Poli-sci prof Brian Walker gives nursing students a fresh perspective on Nurse Nightingale. Her military precision and honor code helped her professionalize health care.

Steven Clarke, professor of biochemistry in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and director of the Molecular Biology Institute, is getting ready to deliver the 107th Faculty Research Lecture on Nov. 3.

Landscape Architecture Program Director Stephanie Landregan recently was installed as the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) national vice president of government affairs. Frank Burris, engineering, information systems and technical management program director, is retiring. 

Haleh Esfandiari, director of the Middle East Program at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, recounted her time as a political prisoner in Iran in 2006-07 before an audience at Kerckhoff Grand Salon.

Jaime Rivas, platelet coordinator for the UCLA Blood and Platelet Center, died at age 59 after a sudden illness Oct. 16 while on vacation in Costa Rica.

Starting with such characters as Fritz the Cat and Devil Girl and such iconic cartoons as his "Keep on Truckin'" drawing, controversial comics artist Robert Crumb has sometimes portrayed the disturbing side of the American psyche in his work. His latest project, however, is an illustrated version of Genesis, now featured at the Hammer Museum. 

UCLA's newest map makes searching easier, incorporates more detailed information and even invites others on campus to map data of their own.

For the past 17 holiday seasons, the UCLA Health System Auxiliary has coordinated the Adopt-a-Family Program, supporting hundreds of families who are experiencing extraordinary challenges. The program provides support for basic needs as well as holiday...

UCLA police are looking for Philip Agre, a former associate professor of information sciences.   Agre, 49, was reported missing by his sister, who has not seen Agre since spring 2008. 

Come walk five kilometers with the United Way of Greater Los Angeles on Saturday, Nov. 7, and help raise money to house the homeless, including those who have experienced a job loss, catastrophic health issue or other devastating event.

The new Bruin Resource Center welcomes students who need help getting the most out of their education at UCLA. It brings together the staff and leverages the services previously provided in the Center for Women and Men and the Student Development Health Education Office.

When President Barack Obama led a session of the United Nations Security Council last September, he became the first U.S. president to ever do so. Assistant Secretary of State for International Organizations Esther Brimmer talks about Obama's commitment to working with international institutions to solve issues.  

Police are looking for a man who sexually assaulted a woman in the early morning hours of Thursday, Oct. 23.  

Want to improve your life? Then rewire your brain, advises UCLA professor of clinical psychiatry Dr. Daniel Siegel in his new book, “Mindsight: The New Science of Personal Transformation.”

The Honors Collegium in the College offers a renowned series of seminar courses that bring together UCLA's finest faculty and top students in challenging interdisciplinary experiences.

Lee E. Ohanian, professor of economics, looks at the pros and cons of a potential hiring tax credit, a temporary tax credit given to businesses for adding new hires to their workforce. 

UCLA faculty are quoted every day in the national media on a wide range of topical subjects. Here is a recent selection.