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Theater Professor Gary Gardner, who spent 40 years teaching at UCLA and directing wildly successful student musical productions that entertained the entire campus, died Saturday, June 15, of natural causes at his home in Los Angeles. He was 69.

UCLA neurosurgery resident Brandon Evans was recently sitting at the back of a plane headed for Dallas with his wife and two young daughters when the loudspeaker crackled with an entreaty that is commonplace in movies, but rare in real life: Is...

Jason Ernst, an assistant professor at the David Geffen School of Medicine and the Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science, has received a prestigious National Science Foundation Award that recognizes outstanding junior faculty.  

Several UC graduate students, including two from UCLA, had the opportunity recently to share their expertise with California lawmakers on key policy issues — such as conservation and energy use.   Kristen Figueira, a UCLA graduate...

Batman — who used his understanding of the criminal psyche to bring villains to justice — inspired Andrea Letamendi to pursue a career in human behavior.

This beautiful image is not an artsy photo of a pink flower. It’s a picture of an electrically conductive molecule captured with a scanning electron microscope. This image, titled "Tetraaniline in Full Bloom," won first place in the...

John McTague, a distinguished scientist who wove together careers as an academic, government science policy adviser and director of an industrial research laboratory, and a was professor of chemisty at UCLA died June 7. He was 74.

The following letter was issued by Chancellor Gene Block on June 14.  

Kathleen Micham, Shola Richards to receive Chancellor's Excellence in Service Awards Two outstanding staff members will be honored by UCLA Staff Assembly with the 2013-14 Chancellor's Excellence in Service Award, which recognizes staff members...

Commencement 2013 was filled with excitement, hugs and inspiration. You can relive it all with stories, photos and video about UCLA's 2013 graduates and commencement ceremonies. See this commencement news page. 

Times have changed since UCLA's first doctoral hooding in 1938. This year's new doctorates range in age from 25 to 77, and one who was born the year UCLA awarded its first Ph.D.

Joseph Green is a young opera-singing phenom whose talents were discovered after he moved into Sproul Hall — at the age of 11.   Joe, who's now 14, is the son of art history professor Charlene Villaseñor...

Cindy Cordova, assistant to the vice dean for faculty at the David Geffen School of Medicine, takes on the presidency of UCLA Staff Assembly next month. 

New Staff Assembly Executive Board announced The newly elected members of 2013-14 Staff Assembly Executive Board have been announced and will take office on July 1. Assuming the post of president is Cindy Cordova, who served as president-elect...

Massage therapists were kneading away the stress of students studying at the Young Research Library Monday. The complimentary service was offered by FITWELL.