In just two weeks, UCLA will officially have a new chancellor ““ but one who will only hold the position for less than six months. University of California President Robert Dynes appointed Norman Abrams, a UCLA professor emeritus of law, as the interim chancellor effective July 1. Read more...

When almost half of the applicants to UCLA have at least a 4.0 GPA, grades alone may no longer be enough to stay competitive, both in gaining admission to UCLA and building a resume good enough to be offered a spot at a top graduate school. Read more...

For the past 16 years of his life, Matt Ayers has spent about six hours a day at school and several more doing homework and other school-related business. Read more...

On the first day of his diving trip to the Republic of Palau, Tai Sunnanon found himself face to face with a clam more than a meter in length. Read more...

Like many graduating seniors, Kellie Corcoran has yet to finalize her post-graduation plans. Unlike some, though, she has enlisted the help of the UCLA Career Center in her employment search as many companies use that facility to interview and hire students. Read more...

Hospitals are in constant need of interpreters to connect patients to doctors. The U.S. Department of Justice revealed in 2004 that the FBI had accumulated 120,000 hours of untranslated recordings potentially related to terrorism. Read more...