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The awards, which will be announced Oct. 30, are available exclusively to students at UCLA.

The voluntary service announced by Chancellor Gene Block will eventually be made available to the entire campus community, including those receiving care through UCLA Health.

Highlights of the more than 150 public events include theater and dance performances, faculty and student lectures and discussions and Pacific Standard Time museum exhibitions.

Students in the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs can get a head start on a public affairs minor by taking the class, now in its second year.

Those who complete the program will be prepared to fill a critical void in the workforce: helping growing urban centers thrive under the pressure of global climate change.

To help incoming Bruins prepare for life on campus, this summer members of the UCLA community are hosting more than 60 events around the world.

As the interdisciplinary program celebrates 20 years of scholarship and advocacy, chair Alicia Gaspar de Alba charts a path of continued growth.

Record-breaking 102,000 freshman applications coupled with more than 22,000 transfer student applications, results in most academically gifted and talented class in school history.

The video, titled “Leaders Made Here,” features students from the UCLA ROTC unit.

The collaboration will provide eight student singers with professional mentorship opportunities.

The force behind Spider-Man, X-Men and other Marvel Comics’ heroes was given the Icons of L.A. Award and also shared wisdom with the 2,000 who earned certificates.

Elizabeth Arias’ rare opportunity came from participating in the law school’s First Amendment clinic headed by professor Eugene Volokh.

The victory in Matal v. Tam marks the second win of the term for the clinic headed by professor Stuart Banner.

Anita Ortega, a former UCLA basketball star and the first African-American woman to become a Los Angeles Police Department area commander, advised graduates to push on their own behalf and for the voiceless.

UCLA is one of the top universities in the country for producing the most Ph.D.s in the arts and humanities. In 2014-15, UCLA tied for No.1 in the nation with NYU, according to a recent report from the Chronicle of Higher Education.  

The first two women of Tongva descent to be awarded Ph.D.s at UCLA celebrated that milestone today at UCLA’s Graduate Division Doctoral Hooding, held on a campus that now sits on the ancient land of their ancestors.

Kaylin Wesley plans to use her knowledge to alleviate major challenges facing black youth as they struggle to attain an education and health care, among other objectives.

UCLA senior James Anderson spent three years behind bars, then co-founded a nonprofit that helps formerly incarcerated people, and now plans to dedicate himself to justice system reform.

Graduating senior Luke Vellotti is leaving UCLA this week with two bachelor’s degrees — one in mathematics and one in computer science — and starting his career at Google as a software developer.

Gabriela Abraham and her daughter, Danielle, have supported each other through college and will be the first in their family to earn four-year degrees.

We asked some graduating seniors to take a quick look back on their time at UCLA.

UCLA has been awarded a grant to help encourage participation and cultivate the talent of students in the natural sciences, especially underrepresented ethnic minorities, first-generation college students and working adults with families.

Some 200 UCLA medical students received their diplomas Friday in Perloff Courtyard during the Hippocratic Oath Ceremony for the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.

A UCLA-student–led survey uncovered stark disparities in public health outcomes for L.A. neighborhoods with oil and gas drilling.

Program funded by the entertainment executive and philanthropist helps UCLA attract top medical school prospects.