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The University of California Office of the President day announced Wednesday the opening of the application period for the next staff advisor-designate to the regents. The position's term runs July 2014 through June 2016. Applications will be...

The Office of the President (OP) is launching a new website on Feb. 6 that aims to make life easier for faculty, staff and retirees.   The new site, called UCnet, is the fruit of more than two years of development by OP’s communications...

Mark your calendar for the Small Business Resource Fair on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 10:30 a.m. – 2 p.m. at Ackerman Grand Ballroom, to acquaint yourself with a wide variety of small vendors — from printers to travel service providers — who conduct business...

When the worst typhoon in history devastated the Philippines last November, UCLA nurse Joanne Contreras e-mailed Dr. David Feinberg, president of the UCLA Health System and CEO of the UCLA Hospital System.

UCLA Recreation instructor offers advice on staying young, vibrant  Joan Frances Moran, a yoga and meditation instructor for UCLA Recreation, has been selected as the featured presenter for the Brandeis National Committee Woman’s...

A writer for UCLA Today shares the burn, sweat and tears (OK, not tears) of running up and down more than 16,000 steps this month.

Staffer honored for her work to build and reform health care systems abroad Salpy Akaragian, co-founder of the Armenian International Medical Fund (AIM Fund) and director of UCLA’s international nursing programs and nurse credentialing, was...

Poet Sabrina Youmans will read from her work, “Pacific Standard Time,” this Thursday, Dec. 5 at 4 p.m. at UCLA's Powell Library. Youmans, who is on staff in UCLA Athletics as a senior learning specialist supporting student athletes, will be joined...

In Memoriam: Stella Nadelman Krieger, manager of the Fowler Museum Store who made it popular stop because of the unique, handcrafted items from around the world she displayed there, died Nov. 21.

If you’re currently enrolled in one of the four UC medical plans that are being discontinued, make your changes now. Open Enrollment closes on Tuesday, Nov. 26 at 5 p.m. Discontinued plans include Anthem Blue Cross PLUS or PPO, Anthem Lumenos...

Zocalo Public Square recently invited economist M.V. Lee Badgett, research director of UCLA’s Williams Institute for Sexual Orientation Law and Public Policy and director of the Center for Public Policy and Administration at the University of...

Ever wish Los Angeles traffic moved better? It might if more commuters followed the lead of UCLA, where only about half of campus commuters drive alone to work.

In Memoriam: UCLA Film and Television Archive’s Charles Hopkins, the longest-serving employee at UCLA Film and Television Archive, died on July 27 at 69 from a number of health complications.

A hidden message left by a UCLA architect in 2011 was recently uncovered in Boelter Hall, where sharp-eyed passersby can spot a coded note in the pattern of floor tiles.

Cindy Cordova, assistant to the vice dean for faculty at the David Geffen School of Medicine, takes on the presidency of UCLA Staff Assembly next month. 

UCLA men’s volleyball coach to lead U.S. Men's National Team. Staffer collaborates on documentary about 2011 Japanese disasters.

In Memoriam: Geneva Phillips, managing editor of the California Dryden Project Jeanette Gilkison (from left), English department’s office supervisor; the late Vinton Dearing, managing editor for the California Dryden Project; and Geneva...

Facilities Management mechanics suit up in scuba gear to clean each of UCLA’s pools twice a week and they find the weirdest things while they’re underwater.

The appointment is effective April 2.