Researchers gain read-and-publish access to American Chemical Society journals in UC agreement
The three-year arrangement enables UCLA authors to publish open access in 75 premier publications at a reduced cost.
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Political scientist Daniel Treisman named 2022 Carnegie Fellow
The expert on Russia’s current project focuses on understanding how today’s threats to democracies emerged.
Chancellor Gene Block joins Milken panel on ‘underrepresented and underestimated’ workers
UCLA’s leader said that to promote job growth and social mobility, traditional four-year higher education and credentialing and certificate programs should play key roles.
3 UCLA faculty members elected to National Academy of Sciences for 2022
Dr. E. Dale Abel, Robert Bjork and Rosa Matzkin were honored for their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research.
Chancellor Block joins podcast to discuss future of higher education
The key challenge, he said, is maintaining a top-tier experience while increasing access.
11 UCLA faculty members elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
UCLA had the second highest number of honorees among colleges and universities this year, followed by Stanford, UC Berkeley, MIT and Yale.
UCLA releases first comprehensive sustainability plan
The plan includes initiatives focused on transportation, energy, water and food systems.
UCLA names Alex Stern dean of humanities
Stern, currently the associate dean for the humanities at the University of Michigan, begins the new post Nov. 1.
UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability receives $1.5 million pledge from founding director
The gift from Richard Turco and his wife, Linda Turco, will support students engaged in environmental research.
With $5 million from Herb Alpert Foundation, UCLA to introduce state-of-the-art music practice rooms
Construction is set to begin this summer for the 46 practice rooms, which have not been fully refurbished in nearly 70 years.
UCLA Health earns top score in Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s measure of LGBTQ health care
The Arthur Ashe Student Health and Wellness Center also received a perfect score and the designation of “LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader.”
UCLA Department of Education ranks No. 1 among public institutions
The recognition comes from the U.S. News & World Report’s most recent graduate school rankings.
In memoriam: Younes Nazarian, 91, vital supporter of Israel studies at UCLA
Along with his wife, the businessman and philanthropist established the Younes & Soraya Nazarian Center for Israel Studies.
UCLA receives $5 million to help translate promising research from lab to clinic
A gift from the Alfred E. Mann Family Foundation will support research at the Broad Stem Cell Research Center and California NanoSystems Institute.
UCLA becomes first UC to guarantee all undergraduates campus housing
Fulfilling a long-held aspiration, the campus will offer four years in campus residences to students who enter as freshmen and two years to transfer students.
UCLA, Howard University launch summer program for students of race, ethnicity and politics
The new UC-funded Mark Q. Sawyer Summer Institute will bring young Howard scholars to UCLA for an immersive six-week research experience.
$2 million from Pritzker Foundation establishes chair in sustainability at UCLA Engineering
Gaurav Sant, director of the Institute for Carbon Management at UCLA, was appointed the inaugural chairholder.
It’s ‘game on’ as UCLA’s First Thursdays hits Westwood Village
Broxton Avenue played host to a rollicking block party as UCLA kicked off its new community-building event series.
UCLA’s ‘First Thursdays’ event series debuts in Westwood Village March 3
The monthly program aims to revitalize the historic link between the campus and the neighborhood.
UCLA again breaks applications record, sees steep rise in top California applicants
Freshman applications from in-state students jumped by 9% this year, and UCLA was once more the most applied-to university in the nation.
UCLA, partners win Department of Energy grant to boost diversity in field of nuclear physics
A new pilot program aims to help low-income, first-generation and historically underrepresented students pursue graduate studies and research careers.
UCLA Engineering receives $21 million pledge from Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
The funds will support research by the Institute for Carbon Management on climate change solutions.
Chancellor establishes task force to review UCLA protocols following potential threat
The group will include student representatives and reflect on what worked well and what could be improved.
Former faculty member gives UCLA $10 million to advance ocular genetics research
A gift from Dr. Bronwyn Bateman will establish a new center at the UCLA Stein Eye Institute.
The UCLA Foundation names Alicia Miñana de Lovelace new chair-elect
Miñana de Lovelace, who earned her law degree from UCLA School of Law in 1987, has been on the board of directors since 2015.