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Michele Bratcher Goodwin speaking at podium — Second annual UCLA Barbra Streisand Center lecture turns spotlight on reproductive justice
November 1, 2024/by Alvaro Castillo

Interior of Saint Sophia Greek Orthodox Church with performers on stage — SNF Center for Hellenic Studies co-presents performance by Cappella Romana vocal ensemble
October 31, 2024/by Alvaro Castillo

15 UCLA graduate students, including 10 from the UCLA College, selected for Fulbright-Hays Fellowship

October 31, 2024/by Alvaro Castillo

Student reading a chemistry textbook — UCLA chemists just broke a 100-year-old rule and say it’s time to rewrite the textbooks
October 31, 2024/by Alvaro Castillo

Photo (from left to right) — Front row: Annelien Bredenoord (EUR) and Cindy Fan (UCLA). Back row: Jane Murray Cramm (EUR), Martine Wierenga (EUR), Charles Alexander (UCLA), Paulo Carvalho Da Silva (EUR) and Mary Tupan-Wenno (EUR) and Claudia Salcedo (UCLA). — UCLA expands educational collaboration with The Netherlands
October 30, 2024/by Alvaro Castillo

A black and white photo of a house with green light emanating from the windows. — Paranormal Activity: A UCLA Haunting
October 29, 2024/by Alvaro Castillo

UCLA’s Chancellor-designate Julio Frenk (right) alongside his wife, Felicia Knaul (center), at Time magazine’s Latino leaders gala in Los Angeles on Oct. 24. — Julio Frenk gets a red-carpet welcome at Time magazine’s celebration of Latino leaders
October 29, 2024/by Alvaro Castillo

Undergraduate students Ultei, Karyss, Jiorden, Lavon, and Amarii from the Pacific Islander Student Association at the UCLA Pasifika Studies Community Reception on October 19. — Meeting the challenge for student success as an AANAPISI Institution
October 29, 2024/by Alvaro Castillo

Portrait of Teddi Chichester and the cover of her book “Wildlife Crossings of Hope: Connecting Creatures Around the Globe." — UCLA Writing Programs lecturer Teddi Chichester aims to inspire compassion for wildlife in her first book for young readers
October 28, 2024/by Alvaro Castillo

A blue background with dark blue spheres. — Five UCLA College projects recognized on The Council for Advancement and Support of Education’s 2024 regional ‘best-of’ list
October 28, 2024/by Alvaro Castillo

Translucent brain in purple and light blue — Scientists can reverse brain aging in fruit flies by preventing buildup of a common protein
October 28, 2024/by Alvaro Castillo

A sole firefighter faces a wall of forest fire. — Firefighter and UCLA College alumnus Derek Urwin is using his knowledge of chemistry to improve firefighter health and safety
October 28, 2024/by Alvaro Castillo

Amy Rowat and Jack Bobo — Jack Bobo, Amy Rowat named directors of UCLA Rothman Family Institute for Food Studies
October 25, 2024/by Alvaro Castillo

Amy Rowat in a blue sweater with arms crossed against a blurred outdoor background with palms trees. — ‘The power of food’: UCLA Rothman Family Institute for Food Studies announces faculty director
October 24, 2024/by Alvaro Castillo

Jack Bobo in a grey suit and red tie against a black background. — ‘Feed the future’: UCLA Rothman Family Institute for Food Studies announces executive director
October 24, 2024/by Alvaro Castillo

Fairy with green wings in a green meadow — A Center for Scholars & Storytellers study finds young people prefer fantasy in TV shows and movies — without the romance
October 24, 2024/by Alvaro Castillo

Portrait of Paul D. Sheats — In memoriam: Paul D. Sheats, 92, whose love for the outdoors intertwined with Wordsworth scholarship
October 24, 2024/by Alvaro Castillo

Fareed Zakaria on stage in blue jacket with “Luskin Lecture for Thought Leadership” in background — Fareed Zakaria delivers UCLA’s Luskin Lecture for Thought Leadership
October 23, 2024/by Alvaro Castillo

TakkyuVolleyRecDay_JohnWoodenCenter-1200-363-241 — UCLA’s Sports and Society Lab
October 21, 2024/by Alvaro Castillo

