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In an interview, Randy Newman, who attended UCLA, explains how growing up and living in Los Angeles as influenced him. The event was part of the "Thinking L.A." series co-sponsored by UCLA and Zócalo Public Square.

While both planets are rocky with iron cores, the complex dynamics of Mercury's interior create an unusual magnetic field that is three times stronger at its northern hemisphere than its southern one.

In nearly 30 years as a faculty member and administrator at UCLA, Rich led efforts to improve undergraduate education, increased support for teaching and played a key role in restructuring the professional schools and academic programs to enhance academic quality.

The award recognizes Facilities Management's efforts to embed sustainable practices throughout the campus.

Nearly 4 in 10 Los Angeles County residents live in environmentally vulnerable communities burdened by air pollution and other risk factors, according to a study by the UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation and The Environmental Defense Fund.

Dr. Sophie Deng, a corneal specialist and associate professor of ophthalmology at UCLA's Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research, been awarded a $700,000 grant by the California Institute of Regenerative Medicine.

Dr. Tomas Ganz, UCLA professor of medicine and pathology, will be honored by the American Society of Hematology with the E. Donnall Thomas Lecture for his groundbreaking research in iron homeostasis, including the discovery of the iron-regulatory hormone hepcidin.

Steven Nelson, UCLA associate professor of art history, will be in residence at Harvard University’s Hutchins Center for the 2014-15 academic year as the distinguished Cohen Fellow in Harvard’s W.E.B. Du Bois Research Institute.

More than 300,000 California children ages 4 to 11 need mental health care, but only one in four is treated, according to a new policy brief from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.

UC faculty and staff are benefiting from free wellness coaching available through UC Living Well’s partner, Optum Wellness.

The UC regents have borrowed a total of $2.7 billion to help close a funding gap in the UC Retirement Plan.

The first major exhibition to focus on Timor’s rich textile arts presents the stories and works of artists from villages throughout the Southeast Asian island.

Law professor Jill Horwitz co-authors an op-ed criticizing the D.C. circuit court for acting a tool in the relentless search for legal flaws to tear down the landmark health care law.

Judy Olian, dean of UCLA Anderson, has nine recommendations for creating a more welcoming and diverse environment.

UCLA's historic theater was the setting for a special performance by singer Jason Mraz, who chose the venue because of how it inspires the young artists who perform there.

In three decades, the program has become a model of success at curbing solo car commutes, with 160 vanpools shuttling 2,000-plus riders more than 3.2 million miles a year.

The annual week of practices once again attracts hundreds and hundreds of fans hoping for a chance to get an autograph from — or a picture with — an international soccer superstar.

Law students shoulder a heavy responsibility as they work for months to prepare a man from Africa for his one chance at being granted asylum.

The outlook is based on the recent Allen Matkins/UCLA Anderson Forecast Commercial Real Estate Survey, which analyzes the three-year outlook for real estate development activity in California.

Descendants of the namesake for UCLA's Clark Library donate family heirlooms purchased at auction of estate of notoriously reclusive relative.

UCLA professor of art history Lothar von Falkenhausen has been appointed honorary professor at Zhejiang University in China.

UCLA's assistant vice chancellor for environment, health and safety explains how the university has improved lab safety during the last few years and what UCLA’s next steps are.

Glen MacDonald, formerly the director of UCLA's Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, is the first holder of a new chair named after legendary conservationist John Muir. Mark Gold is now acting director of IoES.

Free tickets for UCLA's All-Staff Picnic are available for pickup through Aug. 4.

In people with Type 2 diabetes, the cellular process autophagy appears to not work properly, contributing to the destruction of insulin-producing beta cells.