University of California, Los Angeles
Public research university in California
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| 2025 | Secured academic field rankings in the global top ten according to the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), including Atmospheric Science (6th), Clinical Medicine (7th), Human Biological Sciences (9th), Electrical and Electronic Engineering (9th), Materials Science & Engineering (9th), and Dentistry & Oral Sciences (10th). |
| 2025 | U.S. News & World Report Best Graduate Schools report ranks several UCLA departments in national top ten, including Clinical Psychology (1st), Fine Arts (1st), Education (5th), Psychology (6th), Math (7th), History (6th), Sociology (6th), English (8th), Public Health (8th), and Nursing: Master's (9th). |
| 2025 | U.S. News & World Report Best Global Universities report ranks UCLA departments in global top 30, including Arts and Humanities (12th), Biology and Biochemistry (11th), Chemistry (29th), Clinical Medicine (14th), Materials Science (13th), Mathematics (19th), Neuroscience and Behavior (14th), Psychiatry/Psychology (12th), and Social Sciences and Public Health (23rd). |
| 2025 | U.S. News & World Report Best Global University Rankings placed UCLA 11th in the world. |
| April 25 2025 | L.A. City Attorney Hydee Feldstein Soto announced criminal charges would be filed against Edan On and Matthew Katz, with no other criminal charges resulting from the protests. |
| January 1 2025 | Julio Frenk becomes Chancellor of UCLA, starting his term from January 1, 2025. |
| 2024 | UCLA ranked 18th globally and No. 2 US Public University for academics in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings for 2024-25. |
| 2024 | Achieved rankings in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings, including top 20 positions in multiple academic fields such as Psychology (11th), Education Studies (13th), Arts & Humanities (14th), Medical and Health (14th), Engineering (16th), Physical Sciences (17th), Computer Science (17th), Social Sciences (15th), and Business & Economics (20th). |
| 2024 | Ranked 43rd in QS World University Rankings and 13th globally (11th in North America) by the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU). |
| 2024 | UCLA was ranked 7th nationally with $1.72 billion in research expenditures, maintaining its classification as an 'R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity' institution. |
| 2024 | Deshaun Foster becomes head football coach, having previously served as running backs coach from 2017-2023 and played for UCLA from 1998-2001. Eric Bieniemy returns as offensive coordinator. |
| 2024 | Chris Rowley graduates with a J.D., becoming a lawyer after a career as a Former MLB Pitcher and the first player from The United States Military Academy to make MLB. |
| 2024 | Elizabeth Bird graduates with a J.D. and continues her career as an Olympic Steeplechase runner and lawyer. |
| 2024 | Nathan Hochman began serving as the 44th Los Angeles County District Attorney. |
| 2024 | Kathryn Plummer won a silver medal at the Paris Olympics in volleyball. |
| 2024 | Cameron Brink was the top WNBA draft pick. |
| 2024 | U.S. News & World Report ranked UCLA first among public universities and tied for 15th among national universities in the Best Colleges report. |
| November 2024 | The L.A. Police Commission concluded that a lack of communication between UCLA, LAPD, and California Highway Patrol contributed to the failed response to the April 30 attack on campus. |
| August 13 2024 | Judge Mark Scarsi issued a preliminary injunction supporting the Jewish students, ruling that the university cannot allow protesters to block Jewish students from accessing campus areas based on their faith-based views. |
| August 1 2024 | Darnell Hunt becomes Interim Chancellor of UCLA from August 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024. |
| July 2024 | A federal judge ordered UCLA to create a plan ensuring equal campus access for Jewish students, in response to the discrimination lawsuit. |
| June 2024 | A graduated student named Milagro Jones filed a separate lawsuit against UCLA, claiming the university failed to act quickly enough to shut down the pro-Palestinian encampment and blaming the university for an assault he suffered at the hands of protesters. |
| June 2024 | Three Jewish students filed a lawsuit against UCLA alleging discrimination during campus protests, claiming they were prevented from accessing campus freely. |
| June 21 2024 | Los Angeles County District Attorney declined to press felony charges against Edan On, referring the case to the Los Angeles City Attorney for potential misdemeanor charges due to lack of evidence of direct injuries or conspiracy. |
| May 2024 | California Governor Gavin Newsom publicly criticized the delayed campus law enforcement response as 'unacceptable'. |
| May 2024 | U.S. President Joe Biden supported law enforcement's actions, stating that 'order must prevail' in response to the campus events. |
| May 24 2024 | UCLA Police Department arrested 18-year-old Edan On from Beverly Hills High School on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon during a pro-Israel counter-protest at the pro-Palestinian encampment. On was booked on a felony charge and held on a $30,000 bail. |
| May 22 2024 | UCLA Police Chief John Thomas was removed from his position amid criticism of the slow response to the April 30 violence against the student encampment. |
| May 16 2024 | UCLA Faculty's Academic Senate held a vote on a no-confidence motion and resolution to censure Chancellor Gene Block over his handling of the April 30 violence. Both resolutions were defeated, with 43% voting no confidence and 50% in favor of censure. |
| May 15 2024 | CNN identified violent counter-protesters, with UCLA police declining to comment on potential charges |
| May 2 2024 | Police dismantle the barricades, launch flares, and shoot rubber bullets into the crowd of protesters. The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) reports 209 people were taken into custody, with many booked on suspicion of failing to disperse. |
| May 2 2024 | Faculty for Justice in Palestine at UCLA called for a labor strike in response to the previous day's violence. |
| May 2 2024 | The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) conducted a raid on the student encampment, forcibly dismantling the protest and arresting the demonstrators, effectively ending the occupation at UCLA. |
| May 1 2024 | Police conducted a sweep of the Palestine Solidarity Encampment, arresting more than 200 pro-Palestinian student protesters, with at least one student shot with a rubber bullet. |
| April 30 2024 | UCLA announced extended closure of Powell Library and Royce Hall, set to reopen on May 6 |
| April 30 2024 | Violent confrontations erupted between pro-Palestinian protesters and counter-demonstrators, resulting in over 20 students hospitalized and significant physical assaults. |
| April 28 2024 | Clashes occurred between pro-Palestinian and pro-Israel protesters, with Stand With Us rallying on campus. |
| April 25 2024 | Pro-Palestinian students established the Palestine Solidarity Encampment to protest UCLA administration's investments related to the Israel-Hamas war. |
| 2023 | Tiffany Cartwright became a judge of the Western District of Washington, continuing to serve as of the current date |
| January 2023 | Julie Su began serving as acting U.S. Secretary of Labor. |
| 2022 | K. Barry Sharpless wins his second Nobel Prize in Chemistry |
| 2022 | Gabe Camarillo became the 35th United States Under Secretary of the Army |
| 2022 | Florence Y. Pan begins serving as a judge of the DC Circuit Court of Appeals, continuing to present |
| 2022 | Holly A. Thomas begins serving as a judge of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, continuing to present |
| 2022 | Gautam Raghavan became director of the White House Presidential Personnel Office |
| 2022 | Eileen Gu won two gold medals and one silver medal in freestyle skiing at the Winter Olympics. |
| 2022 | Jaime Areizaga-Soto became the 11th U.S. Chairman of the Board of Veterans' Appeals |
| 2022 | Michael J. Adler became the 4th U.S. Ambassador to South Sudan, serving from 2022 onwards |
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