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The couple, both UCLA alumni, received the campus’s highest honor for more than six decades of philanthropy and leadership that has benefited myriad organizations. 

The rankings assess the international prestige of institutions of higher learning based on input from academic leaders around the world.

Associate Vice Chancellor Monroe Gorden Jr. will become interim vice chancellor of student affairs, effective July 1, following the retirement of Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs Janina Montero. Associate Vice Chancellor Youlonda Copeland-Morgan will become vice provost for enrollment management.

Fink, who received both a bachelor’s degree and M.B.A. from UCLA, is regarded as one of the most influential individuals in business and finance.

The President’s Public Service Law Fellowships will award $4.5 million annually to students who want to pursue public interest legal careers but might otherwise — out of financial need — seek private sector jobs.

Participants will have access to highly individualized, intensive treatment that draws on UCLA’s nationally recognized expertise in neurology, neurosurgery, psychiatry and integrative medicine.

Already a leader in the field, UCLA will collaborate with five of the nation’s other top cancer centers in the Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy.

Researchers will develop and test mobile technology, big data analytics, screening technologies and medical robotics in order to address challenges in the way health care is delivered.

UCLA is tied for sixth in the number of honorees. In all, 178 scholars, artists and scientists from the U.S. and Canada received awards.

Generous gift from longtime campus benefactors Jim and Phyllis Easton will be used to support improvements, including a new scoreboard, to Easton Stadium.

UCLA’s impressive showing demonstrates its broad academic excellence and reinforces its reputation as one of the country’s finest postsecondary institutions.

Shapley, widely considered a father of game theory, was professor emeritus of economics and mathematics and shared the 2012 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences.

The two-time UCLA graduate, a member of the UCLA Anderson Campaign Committee, built what was once a small fixed income boutique into a global asset management firm with more than $4.6 trillion in assets.

Statement on behalf of the UCLA community from Chancellor Gene Block and Dr. John Mazziotta, Vice Chancellor, UCLA Health Sciences, and CEO of UCLA Health.

In the past six years, more than 140 startup companies have been formed based on UCLA research discoveries, including 27 that were launched in the fiscal year ending in June 2015.

The campus will use its share of the proceeds to support research programs aimed at generating new discoveries that serve the public good, and to support scholarships and fellowships.

Three outstanding young professors from UCLA are among 126 scientists and scholars to receive the prestigious honor from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.

Local dignitaries hosted Thomas Bach as he visited campus facilities at UCLA, which has been selected as the site for the Olympic Village in the city of Los Angeles’ bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics.

The university committed to providing $1.15 million annually in support of new programs and services, plus in-kind contributions, as well as paying fair-market rent for the continued use of Jackie Robinson Stadium.

Terasaki, who earned three degrees from UCLA, developed the test that became the international standard method for tissue typing and was a generous benefactor to his alma mater.

The UCLA Anderson Venture Accelerator will create a state-of-the-art facility that encourages students, faculty and alumni to develop new business concepts together.

In terms of number of faculty named, UCLA ranks 10th among all universities and research institutions worldwide and sixth in the U.S.

At a campus press conference Monday, LA 2024 officials said they were drawn to UCLA’s newly built and recently renovated residence halls featuring modern design, spacious layouts, social gathering places and the latest technology.

Jayathi Murthy, who became dean on Jan. 1, said she intends to increase the student roster by 1,000 and add 50 full-time faculty over the next several years.

The confirmation creates UCLA’s 12th professional school. Judi Smith, dean and vice provost emerita of the UCLA College, will serve as interim dean.