“Va, fa, sa” ““ Italian for “you go, you do, you know” ““ are three words that have been inspiring 92-year-old Hugo Cipriani since his very first days as a UCLA student in 1938. Read more...

UCLA will be offering its university perspective to Los Angeles Mayor-elect Antonio Villaraigosa’s transition to office. Chancellor Albert Carnesale, UCLA Downtown Labor Center Director Larry Frank and UCLA Institute of the Environment Director Mary Nichols were asked to advise Villaraigosa on recruiting and appointing members of the mayor’s staff. Read more...

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger came together with the heads of the University of California and the California State universities on Tuesday to announce an education initiative that sets out to jump-start the Golden State’s faltering K-12 math and science programs. Read more...

As the “UCLA in LA” program prepares to announce grant recipients for its third year of faculty-community partnership, its program leaders have begun to consider strategic changes in structure. Read more...

There was more diversity at UCLA’s JazzReggae Festival this weekend than this campus has seen in a long time, and for once this university lived up to its name. Read more...

Natural toxin in algae kills sea lions SANTA MONICA “”mdash; Three dead sea lions washed ashore on several beaches Monday after getting sick from a natural toxin released by algae. Read more...

China on the way to end trade dispute BEIJING “”mdash; China on Monday revoked plans to sharply increase export tariffs, backtracking on a move aimed at averting a trade war with the United States and Europe. Read more...