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A leader in translational medicine and member of the UCLA faculty since 1988, he has served as interim dean since September 2021.

Is a college education still worth it? The chancellor and other panelists explored the question, as well as economic mobility and university rankings.

A $15 million commitment for undergraduate scholarships from alumnus Peter Merlone serves as the lead gift.

This year marks the centennial of UCLA’s first African American sorority and fraternity; plaque dedication ceremonies will begin April 24.

A weekend of gala events kicked off a new era for the renewed hub of the arts.

The UCLA alumnus, an expert in disability and civil rights law, is currently dean at LMU Loyola Law School.

The UCLA alumna and former UCLA faculty member currently leads the Center for the Advancement of Teaching Excellence at the University of Illinois Chicago.

The Riordan Programs, founded in 1987, provide mentorship and support for high school and college students and recent college graduates.

Hall, who assumed the role March 1, focuses on developing regional climate models to help spur science-informed action on climate change.

The inaugural chair holder is Dr. Beth Karlan, a UCLA professor of obstetrics and gynecology.

Diane White-Clayton and her students will premiere the piece Feb. 26 as part of part of the “Music and Justice” concert at Royce Hall.

With more than 169,800 applicants for fall 2023 admission, UCLA is once again the most applied-to four-year university in the nation.

August Deer, whose research helped speed up a machine learning technique, is the only finalist from the Los Angeles area.

The gift from Andrea and Donald Goodman and Renee and Meyer Luskin will fuel research in one of the most promising areas of scientific inquiry.

The honorees are Roger Wakimoto, Blaire Van Valkenburgh, Kenneth Nagy, Yi Tang, Tommaso Treu, Christine Dunkel Schetter and Gary Orfield.

The program has awarded nearly 1,400 degrees since its inception in 2007.

The current associate dean of academic affairs at the school, who is a distinguished professor of urban planning, begins her term on Jan. 1, 2023.

Campus operations will resume on Tuesday, Jan. 3.

The first UC to guarantee on-campus housing for all undergraduates. Studying hate. NCAA championship in women’s soccer. “Sweater weather” on the moon. What a year.

The goal is eventually to increase the Native student, faculty and staff populations while deepening UCLA’s commitment to research into Indigenous studies.

The Nature Positive Universities Alliance commits higher education institutions to take action that helps ecosystems thrive.

Descendants of the original inhabitants of the land that UCLA now occupies will have access to the campus for events and educational opportunities.

The new Lynda and Stewart Resnick Cultural Center will present exhibitions and collections in spaces designed by Michael Maltzan Architecture.

California legislators have invested $15 million in the Latina Futures, 2050 Lab and $1.5 million in the Hollywood Diversity Report.

The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities recognizes school as an Innovation & Prosperity University for commitment to region, workforce.