UCLA wins NCAA women's tennis championship
The victory over North Carolina is the team's second NCAA championship and UCLA's record-extending 111th.
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Campus launches The Centennial Campaign for UCLA
The campaign seeks to secure the institution's future as a center for higher education where innovative teaching, groundbreaking research and dedicated service advance the public good.
Special events mark the start of UCLA fundraising campaign
The Centennial Campaign for UCLA launches with campus festivities May 16-17. The $4.2 billion fundraising effort conclude with UCLA’s 100th anniversary in 2019.
James Easton receives UCLA Medal for his 'tireless devotion' to university
Chancellor Gene Block presented the UCLA Medal, the university’s highest honor to an individual for extraordinary achievement, to James (Jim) L. Easton May 8 at the Chancellor’s Residence.
Alumna establishes first endowed chair in Mesoamerican archaeology at UCLA Cotsen Institute
In the late '70s, Marilyn Beaudry-Corbett proved it's never too late to pursue one's dreams, leaving a successful career in the corporate world to study archaeology at UCLA. Now she's giving back.
$4 million from Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation will support UCLA research
Two new gifts will fund research in stem cell science and digestive diseases and support faculty recruitment at two of UCLA's renowned research centers.
American Academy of Arts and Sciences elects 8 new fellows from UCLA
With two deans and six additional faculty members elected, UCLA is home to more 2014 fellows than any other public university in the country.
Two UCLA social scientists named Guggenheim Fellows
UCLA political scientist Miriam A. Golden and UCLA historian Robin D.G. Kelley will use their 2014 fellowships to complete book projects.
Highly accomplished students with wide range of backgrounds admitted to UCLA for fall 2014
The newly admitted students include 9,128 California high school seniors, 83 percent of whom graduated in the top 9 percent of their classes, as well as highly qualified students from 48 other states, the District of Columbia, and 77 countries.
U.S. News rankings show UCLA's graduate programs are among best in country
In the magazine's 2015 rankings, more than two dozen UCLA schools and programs were rated among the top in the U.S., reflecting the campus's broad academic excellence.
UCLA rated world's No. 2 public university in international rankings
The campus also maintained its status as one of the world's top 10 schools overall in the London Times Higher Education World Reputation Rankings.
UCLA continues to be ranked among 'best-value' universities in U.S.
UCLA has been ranked the nation's No. 6 "best-value" public university by the Princeton Review, based on an analysis of academics, cost and financial aid.
UCLA helps Hollywood tell stories about social justice, health
The new Global Media Center for Social Impact will help screenwriters weave realistic, complex ethics and health issues into their scripts.
Pritzker family’s $20M gift to UCLA targets environment and other societal challenges
The funds will further UCLA's standing as a leader in environmental research, a campus that cares about access for all students, and a vital community resource for the arts.
UCLA moves up in 2014 U.S. News university rankings
The campus earned the No. 23 spot among all U.S. universities and was named the No. 2 public university in the country in the closely watched annual survey.
Entrepreneurs share expertise with campus inventors
A new entrepreneur-in-residence program (EIR) launched at UCLA this month comes to the aid of campus inventors by bringing in experienced entrepreneurs to provide guidance and advice.
Bruins return 70 years later to receive honorary degrees
In a step toward justice, commencement came for Japanese American former students who had been forced to leave UCLA and enter internment camps during World War II.