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UCLA placed eighth, up one spot from last year and up four places from 2011, in the survey, which ranks schools based on their reputation among the world's top scholars.

Construction work will shrink the northbound I-405 freeway near UCLA from Friday night until Monday at 5 a.m. All northbound lanes will close at night.

Rice, the former secretary of state and national security adviser to President George W. Bush, addressed a crowd of hundreds Wednesday evening at UCLA’s annual Daniel Pearl Memorial Lecture.

Public health scholars and policymakers agree it is possible to get people to choose healthier options if they are engaged on several fronts, including enforcement by law. "Policy is not a dirty word," said Los Angeles County Director of Public Health Dr. Jonathan Fielding, a distinguished UCLA professor of health services and pediatrics.

Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa announced at a UCLA environmental symposium that the city will stop using coal-based energy by 2025.

From Feb. 26 to 28, the school will present a series of panels, TEDActive workshops and TED-themed talks in conjunction with the annual TED conference in Long Beach.

"Mandela for President: South Africa Votes for Democracy," which opens April 7, documents the historic vote that effectively buried the apartheid regime.

Last weekend's 12th annual Dance Marathon in Ackerman Grand Ballroom at UCLA raised $475,422 to benefit pediatric AIDS.

Meyers Drysdale will deliver the keynote address at both the 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. ceremonies on June 14 at the newly opened Pauley Pavilion.

More than 50 of the world’s top Mars scientists gathered in Royce Hall last week to discuss whether life could survive on the red planet.

Dance Marathon is in its 12th year of busting moves for pediatric AIDS – 26 hours of moves. On Feb. 16 at 11 a.m., the dancing will commence for hundreds of students in Ackerman Grand Ballroom, and it won’t stop until 1 p.m. the next day.

The exhibition, which runs through July 7, brings 125 extremely rare prints by one of South Africa's first black photojournalists to the U.S. for the first time.

The two campuses share the No. 6 spot nationally in the Peace Corps' annual ranking, marking the third straight year UCLA has been in the top 10.

The exhibition, which features 50 stunning traditional ensembles, explores the historical and cultural influences that have shaped European rural dress over millennia.

UCLA has been ranked the nation's No. 5 "best-value" public university by the Princeton Review, based on an analysis of academics, cost and financial aid.

UCLA police have released a composite sketch of one of two suspects wanted in connection with threatening a student with a knife and making anti-gay slurs near campus Jan. 18.

Starting this spring, UCLA will add sand volleyball as a women’s intercollegiate sport, bringing the total number of intercollegiate athletic teams to 25 — 15 for women and 10 for men.

Jan Kempenaers' photos highlight the now-dilapidated, futuristic-looking monuments that once heralded a socialist future free of ethnic divisions and strife.

The gift from Hufschmid, co-founder of GlobeOp Financial Services, will provide ongoing support for the research and teaching efforts of a distinguished UCLA Anderson faculty member.

In partnership with the Artists & Athletes Alliance, UCLA co-sponsored a reception in Washington, D.C. honoring the non-profit Service Nation and military veterans dedicated to a lifetime of service.

The initiative, envisioned and supported by Jane and Terry Semel, will integrate health and wellness programs across UCLA to help make healthy living a natural part of campus culture.

With nearly 100,000 applicants seeking admission for 2013, UCLA remains the most applied-to university in the country, drawing exceptionally talented students from California and beyond.

The suspect in the Jan. 7 incident is described as a light-skinned Caucasian male with short dark hair, approximately 30 to 35 years old, 5'10" to 6 feet tall, with a thin build.

"This is a hidden gem on the UCLA campus," La Kretz said of the seven-acre oasis, which is home to thousands of species of plants. "I'm delighted to be able to lend my support."

The ultimate aim of UC survey, the largest of its kind ever in American higher education, is to help foster and maintain a positive, inclusive campus environment for everyone.