In this illustration, the Rev. James Lawson speaks in front of the UCLA Labor Center’s office, located in L.A.’s dynamic, mostly immigrant Pico-Union neighborhood, which overlooks MacArthur Park. — UCLA Labor Center compiles a ‘mixtape’ to share 60 years of worker advocacy
October 18, 2024/by Alvaro Castillo

UCLA’s Mariachi de Uclatlán and their danzantes (dancers) perform at the 2024 Latinx Welcome. — This year’s Latinx Welcome showcased how cultural programming, as well as meaningful connections, abound at UCLA
October 18, 2024/by Alvaro Castillo

Still from Tekkonkinkreet — Film series pays homage to ‘Giant Robot,’ influential magazine founded by UCLA alumni
October 18, 2024/by Alvaro Castillo

Mark Terasaki (left) and Richard Terasaki standing in front of a large plaque dedicated to the late Dr. Paul I. Terasaki. — Celebrating Paul Terasaki: world-changing scientist and consummate Bruin
October 18, 2024/by Alvaro Castillo

Abstract image of Tetris-like shapes with a color gradient ranging from blue hues on the left to red hues on the right, with purple in the middle, and the text "Election 2024" — At the intersection of voting rights and felony convictions: Insights from UCLA sociologist Naomi Sugie’s research
October 17, 2024/by Alvaro Castillo

Collage of Latino women surrounded by emblems that advocate for voting. — New UCLA research brief highlights the electoral power of Latinas in battleground states
October 17, 2024/by Alvaro Castillo

Members of UCLA's 2024 Common Experience leadership team. Left to right: Stephany Cartney, Sam Papagno and Landon Park. — This year’s Common Experience at UCLA and the UCLA Bedari Kindness Institute are building empathy and compassion on campus
October 17, 2024/by Alvaro Castillo

A man from the organization Time Done holds up a sign that reads ‘Join the Movement.’ — 2 million people with felony convictions have the right to vote – but might not know
October 15, 2024/by Alvaro Castillo

Jasmine Aner against a blue background — Watch: UCLA College Bruins on embracing their Afro-Latino identity, and why there is ‘more love to come’
October 15, 2024/by Alvaro Castillo

Bob Baker Marionette Theater skeletons — UCLA College alumna Alicia Maria Houtrouw shares a cultural mixtape that will sing to the soul
October 15, 2024/by Alvaro Castillo

Portrait of Maureen Su in dark blue top — New Autoimmunity Center of Excellence at UCLA will seek cures for autoimmune disorders
October 11, 2024/by Alvaro Castillo

Ursula Heise inside a cage with a green parrot perched on a ledge close to her face. — Professor Ursula K. Heise receives the 6th Biophilia Award for pushing forward the field of Environmental Humanities at a global scale
October 10, 2024/by Alvaro Castillo

Todd Presner in a blue suit jacket and shirt standing at a podium. — Bruin Bookshelf Spotlight: Professor Todd Presner
October 10, 2024/by Alvaro Castillo

Lindsey Pallares, right, interviewing Curtis Robinson on football field — With a heritage of hard work, English alumna Lindsey Pallares reports from the front lines of pro football
October 9, 2024/by Alvaro Castillo

Albert Camarillo, in blue shirt, stands in Royce Hall portico — Q&A: historian and alumnus Albert Camarillo on Compton in the soul, UCLA en el corazón
October 8, 2024/by Alvaro Castillo

Frank Godinez standing in front of a mural — UCLA political science and sociology student, Frank Godinez, awarded Beinecke Scholarship
October 7, 2024/by Alvaro Castillo

A young female student drawing math equations on a chalk board. — The UCLA Olga Radko Endowed Math Circle: A new generation of great math minds takes shape
October 7, 2024/by Alvaro Castillo

Julio Frenk with wife Felicia Knaul taking a stroll down Bruin Walk. — UCLA’s incoming chancellor, Julio Frenk and his wife, the distinguished scholar and advocate Felicia Marie Knaul: Embodying resilience, community and possibility
October 7, 2024/by Alvaro Castillo

A digitized globe in space with the words "The AI Revolution" superimposed in white. — The AI Revolution: It’s here. It’s going to change life as we know it. Are you ready? Are you sure?
October 7, 2024/by Alvaro Castillo

