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The gift from Hellman Fellows Fund will permanently endow the campus’s program, which supports research by junior faculty.

The board’s new president is D’Artagnan Scorza, executive director and founder of the Social Justice Learning Institute.

Plans include a Black Student Resource Center, new faculty positions, fellowships, fundraising and research support.

The new directors are Dennis Keegan, Christine Simmons, Zev Yaroslavsky, D’Artagnan Scorza, Cheryl Lott and Chau Le.

A member of the UCLA faculty since 2008, Galván is a professor of psychology and is director of the Developmental Neuroscience Lab.

The former Bruins basketball player has committed $500,000 through his foundation — matched by a $500,000 UCLA Centennial Term Chair Match.

UC President Janet Napolitano, all 10 UC chancellors and John A. Pérez, chair of the Board of Regents, express their support for the decision upholding Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals.

The Kellie Newcomb Hepper and Jeffrey Hepper Centennial Scholarship is open to undergraduates in any field who are struggling economically.

UCLA is closely monitoring the outbreak of COVID-19 and departments are working closely with local, state and national officials.

Agreement between UC and Springer Nature will make more research by UCLA authors freely and immediately available to individuals around the world.

UCLA will begin to offer a number of in-person, on-campus courses, as well as limited on-campus student housing.

Currently an associate dean in the UCLA Graduate Division, she holds faculty appointments at the David Geffen School of Medicine and Fielding School of Public Health.

The 10-time Grammy-winning artist has sold more than 100 million records worldwide and has produced countless chart-topping hits.

Spain Bradley is an expert in international law and human rights, and a scholar, educator and advocate who is passionate about promoting equity, diversity, inclusion and human dignity for all.

“We were never informed that it would also be used to process arrests. But allowing the LAPD to use the space even for staging during these recent protests was a mistake.”

Campus leaders recommitted themselves to ensuring that UCLA’s policies and actions value the lives, safety and dignity of every Bruin.

UCLA’s graduation festivities will feature speakers like actor, activist and alumnus George Takei and California Surgeon General Dr. Nadine Burke Harris.

Johnson, whose research focuses on understanding mechanisms of gene regulation, will take the helm on Sept. 1.

The gift will advance research being led by professors Anne Rimoin and Grace Aldrovandi.

Jarmond, who is coming from Boston College, will become UCLA’s ninth athletic director, replacing the retiring Dan Guerrero.

UCLA and five other Los Angeles medical centers launch a public service campaign.

UCLA alumnus George Takei, the pioneering actor, author, activist and social media star, will deliver the address June 12.

Chancellor Gene Block delivers a heartfelt message of gratitude to staff, students, faculty and alumni for their ingenuity and compassion during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Holder, former U.S. attorney general during the Obama administration, was the first African American to serve in that post.

UCLA’s honorees are Miguel García-Garibay, Jennifer Mnookin, Pedro Noguera, Lynn Vavreck, Mary Nichols and Ann Philbin.