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The Dolly Green Professor of Ophthalmology was recognized for improving medical understanding of macular degeneration, which damages vision in an estimated 11 million Americans.

Ribas, who is working to create a cancer-fighting immune system, received the Rosenthal Family Foundation Award from the American Association for Cancer Research.

Jared Diamond, UCLA’s Pulitzer Prize-winning professor of geography and an astute intellectual observer of human life in multiple practices, faced a standing-room-only audience who came to hear his  compelling lecture titled 'The Evolution and Function of Human Religion.'

Viewers will have the rare opportunity to watch Mercury glide slowly across the sun.

Owen Husney, who teaches music business at UCLA Extension, recalls what made Prince’s music so different, negotiating the first record deal and how his experiences with Prince influence his teaching.

The finding could be a cause for concern because many countries rely on the agency to help pay for vital health care services for people with the diseases.

More than 1,000 high school and college students from across the United States descended last weekend on UCLA’s Pauley Pavilion to plug into LA Hacks, a collaborative computer programming event organized by two UCLA student groups and sponsored by LA 2024.

Associate professor Anastassia Alexandrova of the department of chemistry and biochemistry has been honored with a 2016 Rising Star Award, which recognizes exceptional women chemists on a national level.

UCPD has confirmed that UCLA graduate student Alison Wu has been safely located. UCPD made contact with Wu on May 1, 2016. UCLA is grateful to all for helping to assure the safety of its students.

A new UCLA study examining child health in the context of asset poverty indicates that household wealth is linked more closely to health disparity than income or education level.

Talented students of the Ray Bolger Musical Theater program stage a new revival of the classic musical.

Go behind the scenes at the institute’s annual open house on April 30, which offers visitors a chance to learn about one of the world’s preeminent archaeology labs.

UCLA faculty with expertise in international politics, labor movements and more discuss Brazil's current political crisis on May 4, 4-5:30 p.m. at the Luskin School of Public Affairs.

Meet an 11-foot python, 100-pound tortoise, exotic birds, reptiles, lizards and more at a Kids in the Courtyard event, Sunday 2-4 p.m. at the Fowler Museum.

The report by the UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation recommends seven steps to bolster available resources for people who are victims and to aid in prevention.

A group of nearly 100 donors, including alumni, faculty and friends of the school, has come together to honor the former UCLA Engineering dean.

Law professor Noah Zatz argues that the sentencing concept of “working off debt” violates the 13th Amendment's prohibition against involuntary servitude and disproportionately punishes communities of color.

It's the season of purple-blue across the UCLA campus — and much of Los Angeles.

Politics and media experts from UCLA and Vanderbilt University are providing a data-backed understanding of commercials’ persuasiveness and effectiveness with a new rating system.

Associate Vice Chancellor Monroe Gorden Jr. will become interim vice chancellor of student affairs, effective July 1, following the retirement of Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs Janina Montero. Associate Vice Chancellor Youlonda Copeland-Morgan will become vice provost for enrollment management.

Alexander Astin, the Allan M. Cartter Distinguished Professor of Higher Education Emeritus at UCLA’s Graduate School of Education and Information Studies, has been honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American College Personnel.

UCLA and Horace Mann Middle School recently announced the Mann-UCLA Summer Institute, a suite of summer programs at the South Los Angeles middle school to boost educational success and opportunities.

UCLA Engineering grad student Gary Li won $1K in the system-wide contest with an exciting, accessible, 3-minute speech about his research on how plasma thrusters could replace conventional rockets for space travel.

“The Collector and the Dealer: Gifts of African Art from Jay T. Last and Merton D. Simpson” underscores the lasting impact that two men have had on the development of the museum’s acclaimed African art holdings.

The total donation includes an already received gift of $1 million and a $14 million in matching funds to support operations and grow the museum’s endowment.