When Gene Block was hired as UCLA’s new chancellor, the university was pleased to welcome him, but the campus’ scientific community was uniquely excited.

Zalmay Khalilzad, the Afghanistan-born U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, spoke on campus Tuesday at “The Challenges of the Broader Middle East,” sponsored by the Burkle Center for International Relations.

Working in well over 100 different departments varying from molecular biology to musicology, UCLA professors still have one thing in common: They must publish.

The of-age Bruin has a plethora of options for places to drink in Los Angeles, but thirsty students need look no further than UCLA’s neighbor, Westwood Village.

For the fourth year in a row, the senior class gift will take the form of a monetary donation to the UCLA Fund.

Environmental and human rights activist Van Jones spoke on campus Wednesday about using sustainability advances to lift low-income families, specifically minorities, out of poverty.

Accomplished history professor and former dean of the UCLA College Eugen Weber died Thursday at the age of 82.

Sixty-three years after the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s establishment, some have begun to question its continued necessity, so NATO has appointed briefing officers to explain its current purpose, one of whom visited campus Monday afternoon.

Acting Chancellor Norman Abrams addressed myriad staff concerns such as Chancellor-elect Gene Block, employee compensation, and campus security on Tuesday afternoon during a staff meeting.

Though he was not allowed to leave the house for those four days, D’Artagnan Scorza said he remembers watching flames engulf nearby buildings during the L.A. riots when he was 12 years old.