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The transformative power of travel

On and off the page, UCLA doctoral student Thomas Ray Garcia…
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Living life like Brazilian poetry

Doctoral student Isaac Gimenez finds wisdom and whimsy in the…
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UCLA dedicates labor center building to Rev. James Lawson Jr., champion of civil and worker rights

The building, which is now named in his honor, will house labor…
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Reimagining the scope and approach of the UCLA Center for Early Global Studies

Zrinka Stahuljak embraces the role of ‘fixer’ as she…
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Illuminating their Empire State experience

Doctoral student Marissa Jenrich explores the lives of 19th-century…
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In developing countries, no quick fix for strengthening police–civilian relations

Study co-led by UCLA’s Graeme Blair finds community policing…
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How a COVID-19 vaccine arrived quickly and without compromise

Bruin Carly Daniels, who leads the Pfizer scientists…
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Increasingly frequent wildfires linked to human-caused climate change, UCLA-led study finds

By Stuart Wolpert Research by scientists from UCLA and…