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Jayathi Y. Murthy, chair and professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Texas, Austin, has been appointed dean of UCLA’s Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Scott Waugh announced today.

Jim and Carol Collins, who met while they were UCLA students in the 1940s, will have part of the training facility named in their honor.

UCLA released the following statement from Chancellor Gene Block regarding the Department of Veteran Affairs settlement of a lawsuit concerning the agency's West LA property.

The gift will support students, professors and researchers working with the rare primary-source materials in UCLA Library Special Collections.

Initiative will improve patients’ access to health care, enhance care coordination and achieve the goals of improved health, affordability and patient experience.

In a message to the campus community, Chancellor Gene Block announced that Dr. A. Eugene Washington will leave the campus at the end of February.

More than 112,000 students — with more diverse geographic, ethnic and racial backgrounds than last year’s applicants — have applied for admission to UCLA for fall 2015.

Units across campus will be closed or have limited hours from Wednesday, Dec. 24, through Sunday, Jan. 4, as part of an annual winter closure to save energy and money.

For the second consecutive year, UCLA ranked No. 5 in Kiplinger Personal Finance’s list of “Best Values in Public Colleges.”

A new research institute at UCLA may eventually provide doctors with tools to more accurately tailor therapies to patients, which would improve care and minimize side effects.

The proposed alliance would create the nation’s leader in patient care, research and education in hearing and ear disorders.

With players wearing number 42 on their helmets and Robinson’s iconic number 42 painted onto the Rose Bowl field, UCLA made the announcement between the first and second quarters of the annual crosstown rivalry football game.

UCLA announced today it is naming 22 recreation and athletics facilities in honor of Jackie Robinson, the legendary four-sport Bruin star who went on to break the color barrier in Major League Baseball.

The Legislative Assembly of the UCLA Academic Senate has given final approval to a proposal requiring all UCLA College undergraduates to complete a course focused on diversity.

The app was developed to better serve magazine readers in the digital age and bring them the very best of UCLA arts, athletics, entertainment and discovery.

UCLA joins the Billion Dollar Green Challenge with a $15 million fund dedicated to sustainability projects. The savings created by each project will help support the next.

The rankings, published today, focus on institutions’ overall academic research and reputation. The survey ranked 500 universities from 49 countries.

The Foundation also announced new board members Chris Adams, Susan Baumgarten, Jeffrey Brown and Russell Hagey and new terms for returning members Yolanda Gorman and chair emeritus Peter Taylor.

The professional networking site’s rankings are based on an analysis of its more than 300 million members.

Survey considers factors including quality of teaching, influence of research and international collaboration.

Marketing effort highlights compelling stories of UCLA people and programs from downtown Los Angeles to Southeast Asia to the far reaches of the solar system.

The generous gift establishes an undergraduate scholarship, graduate fellowship and distinguished lecture in Israel studies.

Anthem Blue Cross Vivity will provide members with more predictable costs, a simpler experience and convenient access to some of the best primary care doctors, specialists and hospitals in the region.

The publication also included UCLA among universities that provide exceptional opportunities for undergraduates to participate in research and other creative projects.

The organization has donated its collection of more than 100 boxes of records documenting its nearly 30-year struggle to restore the river’s heritage and habitat.