The new prize, established by Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and Russian tech billionaire Yuri Milner, recognizes scholars who have made major advances in the field of math.
The agreement between Patrick Harran and the Los Angeles County DA will result in a dismissal of all charges in connection with a campus lab accident that took the life of a staff research associate.
Head to UCLA's Hammer Museum on Thursday, July 3, 7:30 p.m., to see "Maradona," a documentary about Argentinean soccer star Diego Maradona, regarded by many as the world's greatest modern player.
Head to UCLA's Hammer Museum to catch eight live broadcasts of the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil June 28 through July 13, plus 'Maradona," a documentary on Argentinean soccer star Diego Maradona, on July 9.
Andrea Bertozzi, UCLA professor of mathematics, was recently honored with the degree of Doctor of Human Letters honoris causa from Claremont Graduate University.
Professor Brenda Stevenson, a scholar who looks into issues of gender, family and community during the slavery era, recalls her own family history and connections to slavery. Her work has earned her the 2014 Gold Shield Faculty Prize.
Timothy Rice, professor of ethnomusicology and director of the department of music, has published a new book, 'Ethnomusicology: A Very Short Introduction.'
The University of California has become the first major higher education institution in the country to clearly define digital privacy both for individuals and the university as a whole, and to establish guiding principles and a framework to address these issues.
Patricia Oliver, director of nutrition services for the UCLA Health System, received the 2014 Lifetime Achievement Award from the national Association for Healthcare Foodservice.
UCLA faculty and graduate students with research interests in Mexico will soon be benefiting from a closer relationship with that country, its government and institutions.
UCLA faculty members Federica Raia and Mario Deng will publish the book 'Relational Medicine: Personalizing Modern Healthcare - The Practice of High-Tech Medicine as a Relational Act' this summer.
Frank Chang, the Wintek Chair in Electrical Engineering at UCLA’s Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and chair of the department, has been selected to receive the 2014 John J. Guarrera Engineering Educator of the Year Award from the Engineers’ Council.
John Villasenor, professor of electrical engineering in the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and professor of public policy in the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs, provided expert testimony at a U.S. congressional hearing.
Getting into Neil Garg's course "was like ‘The Hunger Games,'" said one student. "I know people who waited two years to get in. People have celebratory dances when they learn they’re enrolled."
If you park in UCLA Parking Structure 4, 7 or 8, you may have noticed the elevator doors urging you to take the stairs, a clever message from UCLA Transportation.
UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs Dean Franklin D. Gilliam, Jr., Luskin Senior Fellow and L.A. Times editor-at-large Jim Newton assess Mayor Eric Garcetti’s first year in office in the 'Thinking L.A.' UCLA/Zocalo Public Square event.
Anastassia Alexandrova, an assistant professor in UCLA’s department of chemistry and biochemistry and a member of UCLA’s California NanoSystems Institute, has received a Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award from the National Science Foundation.
UCLA professor Mike Rose of the Graduate School of Education and Information Studies discusses his book, 'The Mind at Work,' which was recently re-published as a 10th anniversary edition.
UCLA's Fowler Museum will screen 'Narco Cultura,' a documentary about folk saints and the drug war in Mexico and the U.S., on Thursday, June 12 at 7 p.m.