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James Liao was recognized by the academy for his work using a variety of sources -- carbon dioxide, sugars and proteins -- to produce more efficient biofuels.

Jack Rothman is a professor emeritus in the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs and the author of “Strategies of Community Intervention.” Amy Rothman is a Los Angeles psychotherapist and mediator. This op-ed was originally published on Jan. 15 in...

Justine Bateman, 47, is a sophomore at UCLA working toward a degree in digital media management and computer science.

Donald Shoup, distinguished professor of urban planning in the Luskin School of Public Affairs, has become the nation’s oft-quoted, go-to expert on parking. 

UCLA and six other UC campuses on the quarter system are adjusting their 2014-15 academic calendars to comply with a UC policy to avoid scheduling fall residence hall move-in dates in conflict with the observance of major religious holidays.

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.

Franklin D. Gilliam Jr., dean of the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs, recently responded to a few quirky questions in the informality of Zocalo's green room before participating in a panel last month in a "Thinking L.A." event co-sponsored by UCLA.

Drawing lessons from the Northridge earthquake and many more since, dozens of UCLA researchers are helping ensure that we are better prepared for future quakes.

Two UCLA sociologists reveal the logic behind the tough gambles movie studios make — and the financial results of success or failure at the box office.

Daniel J.B. Mitchell is a professor emeritus of the UCLA Anderson School of Management and Luskin School of Public Affairs. This was adapted from a commentary that appeared in a weekly column of the Employment Policy Research Network.Every once in...

Benjamin Britten Continuing the long and fruitful relationship between UCLA and the L.A. Opera, prolific conductor James Conlon will present a series of lectures on the works of British composer Benjamin Britten beginning Thursday, Feb. 6. The...

The online master’s degree program at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science has been ranked the No. 2 online engineering program in the country by U.S. News and World Report.

This mild, summerish winter we're experiencing is making it easy to forget what season we are in without consulting the calendar. January? Really?

UCLA professor Mark Kleiman says that getting rid of prohibition throws up problems that call for smarter policies.

The powerful Gemini Planet Imager, with an advanced spectrometer designed at UCLA, has collected its first set of images and spectra from several distant planetary systems.

In the debate about which plant and animal species endangered by climate change should be rescued and which are expendable, a small band of UCLA botanists is fervently championing a desert plant most of us have never seen or heard of.

In 2013, people with unique experience and expertise in world affairs on many levels came from every corner of the globe to participate in events at the UCLA International Institute and its affiliated centers. 

Rep. Raul Ruiz, a 1994 graduate, was dubbed by Politico as a freshman lawmaker most likely to succeed. The 41-year-old California Democrat from the Coachella Valley is a member of No Labels, a group of almost 100 Republicans and Democrats dedicated to ending partisan gridlock.

A huge, historic off-campus facility gives UCLA architecture grad students the opportunity to explore how robotic technology can help design intelligent buildings.