The new (W)rapper building in South Central Los Angeles designed by Eric Owen Moss — English alumnus Eric Owen Moss and the Rebirth of Culver City
October 7, 2024/by Alvaro Castillo

Bryan Do leaning against a bar top with an illustration in the background that reads: The Spirit of Korea. — Political science alumnus Bryan Do is charting his path in the adult beverage industry
October 7, 2024/by Alvaro Castillo

Mary (left) an inside student, with Skye Cato, a gender studies major — A first-of-its-kind program is transforming women’s lives — and forging a path to lasting freedom — by bringing passionate Bruin teaching inside prisons
October 7, 2024/by Alvaro Castillo

Interim Chancellor Darnell Hunt — Interim Chancellor Darnell Hunt reflects on the future of UCLA
October 7, 2024/by Alvaro Castillo

Photo collage showing Terence Tao — Terence Tao, the world’s greatest living mathematician, has a vision for AI
October 4, 2024/by Alvaro Castillo

Darnell Hunt at Chancellor's Welcome — A Bruin in full: Interim Chancellor Darnell Hunt knows UCLA from the ground up
October 4, 2024/by Alvaro Castillo

Keith Holyoak in a blue shirt standing in front wall with green leaves — Human thinking researcher and distinguished psychology professor Keith Holyoak says that AI is here to stay and brings both benefits and risks
October 3, 2024/by Alvaro Castillo

Collage including Japanese art, writing and photo. — Tadashi Yanai gives $31 million to support hub for Japanese humanities research at UCLA
October 3, 2024/by Alvaro Castillo

Hannah Gordon is a pink suit with a black top, sitting on a wooden barstool in front of a light blue photo studio background. — Confidence and Competence: Hannah Gordon’s Journey to the NFL
October 2, 2024/by Alvaro Castillo

Split-screen image featuring Wendy Red star on left and Juan Felipe Herrera on right — Genius x 2: Alumni Juan Felipe Herrera and Wendy Red Star win MacArthur Fellowships
October 2, 2024/by Alvaro Castillo

Laura C. Chávez-Moreno photo, left, and book cover “How Schools Make Race: Teaching Latinx Racialization in America” — UCLA professor Laura C. Chávez-Moreno shares how a closer look at ‘Latinx’ can help promote educational equity
October 1, 2024/by Alvaro Castillo

Erick Zerecero, dressed in black, standing in front of Superchief sign — Double Bruin captures L.A.’s Latino subcultures through his photography
October 1, 2024/by Alvaro Castillo

Fonds-363-241 — ‘A Language of the Soul’: Richard Fond and Marjorie Marks Fond make a gift to UCLA for the study of Yiddish
September 27, 2024/by Alvaro Castillo

UCLA sociology professor Cecilia Menjívar stands in front of a full bookcase. — Q&A: UCLA sociology professor Cecilia Menjívar on authoritarian tactics in the 2024 U.S. presidential campaign
September 26, 2024/by Alvaro Castillo

Ten UCLA students gather for a group photo. — At UCLA, a year of extraordinary giving and impact
September 25, 2024/by Alvaro Castillo

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, left, with UC President Michael Drake at the UC Presidential Medal ceremony on Sept. 22, 2024. — History alum Kareem Abdul-Jabbar receives the UC Presidential Medal
September 25, 2024/by Alvaro Castillo

A collage of seven new humanities faculty members. Top row, left to right: Nina Duthie, Dieter Gunkel and Allison Kanner-Botan. Bottom row: Jonah Katz, Nancy Alicia Martínez, Roberta Morosini and Vetri Nathan. — Humanities Division welcomes 7 new faculty members for 2024-25
September 24, 2024/by Alvaro Castillo

UCLA Interim Chancellor Darnell Hunt stands at a podium — Bruins get a warm welcome UCLA Interim Chancellor Darnell Hunt
September 24, 2024/by Alvaro Castillo

Illustration of two silhouetted figures pushing puzzle pieces together with city buildings in the background — Professor David Kim discusses the importance of community engaged scholarship in ‘Faculty First Person’ series
September 23, 2024/by Alvaro Castillo

A blue banner that reads "National Hispanic Heritage Month" adorned with illustrations of papel picado. — A curated selection of stories from across the UCLA campus spotlighting Latino voices, histories and research
September 23, 2024/by Alvaro Castillo

