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The pair's conversation covered a wide range of topics, including the nation's education crisis, the pair's bullish enthusiasm for investment in Mexico and 'the death of long-termism.'

Thanks to two generous donations received this summer, the Westwood museum be free to visitors beginning in February 2014.

Schekman, a professor at UC Berkeley, and two others received the prize in physiology or medicine for their role in identifying how proteins are secreted and transported in human cells.

Ackerman Grand Ballroom was transformed into a broadcast studio today when UCLA and Univision Communications co-hosted a Spanish-language town hall and an English-language webcast focused on the urgency of closing the Latino education gap. “Today is ...

The lawsuit challenges how the university collects certain taxes at its guest facilities, including the planned Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference and Guest Center.

UCLA has been rated the No. 12 university in the world in the prestigious Times Higher Education annual rankings, moving up one spot from last year.

The funds will further UCLA's standing as a leader in environmental research, a campus that cares about access for all students, and a vital community resource for the arts.

The donation, part of a larger $20 million gift, will help UCLA's environmental institute study and create solutions to the global challenges of the 21st century.

UC President Janet Napolitano issued this letter to the UC community on Monday, Sept. 30, her first day in office.

The new endowment will help foster youth focus on their studies by providing grants to cover tutoring, mental health services, summer housing and unforeseen school expenses.

Joined by his older brother in the Class of 2017, Luke Vellotti plans to study math and computer science while he continues using his chess skills to help others.

Volunteers are working at more than 50 schools, public parks, senior centers, community centers and homeless service providers. Chancellor Gene Block joined California Assembly Speaker John Perez at Leo Politi Elementary School in Koreatown.

"I'm especially pleased to welcome our newest students to the Bruin family," Block writes in his message to the UCLA campus community.

One of the first health-themed dining halls in the country, Bruin Plate focuses on local, sustainable, fresh, wholesome and unprocessed foods.

Tuesday, 7,400 UCLA volunteers will help out at more than 50 schools, senior centers, public parks, food banks and shelters around greater Los Angeles — before fall classes even start.

Nearly 100 people gathered on campus at UCLA to mark the official launch of construction on the much-anticipated facility, which is scheduled to open in 2016.

The campus earned the No. 23 spot among all U.S. universities and was named the No. 2 public university in the country in the closely watched annual survey.

UCLA Athletics is saddened to learn of the tragic loss of football player Nick Pasquale, who passed away early Sunday morning after being struck by a car in his hometown of San Clemente.

A suite of intimate, thematic exhibitions mounted this fall will highlight more than 800 artworks from the UCLA Fowler Museum's vast, acclaimed global collections.

Nearly 58,000 donors contributed to help UCLA surpass the campus's ambitious $500 million goal, strengthening progress toward a more self-reliant future.

Ever wish Los Angeles traffic moved better? It might if more commuters followed the lead of UCLA, where only about half of campus commuters drive alone to work.

Only those fans who bought tickets to see the Spanish soccer team train with the L.A. Galaxy at Carson's StubHub will be admitted to the UCLA training session at 5 p.m. on Aug. 2.

Block is among some 160 university leaders urging the president and Congress to make it a national priority to increase federal spending on research and higher education.

"We are honored to work with the Doheny Eye Institute board in developing a plan to improve patient care throughout Southern California," said UCLA Health System CEO Dr. David Feinberg.

The $5 million donation to UCLA Engineering from alumnus David Mong will help support the building of the Mong Learning Center as part of the new Engineering VI building.