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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 Archive is the sixth largest moving image repository in the world, and second only to the Library of Congress in the U.S.

The genre-defying artist whose career has highlighted a commitment to breaking barriers was awarded the campus’s highest honor.

The NIH awarded $27.2 million to UCLA to lead the new phase of an effort to enhance diversity in the biomedical workforce.

A statement to the campus community from Chancellor Gene Block and Abel Valenzuela, special advisor to the chancellor.

A who’s who of computer scientists, engineers, technologists, activists and thinkers gathered at UCLA to celebrate the internet’s 50th birthday.

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

Smith will receive the campus’s highest honor on Nov. 8 during a ceremony and concert at the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music.

The name will be formally unveiled in a dedication ceremony on Friday, October 25.

Everyone in the campus community is advised to put safety first in determining whether or not to make today’s commute to UCLA.

The renowned scholar of race, mass incarceration and immigration said she will continue to expand the scope and scale of her social justice work.

The event is being held exactly a half century after a team led by UCLA professor Leonard Kleinrock sent the first message over the Arpanet — the precursor to today’s internet.

The publication ranked more than 1,300 of the world’s leading research-intensive universities in 92 countries.

Having led led successful teams at Amazon, Yahoo and Activision Blizzard, she will be the first person to hold the newly created post.

At just 100 years old, UCLA is the youngest of any public or private institution in the ranking’s overall Top 33.

Kang, who was the first person to serve in this role for the university, will return to his faculty position July 1, 2020.

This is the third consecutive year UCLA has held this distinction in these rankings, which focus on student success.

The 2019 Academic Ranking of World Universities, which was published today by ShanghaiRanking Consultancy, also listed UCLA the 11th best in the world — public or private.

For 30 consecutive years, UCLA has earned a spot on the U.S. News & World Report national honor roll.

It’s the “highest-achieving admitted class in UCLA history,” said Youlonda Copeland-Morgan, vice provost for enrollment management.

The rankings are based on a survey distributed to published scholars representing all academic disciplines.

A message to the UCLA community from Administrative Vice Chancellor Michael Beck

Chancellor Gene Block hosted more than 130 university presidents, senior leaders and guests representing 16 countries.

Amid cheers and happy tears, the UCLA class of 2019 received inspiration from astronaut Anna Lee Fisher: “You, too, can aim for the stars."

All four UCLA hospitals were recognized for a commitment to LGBTQ-centered care.