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The actor, writer and musician co-curated an exhibition of the works of Lawren Harris.

When UCLA history professor J. Arch Getty presents “Dead Man Talking: Lenin's Body and Russian Politics,” the UCLA Academic Senate’s 119th Faculty Research Lecture on Oct. 19, he will be speaking from a deep well of scholarship in Russian history.

Goldwyn's new book recreates the 1890s period of legal prostitution and rampant morphine addiction.

UCLA presents the acclaimed 2014 romantic drama written and directed by UCLA alumna Gina Prince-Bythewood.

UCLA's campuswide Mobile Program helps procure mobile devices, consolidates invoices and provides 'concierge' services.

From Oct. 6 and running through Dec. 10, staff, faculty and students can join the challenge to reduce their carbon footprints and earn points for UCLA.

Wada is UCLA's chief privacy officer and director of strategic IT policy.

H. Viscount “Berky” Nelson — a mentor, mediator and role model for generations of students during his four-decade career at UCLA — died Oct. 5 in Los Angeles at the age of 76 after a lengthy illness.

The women of Shakespeare’s 'Othello' recast the tale from their point of view.

Three ensembles — Prota, Kyodo Taiko and Yukai Daiko — merge their distinctive styles.

A UCLA delegation made up of more than 50 alumni, students, staff, community leaders and other friends will meet with members of the Los Angeles City Council and the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors to highlight the tremendous impact UCLA has in the region.

The UCLA professor of ecology and evolutionary biology founded the international Diversity Project.

Zakir Hussain, Shankar Mahadeva and Dave Holland fuse jazz and Indian classical music.

The associate professor of history was recognized for 'Hobos in Heaven: Race, Incarceration, and the Rise of Los Angeles, 1880–1910.'

Darcie Denkert Notkin and Shelby Notkin's matching grant brought total gifts to $425,000.

On faculty at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs, Estrada has devoted decades to serving his community.

Martin is curating the museum's exhibition on groundbreaking Canadian modernist painter, Lawren Harris.

UC will increase the minimum wage for eligible employees on Oct. 1, the first stage of a three-year plan to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2017. Under the new UC Fair Wage/Fair Work Plan, all employees hired to work at least 20 hours a week ...

The Blanche F. Ittleson Award recognizes outstanding published research in child and adolescent psychiatry.

The Sept. 22 symposium brought together 175 scientists from UCLA and beyond.

Dan and Rae Emmett matching gift brings total to $1 million.

A sold-out crowd filled Santa Monica's Pacific Park for the Sept. 27 event.

The Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra’s high-tech touring truck visits campus 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Visit a research lab and clean rooms, and hear from experts at UCLA's California NanoSystems Institute.

Amy Blum, managing campus counsel at UCLA, has been appointed interim vice chancellor of legal affairs.