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Two-time Emmy Award-winning costume designer for the "Game of Thrones" Michele Clapton has been named the 2016 Swarovski Designer in Residence and will be mentoring UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television students.

UCLA's Woodland Hills vanpool hosted an early-morning 'Party at the Park-n-Ride' for commuter colleague Florgin Dela Luna.

In its first-ever crowdfunding campaign, the UCLA Alumni Association’s push to raise $250,000 for student scholarships and support through UCLA Spark ended up surpassing that goal by generating 839 gifts totaling $447,800.  

Wayne Smutz, dean of continuing education and UCLA Extension, has been named president-elect of the University Professional and Continuing Education Association.

An eclectic program of music at the Hammer Museum, curated by Grammy Award-winning pianist Gloria Cheng of the UCLA Department of Music.

UCLA biochemists have devised a way to convert sugar into a variety of useful chemical compounds without using cells and that could lead to the production of biofuels and pharmaceuticals.

UCLA art history students and local fine arts photography lovers have a rare opportunity to view the life’s work of influential American photographer Robert Frank, known as the inventor of street photography.

Growing concerns about links between Zika virus and fetal neurological disorders are addressed by experts from the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.

The research found that the phenomenon holds true around the world — and that when people hear two women laughing together, they are likely to assume the women are friends.

Experts debate the environmental, social and health impacts of genetically modified organisms (GMO) foods in this Oppenheim Lecture from the UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability.

Nile Green, the William Andrews Clark Professor of history and director of the Program on Central Asia in the UCLA International Institute, has edited a new book, “Afghan History Through Afghan Eyes,” published by Oxford University Press.

The assistant professor of dentistry was awarded for research that advances scientific knowledge in implant dentistry and tissue engineering.

UCLA students can now compete for a chance to assist UCLA Chancellor Gene Block with developing his idea into a mobile application that will use voice and speech recognition to analyze and improve the dynamics of group interactions.

Nile Green, the William Andrews Clark Professor of history and director of the UCLA Program on Central Asia of the UCLA International Institute, has edited a new book, “Afghan History Through Afghan Eyes,” published by Oxford University Press.  

Register soon for the sure-to-sellout event, which offers two routes that start and finish on the UCLA campus.

The new technique assesses how changes in a person’s immune response can help predict the effectiveness of a new therapy in people who have the most common and deadly type of brain cancer.

Jake Heggie, who earned a B.A. and M.A. in music at UCLA, was a PR writer when the general director of the San Francisco Opera handpicked to compose a score for a libretto by playwright Terrence McNally. Today, he has three operas currently in the pipeline.

Lee Cooper writes about how UCLA’s Sustainable LA Grand Challenge will leverage the university’s students to make Los Angeles energy and water independent.

Fairytale, puppetry, music and more combine to chronicle 5,000 years of human and environmental change.

The Bruins take on Pepperdine in the final match of the men’s volleyball season on Saturday, April 9, 7 p.m., at Pauley Pavilion.

UCLA is tied for sixth in the number of honorees. In all, 178 scholars, artists and scientists from the U.S. and Canada received awards.

Highlights of the event scheduled for April 20 include a panel with Arianna Huffington and Chancellor Gene Block, performances by UCLA musical groups, and awards for students, faculty, staff and administrators.

Françoise Girard, president of the International Women's Health Coalition, speaks on reproductive rights and women's health.

Learn from sleep experts, ask Arianna Huffington to sign a free copy of her new book and more at the UCLA Healthy Campus Initiative Celebration.

Wong, director of the UCLA Labor Center, recently edited a book with the Rev. James Lawson, a renowned civil rights activist who worked closely with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and helped launch key campaigns for social justice.