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Donation from longtime supporter Dr. David Sanders to fund research and scholarship into civil rights, LGBT rights, women’s rights and diversity.

“What we will always admire most about Jerry was his singular focus on the impact he could make, rather than on the plaudits or praise he could receive for it,” said Chancellor Gene Block.

Graduating students and guests will attend nearly 60 commencement ceremonies, receptions and celebrations across campus.

The 83-year-old’s work destroying household objects and creating sculpture from the detritus created sharp commentaries on global conflict, consumerism and nuclear war.

Anderson and her late husband, John, provided the UCLA Anderson School of Management with transformational gifts that positioned the school as a global leader in management education.

Lloyd Cotsen, former chief executive officer and chairman of the board of Neutrogena Corporation and longtime philanthropist to UCLA, died at his Beverly Hills home on May 8. He was 88.

Entertainment executive and philanthropist David Geffen joined UCLA leaders on May 11 to dedicate Geffen Hall, the new home of UCLA’s medical school.

Most recently, he served as assistant director for the National Science Foundation Directorate for Geosciences, where he led a division with an annual budget of approximately $1.3 billion in support of core research.

Jocelyn Samuels, who advanced LGBT and civil rights in the Obama administration, will lead UCLA School of Law’s LGBT research and policy center.

May cover story notes that Terence Tao is “widely considered one of the greatest minds currently working in mathematics.”

This one-time event will feature work by current and former UCLA faculty and alumni to support the renovation and expansion of the studios.

Rankings by the Milken Institute put UCLA No. 1 in the nation when it comes to the number of startup companies launched as a result of campus research, no. 15 overall.

The civil rights icon delivered the fifth annual Winston C. Doby Distinguished Lecture to a rapt audience and also received the university’s highest honor.

Hiroshi Motomura, Michelle Huneven and Aydogan Ozcan were selected for the distinguished prizes that go to scholars, artists and scientists in the United States and Canada.

In the coming season, CAP UCLA will present a dozen performances at the Theatre at Ace Hotel.

The UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame inductee and LAPD trailblazer has earned numerous accolades for her accomplishments off the basketball court.

The National Medal of Arts recipient and nine-time Grammy winner will receive the campus’s highest honor on June 16.

All four UCLA hospitals were lauded by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation for equitable, inclusive medical care for LGBTQ patients and their families.

Mark Sawyer, 45, died March 26 in Los Angeles. He was a professor in the UCLA departments of African American Studies and Political Science.

The donation, which builds on Henry and Susan Samueli’s previous gifts, will fund a program that combines scholarships and internships for as many as 50 first-year students.

The impressive showing in the annual rankings helps demonstrate UCLA’s wide-ranging excellence and reinforces its reputation as one of the country’s top postsecondary institutions.

A committed partner for more than 20 years, the company now has provided more than $80 million to UCLA in support of the university and health care system.

Thanks to an anonymous donor who made a significant gift to the Mo Ostin Basketball Center project, the UCLA Athletic Department announced today that Ann Meyers Drysdale's legacy and leadership will be honored.

UCLA is tied for eighth in the United States among institutions with the largest number of Sloan Research Fellowships.

The public school is envisioned as a cornerstone for a rigorous, personalized college-prep education, tailored to the needs of its neighborhood and drawing on expertise from UCLA.