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More than 50 UCLA students, staff, faculty and alumni visited legislative offices on March 8 to share their stories about how the university changed their lives for the better and to call for additional state funding.

The program started in 2001 with 36 participants from disadvantaged homes in Los Angeles. Eight years later, Martin was at the White House to receive the nation’s highest honor for an arts-based youth program.

Its growing popularity comes from the stimulating conversations and warm camaraderie that dinner guests and hosts embrace.

To build support for its outreach efforts, UCLA Extension Dean Wayne Smutz is reaching out to alumni to provide necessary assistance and partnership.

The center will foster teaching, research and collaborations across campus and beyond the university that will direct historical insights to shaping policies and solving problems.

ABC’s new head of enertainment is determined to win with a diverse lineup of TV shows that reflect what America really looks like

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, a legendary Bruin whose renown as an author, historian and advocate for social justice has extended well beyond his athletic career, took center court at Pauley Pavilion one more time Saturday to receive the cheers and applause of fans.

University Librarian Ginny Steel said Powell has been “one of the library’s most generous and visionary donors for many, many years, and this magnificent gift further demonstrates the strength of his support.”

Lowell Milken’s generous support recognizes that athletics plays “a meaningful role in building skills and experiences that add value to the college experience.”

A new component of the successful Optimists brand campaign, the conversations will focus on newsworthy and culturally significant topics, including sports concussions, gratitude and mentorship.

"Physically, intellectually, spiritually, Kareem is one of a kind," President Obama said.

When Johnnie Ashe returned from his first tour of duty from Vietnam as a Marine in 1967, it triggered a plan in his mind that few people — not even his brother — initially knew about it.

Thousands of parents, siblings, grandparents, aunts, uncles and others joined their students for Bruin Family Weekend.

A collection of work by alumni and faculty members is on display throughout the UCLA Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference Center.

The M.F.A. holder worked on Pokémon GO and will be part of FuturizeX, sharing his thoughts on the future of augmented reality and his experiences as a game designer.

Mother of four Debra Duardo earned three UCLA degrees and now heads the Los Angeles County Office of Education.

Grand Central Publishing, a division of Hachette Book Group, announced the acquisition of "Coach Wooden and Me."

Five excited UCLA freshmen recently met the cast, producers, writers and crew of “The Big Bang Theory,” the people who are helping to fund their scholarships.

The program continues last year’s themes of transformation and progress while exploring new stories that demonstrate Bruins’ unique can-do attitude.

Board chair Shirley Wang will announce the UCLA Chancellor’s Centennial Scholars Match, which aims to add $150 million to endowed undergraduate scholarship support.

A week before thousands of students stream onto campus for the start of the academic year, The Bruin got a little TLC. The five-step "spa treatment" includes a thorough cleaning, followed by a mineral wash and a heat-intensive treatment to open up the pores.

The all-time Bruin basketball great has been a prolific writer and advocate for equality.

How can 50 million Americans not know where their next meal is coming from while 40 percent of food gets wasted?

The University of California is sending so many athletes that they make up 8 percent of the U.S. delegation. In all, UC participants are competing in 18 sports under the flags of 27 countries.

Blake Krikorian, who played on UCLA's water polo team for four years between 1986 and 1989, died Wednesday, Aug. 3 while surfing in the San Francisco area.