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"Mandela for President: South Africa Votes for Democracy," which opens April 7, documents the historic vote that effectively buried the apartheid regime.

Last weekend's 12th annual Dance Marathon in Ackerman Grand Ballroom at UCLA raised $475,422 to benefit pediatric AIDS.

Meyers Drysdale will deliver the keynote address at both the 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. ceremonies on June 14 at the newly opened Pauley Pavilion.

More than 50 of the world’s top Mars scientists gathered in Royce Hall last week to discuss whether life could survive on the red planet.

Dance Marathon is in its 12th year of busting moves for pediatric AIDS – 26 hours of moves. On Feb. 16 at 11 a.m., the dancing will commence for hundreds of students in Ackerman Grand Ballroom, and it won’t stop until 1 p.m. the next day.

The exhibition, which runs through July 7, brings 125 extremely rare prints by one of South Africa's first black photojournalists to the U.S. for the first time.

The two campuses share the No. 6 spot nationally in the Peace Corps' annual ranking, marking the third straight year UCLA has been in the top 10.

The exhibition, which features 50 stunning traditional ensembles, explores the historical and cultural influences that have shaped European rural dress over millennia.

UCLA has been ranked the nation's No. 5 "best-value" public university by the Princeton Review, based on an analysis of academics, cost and financial aid.

UCLA police have released a composite sketch of one of two suspects wanted in connection with threatening a student with a knife and making anti-gay slurs near campus Jan. 18.

Starting this spring, UCLA will add sand volleyball as a women’s intercollegiate sport, bringing the total number of intercollegiate athletic teams to 25 — 15 for women and 10 for men.

Jan Kempenaers' photos highlight the now-dilapidated, futuristic-looking monuments that once heralded a socialist future free of ethnic divisions and strife.

The gift from Hufschmid, co-founder of GlobeOp Financial Services, will provide ongoing support for the research and teaching efforts of a distinguished UCLA Anderson faculty member.

In partnership with the Artists & Athletes Alliance, UCLA co-sponsored a reception in Washington, D.C. honoring the non-profit Service Nation and military veterans dedicated to a lifetime of service.

The initiative, envisioned and supported by Jane and Terry Semel, will integrate health and wellness programs across UCLA to help make healthy living a natural part of campus culture.

With nearly 100,000 applicants seeking admission for 2013, UCLA remains the most applied-to university in the country, drawing exceptionally talented students from California and beyond.

The suspect in the Jan. 7 incident is described as a light-skinned Caucasian male with short dark hair, approximately 30 to 35 years old, 5'10" to 6 feet tall, with a thin build.

"This is a hidden gem on the UCLA campus," La Kretz said of the seven-acre oasis, which is home to thousands of species of plants. "I'm delighted to be able to lend my support."

The ultimate aim of UC survey, the largest of its kind ever in American higher education, is to help foster and maintain a positive, inclusive campus environment for everyone.

The Jan. 28 event at UCLA, to be broadcast live on KNBC-Channel 4, will feature the four major candidates discussing issues related to jobs and the economy.

UCLA took the No. 6 spot among the nation's 100 best-value colleges in Kiplinger's annual survey, which looks at academic quality, cost and financial aid.

Lloyd S. Shapley, a professor emeritus of economics and mathematics at UCLA, has been awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences. He shares the award with Harvard University economist Alvin E. Roth.

Music industry executive and philanthropist Morris "Mo" Ostin has donated $10 million for a state-of-the-art campus music complex to be known as the Evelyn and Mo Ostin Music Center.

Royce Hall audience of about 1,000 heard from MSNBC host Chris Matthews, Peace Corps Director Aaron S. Williams and prominent UCLA alumni who had served as Peace Corps volunteers.

Fans, friends, family members and former players made their way to UCLA today to pay their last respects to a man who seemed almost bigger than life — Coach John R. Wooden.