Emmy-winning actor and comedic icon Jim Varney played the beloved character Ernest P. Worrell. | Courtesy of PaganomationEmmy-winning actor and comedic icon Jim Varney played the beloved character Ernest P. Worrell. | Courtesy of Paganomation

UCLA’s Jim Varney Scholarship pays the actor’s generous legacy forward

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3 UCLA undergrads receive prestigious NIH scholarships

Jonathan Riggs | November 3, 2022 Only 16 students…
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Mentorship enhances mental health research focused on the underserved

Psychology professor Lauren Ng and doctoral student Yesenia Aguilar…
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Dean Tracy Johnson receives grant to launch undergraduate stem cell training program

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With redesign, UCLA’s Washington, D.C. program welcomes students from all majors

The revamp is in line with UCLA’s broader commitment to…
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Finding himself at the intersection of communication and disability studies

Activist, advocate and artist Christopher Ikonomou looks ahead…
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The nature of innovation

Marine scientist Kelsi Rutledge explores new possibilities for…
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Music of the Heart

He won the Marshall Scholarship by honoring his Bolivian heritage…