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A library director for more than 11 years, Steel has significant leadership experience within the UC system and at Association of Research Libraries institutions. "She brings a wealth of knowledge, expertise and perspective to this critical role," wrote Scott Waugh, UCLA Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost.

Knowledge of the complex swimming patterns of human and animal sperm could improve understanding of fertilization processes, with potential clinical applications.

In Los Angeles, said professor of architecture Thom Mayne, architects find it difficult to be catalysts for cultural change.

More than 1,000 colleges and universities nationwide have gone smoke or tobacco-free. Next week, UCLA joins the crowd.

The new research lends weight to the idea that the mental fogginess experienced by patients, often referred to as as "chemo brain," may involve neurophysiological changes.

UCLA study, commissioned by L.A. Business Council, finds that the funding model would maximize monies for eco-friendly building retrofits — and job creation.

More than 1,000 colleges and universities nationwide have gone smoke or tobacco-free. Next week on April 22, UCLA joins the crowd. UCLA will be the first UC campus to act, and smokers and tobacco-users on campus are preparing.

If you had told Alex Galicia when he graduated from UCLA in 1992 with a B.A. in linguistics that he would end up running the small plumbing business that his family has owned for three generations, he would have said, “No way!” After...

"If you can play, you can play."   That’s the simple, but strong message behind a growing movement on campus that fosters respect, inclusion and equality in the sports and recreation community.   Cyd Zeigler moderates...

The admitted students, including 9,263 California residents, are expected to make up UCLA's most ethnically, geographically and socioeconomically diverse class to date.

We know that regular exercise and conditioning help us combat disease and health risks, improve our mood and promote better sleep, but in our quest for fitness, some experts say we may be neglecting one key muscle: the brain.   The brain can be...

Jeffrey Simon is a visiting lecturer of political science at UCLA, an expert on terrorism and political violence, and author of a newly released book, “Lone Wolf Terrorism: Understanding the Growing Threat” (Prometheus, 2013). This...

UCLA researchers found that people who live up 1.5 kilometers away from freeways — a greater distance than previously thought — are exposed to pollutants each day.

The 1973 beginnings of UCLA’s Institute of Archaeology hardly signaled greatness. Its annual budget was a paltry $6,000. Founding director Giorgio Buccellati had a staff of one, a part-time assistant who worked a few hours a week. The institute didn’t even have a home.

The UC Berkeley professor will discuss his new book, "Improbable Scholars," at a UCLA Graduate School of Eduction and Information Studies event on April 24.

UCLA and seven other UCs made the cut in a 2013 guide to green colleges, released Tuesday by The Princeton Review and the U.S. Green Building Council's Center for Green Schools.

Four UCLA faculty members are among an esteemed group of 175 of scholars, artists and scientists from the United States and Canada to receive 2013 Guggenheim Fellowships. The new fellows were chosen from a pool of nearly 3,000 applicants.   The...

The 1973 beginnings of UCLA’s Institute of Archaeology hardly signaled greatness. Its annual budget was a paltry $6,000. Founding director Giorgio Buccellati had a staff of one, a part-time assistant who worked a few hours a week. The institute...

UCLA becomes a tobacco-free campus on Monday, April 22, and will celebrate the Earth-Day launch of the tobacco-free policy in Bruin Plaza from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.    Going tobacco-free is part of UCLA's Healthy Campus Initiative, and...

By understanding how aggressive or likely to spread certain subtypes are, oncologists can tailor therapies that are more effective and potentially less damaging.

East L.A. (left) took on a different look when high school students in an urban planning workshop at UCLA mapped their neighborhood, showing their school, a nearby park, gang hangouts and a roaring freeway ramp....

The U.S. need a complete "rethink" on the role government can play in encouraging certain economic policies for the nation's benefit, professor Stuart Schweitzer argues.

The half-day event will feature Chancellor Gene Block, U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, journalists, and experts from UCLA, nonprofits and government.

Great buildings can define a cityscape, but how much do the grand plans of architects influence daily life? Does architecture really matter?   Renowned architect and UCLA professor Thom Mayne, second from the left, talks about why...

Kent Wong is director of the UCLA Labor Center, where he teaches courses in labor studies and Asian American studies. He wrote this commentary at the invitation of the Los Angeles Times, which asked Angelenos what the next L.A....