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Clarissa Byrd brings comfort and understanding to children who are experiencing stress or trauma in the hospital’s emergency department.

This weekend marks the launch at UCLA's Billy Hammer Theater of “Cruzamentos: Contemporary Brazilian Documentary,” a month-long pageant of weekend showings of Brazilian film.

When confronted with a difficult job, Sam Houston Huffman always looks for a better way. As a facilities mechanic working in UCLA residence halls, he's been able to devise new ways to make costly, time-consuming repairs easier, cheaper and safer to complete.

Water researchers from UCLA, the Natural History Museum and elsewhere are helping the region understand issues, history and possible solutions related to the drought. A discussion series featuring panels of experts begins July 10.

The Henry J. Bruman Summer Chamber Music Festival, an annual event presented by the UCLA Center for 17th- and 18th-Century Studies, features four free concerts this year.

On Thursday, July 10 at the UCLA Hammer Museum, The Do-Over and Innovative Leisure present De Lux, The Do-Over mystery guest DJs and KCRW DJ Mathieu Schreyer.

Jackie Reynolds, chief information officer at UCLA Anderson School of Management, has received the 2014 Excellence in Leadership (EXCEL) Award.

UCLA Fowler Museum's KidsMUSE summer camp, 'Dig It,' invites children to explore nature, ecology, art and conservation.

The mood on campus changes over the summer. It's hard to put it into words, so let's try it with photos.

The University of California wants to know what you think about your university-sponsored medical plan. UC Human Resources has launched its annual medical plan satisfaction survey and invites feedback from all faculty, staff and retirees enrolled in a ...

Amjad Ezzour, a student affairs officer in the Fully Employed MBA Program at UCLA Anderson School of Management, received the 2014 Abraham Ackerman Staff Excellence Award.

Three films by photographic and video artist Judy Fiskin will screen at the Billy Wilder Theater on Tuesday, July 1, 7:30 p.m., followed by a Q&A with the artist.

Longtime Bruins Robert Naples, Gay Macdonald and David Miller have a combined total of 62 years filling important roles in the evolution of our campus.

Heather Briston has been appointed university archivist in the UCLA Library. UCLA’s University Archives has systematically documented campus history, decision-making processes and cultural history since 1948.

Stan Paul, undergraduate advisor for the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs, has commuted by vanpool from Riverside County since 2001. He takes photos along the way.

Guided mindfulness meditations by Diana Winston, director of Mindfulness Education at UCLA’s Mindful Awareness Research Center, are now available for television viewing by patients, visitors and staff at UCLA hospitals and medical clinics in Westwood.

The University of California's Employee-initiated Reduction In Time (ERIT) Program, which provides employees an option to seek work-life balance and results in savings to participating departments, has been extended for three years.

A new full-service optometry clinic opens at UCLA's Ackerman Student Union on Tuesday, July 1.

Head to UCLA's Hammer Museum on Thursday, July 3, 7:30 p.m., to see "Maradona," a documentary about Argentinean soccer star Diego Maradona, regarded by many as the world's greatest modern player.

Head to UCLA's Hammer Museum to catch eight live broadcasts of the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil June 28 through July 13, plus 'Maradona," a documentary on Argentinean soccer star Diego Maradona, on July 9.

The UCLA Film and Television Archive series, "Robert Altman: A Retrospective," will run through June 29 at the Billy Wilder Theater.

Grammy-nominated vocalist, composer and arranger Perla Batalla will sing at UCLA's Fowler Museum on Sunday, June 22, 3:30 pm.

The University of California has become the first major higher education institution in the country to clearly define digital privacy both for individuals and the university as a whole, and to establish guiding principles and a framework to address these issues.

Patricia Oliver, director of nutrition services for the UCLA Health System, received the 2014 Lifetime Achievement Award from the national Association for Healthcare Foodservice.

Head to UCLA's Hammer Museum tonight, June 16, to celebrate James Joyce’s 'Ulysses' at the Hammer's fifth annual Bloomsday.