This post was updated Sept. 1 at 9:42 a.m.
At the 2024 UCLA Undergraduate Research Week, life science students were given the Dean’s Prize for Excellence in Research and Creative Inquiry, an award recognizing students who presented excellent faculty-mentored research and dedication.

This post was updated Aug. 25 at 11:22 p.m.
The UCLA Department of History has received a gift of $25 million from two alumni.
The Department of External Affairs announced July 16 that UCLA alumni Meyer and Renee Luskin donated the gift to the history department, with the couple saying their goal is to expand opportunities for students and for them to engage with history and build greater public appreciation for historical understanding.

A national study offered details on the juvenile lifer population and revealed disparities between states in their resentencing and release rates of minors.
The recent open-access study, published in the Journal of Criminal Justice, is part of a three-year research project funded by a grant from the philanthropy foundation Arnold Ventures.

This post was updated Aug. 18 at 11:50 p.m.
Dozens of UCLA students were honored for their faculty-mentored research efforts during the 2024 Undergraduate Research Week in May.

This post was updated July 28 at 11:46 p.m.
The UC Board of Regents Academic and Student Affairs Committee discussed the UC Press, admission requirements and recovery programs at a meeting Wednesday.

This post was updated July 21 at 8:25 p.m.
The UC Board of Regents voted to approve Item J2, a policy that prohibits University departments from making political statements on their website homepages.

The UCLA Institute for Technology, Law & Policy hosted investment firm executive Frank McCourt to discuss his new book on reconstructing the internet to give people ownership over their data.