Group including undergrad students stand on steps in front of building — California NanoSystems Institute’s Magnify incubator program celebrates second cohort
September 23, 2024/by Alvaro Castillo

blue background with image of Bruin statue; in foreground text and graphics reading "#1 public university," "#1 for artists," "#1 for transfers," "#1 for dining," "8 Years in a Row," #1 for patients," and "#1 for applications." — UCLA: #1 for a reason. Many reasons
September 23, 2024/by Alvaro Castillo

blue background with image of Bruin statue; in foreground text and graphics reading "UCLA," "#1," "Public University" and "8 Years in a Row." — Again and again: UCLA is the nation’s No. 1 public university for the 8th year in a row
September 23, 2024/by Alvaro Castillo

W boson candidate event with a reconstructed muon (red line) recorded with the Compact Muon Solenoid detector — New precise W boson mass measurement surprises and reassures physicists
September 19, 2024/by Alvaro Castillo

A composite image of books by Professors Stephanie Balkwill, Marjorie Elaine, Shaina Potts and David Kim, respectively, — New books by UCLA College professors Stephanie Balkwill, Shaina Potts and David Kim arrive this fall
September 19, 2024/by Alvaro Castillo

A fruit fly with a pin attached on its back — Study discovers that fruit flies’ visual navigation tactics differ by environment
September 17, 2024/by Alvaro Castillo

Members of UCLA’s Mariachi de Uclatlán ensemble attend the 2023 Latinx Welcome in Wilson Plaza. — Celebrate Latino culture and community at UCLA
September 16, 2024/by Alvaro Castillo

Portrait of Vida Yao — Paper by philosophy professor Vida Yao named one of the year’s best by Philosopher’s Annual
September 16, 2024/by Alvaro Castillo

UCLA Chancellor-designate Dr. Julio Frenk seated in front of Royce Hall with partial blue tinted treatment — Time Magazine: Julio Frenk Is Bringing His Vision of Inclusivity to UCLA
September 12, 2024/by Alvaro Castillo

Vice President and Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris claps at event at Wake Tech in Raleigh, N.C. — Gen Zers who follow politics and media trend toward Kamala Harris, study finds
September 12, 2024/by Alvaro Castillo

Ani Hakobyan in white lab coat — New semiconductor pilot program at UCLA prepares community college students for jobs in growing industry
September 11, 2024/by Alvaro Castillo

Professor Alvine Kamaha standing in front of instrumentation in her laboratory — Eliminating potential false positives in the search for dark matter with physics professor Alvine Kamaha
September 10, 2024/by Alvaro Castillo

A Adenike Oladosu, Nina Gualinga, Callie Veelenturf against a blue sky with clouds — Meet the 2024 Pritzker Emerging Environmental Genius Award finalists
September 10, 2024/by Alvaro Castillo

A collage of bird photos against a wooden counter top. — We Are UCLAvian: A Bruin field guide to the birds that shape our work and lives
September 3, 2024/by Alvaro Castillo

A colorful graphic illustration featuring the text ‘Simpli Birds’ in a stylized font on a white banner. The background is a textured gray with grid lines, suggesting graph paper. Surrounding the central banner are various elements related to birds: a circular diagram with segments labeled ‘BREEDING,’ ‘SUMMER,’ ‘WINTER,’ and ‘OVERWINTERING’ in capital letters, indicating seasons in a bird’s life cycle. There are also illustrations of butterflies, flowers, and leaves scattered around the image, adding to the theme of nature and wildlife. — Simpli Birds: The bird explainer video you’ve been looking for
September 3, 2024/by Alvaro Castillo

UCLA ASL instructors Benjamin Lewis and Jennifer Marfino and interpreter Mariam Janvelyan — Learn to Fly: A video with UCLA ASL instructors Benjamin Lewis and Jennifer Marfino and interpreter Mariam Janvelyan
September 3, 2024/by Alvaro Castillo

A baby hummingbird on a makeshift perch. — Why should we care about birds? How rescuing a baby hummingbird revealed an answer for us all
September 3, 2024/by Alvaro Castillo

Close-up of blue and black bird — A Newsroom aviary: Check out a sampling of a decade’s worth of bird research by UCLA faculty and students
September 3, 2024/by Alvaro Castillo

