Campus News
February 22, 2012
UCLA launches new initiative on conflict resolution
Chancellor Block will be among those teaching courses, along with mediation experts and professors with opposing views on politically charged issues.
February 22, 2012
'Second Skins,' featuring painted barkcloth from Africa, New Guinea opens at Fowler April 1
Intricately decorated Ă–mie and Mbuti barkcloths historically created an interface between the individual and the larger social world.
February 21, 2012
Combined use of recommended heart failure therapies significantly boosts survival odds
When several key therapies were used in combination, UCLA researchers saw improvments of up to 90 percent in the odds of survival over two years.
February 21, 2012
Campus creates Lt. Columbo Memorial Scholarship Fund with Peter Falk estate gift
The actor, best known for his role in the 1970s TV hit "Columbo," left $3 million to support UCLA undergraduates studying music, those with disabilities, and military veterans.
February 16, 2012
Two new residence halls open to UCLA students this weekend
Nearly a thousand students will leave Dykstra Hall, one of UCLA's oldest dorms, and relocate to the Holly Ridge and Gardenia Way residence halls.
February 16, 2012
UCLA ranks second in nation in number of 2012 Alfred P. Sloan fellows
Six outstanding young UCLA professors are among 126 scientists and scholars to receive 2012 fellowships from the Sloan Foundation.
February 15, 2012
School of Public Health receives $50 million gift, largest in school's 50-year history
In recognition, the school will be renamed for the donors, faculty member and public health leader Dr. Jonathan Fielding and his wife, Karin Fielding.
February 15, 2012
UCLA's Nazarian Center brings iconic hip-hop act from Israel to campus
Hadag Nahash will host a public workshop at UCLA and perform in Hollywood as part of the center's efforts to foster an understanding of Israel beyond the headlines.

































