teaching.

Panelists at a Zócalo/UCLA Downtown event, which included two UCLA faculty, discussed the factors that contribute to the state’s messy cannabis regulation system.

Bullard currently serves as dean of the College of Professional and Global Education at Cal State Los Angeles. He will begin at UCLA on Jan. 6, 2020.

Jennifer Chun examines how labor, gender, race, class and migration intersect in today’s global economy.

An alumnus with two UCLA degrees, Kite currently serves as the special academic senior associate dean at the school and chair of the theater department.

The annual awards, which are given to a diverse array of projects, foster the advancement of the arts and arts-related scholarship.

A new UCLA-produced podcast is giving listeners new ways to think about the sometimes unexpected ways that health and wellness influence and affect everyday life.

The AAAS is the world’s largest scientific society and the publisher of the journal Science.

UCLA’s Magali Delmas notes that most U.S. consumers are opposed to pollution, but research shows that they seldom view themselves as significant contributors.

Report from Web of Science Group identifies researchers in 21 fields whose work was most often referenced by other papers.

Units across UCLA will host events on global issues, international careers and opportunities for current students, like studying abroad.

In a Q&A, UCLA’s Ramesh Srinivasan talks about the intersections between society, politics and culture through the lens of technology and the internet.

Jason De León, UCLA professor of anthropology and Chicana and Chicano studies, received a 2017 MacArthur Foundation fellowship for his interdisciplinary approach.

Although John McNeil retired before most current freshmen were born, the professor emeritus of education still comes to campus every day.

During a Zócalo/UCLA Downtown program panelists discussed what everyday Angelenos can do about homelessness.

The Nickoll Family Professor of History will deliver the 127th Faculty Research Lecture at UCLA on Oct. 30.

Dr. Denise Aberle and Dr. Carol Mangione have earned one of the highest honors in health and medicine.