Chestnut-sided warbler carrying nesting material — Birds shifting more in time than space as they adjust to global warming
September 3, 2024/by Alvaro Castillo

A greater honeyguide sits on the branch of a tree — UCLA evolutionary anthropologist Brian Wood tells us about a rare example of cooperation between humans and wild birds in Africa
September 3, 2024/by Alvaro Castillo

Composite image of a woman wearing ostrich feathers and then a feathered woven Huichol hat — Two UCLA professors share the unique avenues of study they’ve followed feathers to explore
September 3, 2024/by Alvaro Castillo

Composite image of Paul Apodaca and a page from the Florentine Codex — Avian Archetypes
September 3, 2024/by Alvaro Castillo

Ursula Heise with two parrots — Q&A: Environmental humanities scholar and avian aficionado Ursula Heise shares lessons from literature and life
September 3, 2024/by Alvaro Castillo

a black bird on a person's left hand with a vast, snow-capped mountain range in the background. — Q&A: UCLA professor Stephanie White discusses what birds could teach us about communication
September 3, 2024/by Alvaro Castillo

Nurit Katz wearing a glove and holding a falcon — A bird’s best friend: UCLA’s Nurit Katz draws deep inspiration from nature — and hopes you will too
September 3, 2024/by Alvaro Castillo

griffon vulture in flight — Like people, vultures get set in their ways and have fewer friends as they age
September 3, 2024/by Alvaro Castillo

Composite image of doctoral student Joey Di Liberto and dark-eyed juncos and campus buildings. — Secrets of a Sparrow
September 3, 2024/by Alvaro Castillo

An illustration of an index card with the words: "Birdbow by Rebecca Von Damm." — Birdbow
September 3, 2024/by Alvaro Castillo

a green record label with Adam Bradley and birds — Birdsong(s): A faculty-curated avian mixtape for the ages
September 3, 2024/by Alvaro Castillo

Baseball card inspired illustrations of Paloma Doreza Dimaya and Isaac Aguilar. — Bruins of a Feather
September 3, 2024/by Alvaro Castillo

An illustration of a golden-collared manikin with the world "A UCLA College Original: Feathers & Flirtations." — Feathers and Flirtations
September 3, 2024/by Alvaro Castillo

Students from UCLA's Bruin Birding Club outside. — Find Your Flock
September 3, 2024/by Alvaro Castillo

A view of the Milky Way supermassive black hole Sagittarius A* in polarized light. — Dark matter could have helped make supermassive black holes in the early universe
August 27, 2024/by Alvaro Castillo

LUX-ZEPLIN's central detector, the time projection chamber, in a surface lab clean room before delivery underground. — In the Hunt for Dark Matter, it is Harder for WIMPs to Hide
August 26, 2024/by Alvaro Castillo

UCLA professor of physics and astronomy David Leibrandt. — UCLA receives $1 million NSF grant to accelerate commercialization of quantum technologies
August 26, 2024/by Alvaro Castillo

A collapsed building in Wajima City, Japan, following the Jan. 1, 2024, Noto earthquake. — Two epicenters led to Japan’s violent Noto earthquake on New Year’s Day
August 23, 2024/by Alvaro Castillo

Closeup portrait of actor in "Love is the Greater Labyrinth. — Theater companies from Mexico, Spain, L.A., New York to take the stage at UCLA’s LA Escena festival
August 22, 2024/by Alvaro Castillo

Hazy downtown L.A. orange skyline. — UCLA to lead project to help L.A. County cope with extreme heat
August 22, 2024/by Alvaro Castillo

Former President Donald Trump speaks from a lecturn during the 2016 Republican National Convention. — UCLA study tracks former President Donald Trump’s weaponization of words
August 21, 2024/by Alvaro Castillo

An action shot of five players who participate in UCLA Open Rec wheelchair basketball, with Alvin Malave holding the ball. — Michael Garafola, UCLA’s adaptive and instructional programs coordinator, discusses the Paralympics and adaptive sports on KQED
August 21, 2024/by Alvaro Castillo

Two people speaking while seated on a couch. — Venting your frustrations can make friends like you better – if you do it right
August 14, 2024/by Alvaro Castillo

Janice and her daughter at UCLA Bruin Family Weekend. — The Joy of Fundraising
August 14, 2024/by Alvaro Castillo

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