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The center, formed thanks to a $6.75 million gift, will foster artistic creativity, scholarship, performance and cultural expression.

Johnson, who won a gold medal in the decathlon in 1960 and later helped found the Special Olympics, died today at his home in Sherman Oaks.

Clarivate released its annual list of the most highly cited researchers, which includes dozens of UCLA researchers across various disciplines.

Los Angeles County’s fourth-largest employer extends job protections to UCLA employees.

The donation from Ken and Linda Suslow will help UCLA's Chase Child Life Program and create a patient emergency fund at UCLA Health.

The University of California has adopted systemwide gender identity and lived name options for UC-issued documents and information systems.

The seven grants from the California Bureau of Cannabis Control will support research on health, policy and labor issues.

Following the defeat of Prop. 16, UCLA Chancellor Gene Block and Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Emily Carter reinforced a message from UC President Michael Drake.

In a message to the campus community, UCLA leaders shared what resources are available to help Bruins understand and reflect on the election.

Drake reminds members of the UC community of the importance of making their voices heard and civic engagement.

The protocols are informed by L.A. County Department of Public Health requirements and recommendations from UCLA’s COVID-19 Response and Recovery Task Force.

The new protocols will take effect the week of Oct. 26. This testing is free and is mandatory for most groups.

A pioneer in cancer immunology, Dr. Antoni Ribas has devoted his career to developing and refining new therapies for malignant melanoma.

Spanning medicine, math and nanomaterials, support for campus scientific studies has grown almost 40% in five years.

In this Q&A, he shares his priorities, his advice for new students and his thoughts on how this moment could change UCLA and all of higher education.

In a message to campus, UCLA leaders condemned recent hateful messages, shared resources to help prevent further disruptions and pledged to explore additional measures.

The director of the Keck Observatory writes about how the UCLA astrophysicist overcame the doubters en route to her Nobel Prize.

Ghez, who received the prize for her research into black holes, is the eighth UCLA faculty member to be named a Nobel laureate.

Discussions about the status of winter quarter instruction are underway and information will be shared as soon as it is available.

A new update from campus leadership outlines the progress that has been made and highlights several new initiatives.

The new partnership will help grow startup companies based on novel aerospace technologies developed at UCLA and elsewhere.

The late Bernice Wenzel and Wendell “Jeff” Jeffrey, both UCLA professors, were well known for their longtime commitment to the university.

The gift is the largest ever contribution that a tribe has made to a law school and one of the biggest in history from a tribe to a university.

Virtual event brings together leaders from universities in California, China, Singapore and Australia.

“It’s always wonderful to see UCLA recognized nationally, but it’s especially heartening at this challenging time,” Chancellor Gene Block said.