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Goodwin, UCLA distinguished research professor emeritus of communications studies, is remembered by colleagues as a creative and compassionate educator.

Creation of the major, which will be offered beginning in Fall 2018, has been in the works for several years, in response to student demand.

UCLA joins a 35-square-mile network of four systems that stretches from Venice Beach to Hollywood and Highland.

Philippe Bourgouis and Rosa Matzkin join the organization of scholars, artists and innovators, which was founded in 1780.

Donald Shoup’s “Parking in the City,” recommends three reforms designed to improve cities, the economy and the environment.

Welsh, who was a UCLA professor emeritus of English and one of the leading scholars of his time in the field of British prose, died April 11. He was 84.

Kagan, professor of Slavic, East European and Eurasian languages and cultures and a leading expert on heritage language teaching, died April 6. She was 71.

Six of Newton’s original compositions, including two world premieres, offer a glimpse into his evolution as a composer at the free concert on April 22.

Working to upend one of the most stalwart of construction materials, a team of UCLA researchers created a near carbon dioxide-neutral version of concrete.

Nile Green, Eleanor Kaufman and Stefania Tutino were among the 173 scholars, artists and scientists chosen for the honor.

The gift, to support work in operator algebras, extends Masamichi Takesaki’s previous investment in his home department.

The changes take effect April 16 and are designed to improve service during periods of high demand.

Upon the 50th anniversary of his death, six African-American faculty members ponder how to advance his agenda of equality and justice.

Chand Viswanathan, a distinguished professor emeritus of electrical and computer engineering at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering, died on March 12. He was 88.

UCLA Anderson’s Elisa Long, informed by personal experience, parses data to help those mulling mastectomy and gynecological surgeries to reduce cancer risk.

Kendall, who taught in UCLA's department of ethnomusicology for 30 years, led one of the nation’s only programs dedicated to the scientific study of music.

UCLA assistant professor of public policy Zachary Steinert-Threlkeld authors a how-to guide on using social media data.

UCLA chemistry professor helped develop Erleada, which was recently approved by the FDA for treating an especially lethal form of prostate cancer.

“Downdrift,” by Johanna Drucker, highlights how human behaviors threaten life on Earth.

UCLA Law professor’s acclaimed new book illuminates the long drive by corporations to gain constitutional rights normally afforded to people.

Dr. Lee Miller shared the stories that shaped his professional life during a special lecture for the UCLA medical student chapter of the Gold Humanism Honor Society.

Weinstein was a champion of the more experimental west coast architectural approach and helped make UCLA a leader in architectural technology.

UCLA professor says in new book, “Satan in the Bible, God’s Minister of Justice,” that Satan was not originally presented as the implacable enemy of God.

UCLA professor of musicology David MacFadyen is a champion of blockchain and how it could influence the future study and scholarship in arts and literature.

Climate scientist Alex Hall will embark on a three-week, 1,000-mile, two-wheel trek on a mission of educating, learning and engaging with the public.