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In her new book, “The Good Kings,” UCLA’s Kara Cooney draws parallels between pharaohs and present-day authoritarians.

In light of a retrospective at the Museum of Latin American Art, many are revisiting the professor’s striking public artwork.

UCLA Health pathologist Shangxin Yang shares what scientists know thus far and what the public needs to know to try to prevent infection.

The UCLA physician and film producer was honored for his humanitarian efforts, including his work to secure recognition of the Armenian genocide.

In “An Afro-Indigenous History of the United States,” Kyle Mays reframes U.S. history.

On the eve of World Kindness Day, UCLA’s Robert Kim-Farley discusses the simple acts that can help create a better world.

“It’s crucial to reach people however you can ... to tell these stories of our shared humanity,” says the newly appointed Maurice Amado Professor of Sephardic Studies.

The globetrotting UCLA professor explores shipwrecks to study the relationship between ecology and enslavement in the former Danish West Indies.

Rimoin is an internationally recognized expert on emerging infections, global health, disease surveillance systems and vaccinations.

UCLA faculty and doctoral students reflect on challenges and offer advice to undergraduates.

Wheatley, who taught from 1973 to 1992, was a member of the original Broadway cast of “All the Way Home,” which won the 1961 Pulitzer Prize.

The talks are meant to showcase the breadth of the research of younger faculty and in a way that’s accessible to all.

Kenneth Wells’ libretto for “Veteran Journeys” explores the trauma of war, family conflicts, homelessness recovery and hope.

The UCLA geriatric psychiatrist escaped the Nazis as a child and became a leading Alzheimer’s researcher. She died in her sleep on Oct. 1.

As a graduate student, Kreiman was inspired by how the UCLA community helped rescue her academic career, which got her started in university governance.

Dr. Helena Hansen, Dr. Keith Norris and Dr. Peter Tontonoz were honored.

Director Veronica Terriquez shares how the center will help steward UCLA’s efforts to become a Hispanic Serving Institution.

The chancellor, who is overseeing the response to the pandemic, shared some of his priorities for the coming year.

UCLA-led critical mission studies program creates a new model to understand the past, present and future.

The Stanford professor and two colleagues were honored for demonstrating “what conclusions about cause and effect can be drawn from natural experiments.”

In its third year, the Modern Endangered Archives Program has also launched an open access website.

There are free and subsidized passes for several transit agencies, including local and commuter lines.

Faculty, alumni and students from multiple disciplines are helping shape stories of accountability in “Sustaining US,” whose second season debuts Oct. 6

Cushing studies the disproportionate impact of environmental exposures and climate change on low-income populations and communities of color in the U.S.

Working at the intersection of race, technology and justice, Noble is set to launch an empowerment nonprofit called the Equity Engine.