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The roots of America’s widespread opioid addiction are multifaceted and extend to the economy, bad medicine and corrupt pharmacists, said UCLA legal scholar and health policy expert Jill Horwitz.

The artist explores both personal and political issues on themes such as class, gender and race.

Dr. Ronald Mito, professor of clinical dentistry and executive associate dean for academic programs and personnel at the UCLA School of Dentistry, was awarded the 2016 Dr. Arthur A. Dugoni Faculty Award by the California Dental Association.

The Society of Multivariate Behavioral Research has awarded UCLA professor emeritus of computer science Judea Pearl the 2017 Sells Award for Distinguished Multivariate Research.

The UCLA neurosurgeon received the William G. Lennox Award from the American Epilepsy Society.

Proceeds will benefit underprivileged families and individuals in L.A., as well as struggling UCLA students.

Distinguished Professor Michelle Craske has been named the 2017 recipient of the Distinguished Scientist Award from the Society for a Science of Clinical Psychology,  a premier organization for academic clinical psychology. 

Sherie Morrison is the recipient of the 2016 Immunology,  Inflammation,  Infection and Transplantation Excellence in Research Award, established to honor individuals who have made seminal contributions to basic and translational immunology.

Chih-Ming Ho, a UCLA distinguished research professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering and of bioengineering, was recently elected a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

UCLA Anderson has been awarded a $50,000 grant from Newman’s Own Foundation, the independent foundation created by the late actor and philanthropist Paul Newman, a U.S Navy veteran.

The Higher Education Research Institute (HERI) at UCLA has been chosen to receive the 2016 Special Merit Award from the Association for the Study of Higher Education.

Selected by a jury of distinguished architects based across the United States, the AIA|LA Design Awards honor design excellence in some of the most significant completed projects in the country at this time.

Talented UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music student musicians present a free concert of contemporary music.

A Distinguished Professor of Linguistics, Schuh died Nov. 8 after an illness of several months. He was an outstanding member of the department in teaching, research and service.

Education profession Alison Bailey and researchers with Center X’s Northeast Region office will receive $2.37 million over five years from the National Professional Development program, administered by the U.S. Department of Education.

A UCLA alumna and staff member for 28 years, Loh died on Nov. 5. She was 58.

Dr. Kevin Shannon founded the summer camp for kids with heart disease.

UCLA Staff Assembly is hosting its annual Celebration of Giving event. On Wednesday, Nov. 30, Staff Assembly is hosting a noontime mini-concert  in the UCLA Store (the B-level of Ackerman Union).

UCLA and Zócalo Public Square will host a disccussion on what can be done to stop what's been called the worst drug crisis in U.S. history, with death rates rivaling the AIDS scourge at its peak.

Professor Andrea Ghez, who holds the Lauren B. Leichtman and Arthur E. Levine Chair in Astrophysics, has been selected to receive the Sven Berggren Prize of 2017 by Sweden’s Royal Physiographic Society.

Two films starring Joan Blondell will screen Saturday night, Dec. 3, at the Billy Wilder Theater as part of the UCLA Film and Television Archive's retrospective, "Blonde Crazy: Joan Blondell."

Bill Zaima, UCLA's first women's tennis coach who served the team in different roles for 40 years, died Thursday, Nov. 17, in Los Angeles due to illness. He was 69.

Donald Findley, who transformed a financially ailing student organization, ASUCLA, into a thriving enterprise at UCLA , with his business acumen and vision for the campus, died Sunday, Nov. 13.

This year’s Open Enrollment for employees of the University of California ends soon — 5 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 22.

A lovable stray dog uses his wits and courage to track down two kidnapped children in this latest Family Flicks screening.