Oct. 9–12: Celebrate Disability Pride Week
In-person and virtual events include a launch party, wheelchair basketball, pop-up library displays and informative Zoom sessions.
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This will get your head spinning (all the way around)
With the Oct. 6 release of “The Exorcist: Believer,” UCLA doctoral student Arranne Rispoli looks at the intersection of exorcism and history.
Chancellor Block visits White House to talk about diversity on college campuses
As part of a panel discussion co-hosted by White House domestic policy advisor Neera Tanden and U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona
UCLA’s Herb Albert School of Music launches new music industry bachelor’s program this fall
The new degree program will set students on a track toward music business–related careers.
As the sun rises on a new academic year, a brand-new Bruin urges us to look up
Abraham Amiri, who escaped the Taliban, is pursuing his passion for planetary sciences — and inviting the UCLA community to join in.
Environmental justice is front and center at UCLA’s weekend concert, Volunteer Day
Welcome events for students will incorporate this year’s Common Experience book, “The Intersectional Environmentalist.”
9 reasons UCLA Dining is the best in the nation
For the fifth consecutive year, UCLA has topped Niche.com’s list of Best College Food in America. Find out what makes us such a culinary standout.
Who wins in a fight: Blue Beetle, the Beatles or Beetlejuice?
We ask UCLA doctoral student Kevin Cruz Amaya about Latino film representation getting a superheroic charge.
Organic chem for kids? UCLA program immerses youngsters in notoriously challenging subject
By the end of the program, more than 90% of campers said they believed other children their age could learn organic chemistry.
UCLA increases number of California residents and underrepresented students admitted for fall 2023
Admission of California students grew by 4.7% overall, with 37% of state-resident freshmen coming from historically underrepresented groups.
What’s scarier: A 50-ton megalodon or a doctoral dissertation?
With “The Meg 2” opening in theaters, we ask UCLA Ph.D. candidate De’Marcus Robinson which he would rather face.
UCLA’s Semel Healthy Campus Initiative Center recognized as national model
Chancellor Gene Block and Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Darnell Hunt attended the year-end celebration of the health and well-being-focused initiative.
Wheels up! UCLA Bike Shop reopens
It was closed during the pandemic, but the shop now boasts an expanded array of services for Bruin cyclists.
Temples of doom, last crusades and lost arks have nothing on her
As “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny” whips into theaters, a UCLA doctoral candidate describes her real-life archaeology adventures.
How UCLA has responded to Proposition 209
For more than 25 years since the passage of Proposition 209, UCLA has taken action to preserve the rich diversity of the campus environment.
UCLA students’ app for 2028 Olympic Games wins inaugural Innovation Challenge
The competition, organized by UCLA, Amazon and consulting firm Slalom, introduces students to new ways of using technology to address critical issues.
Kindness, service to others resonate as themes of UCLA’s 2023 commencement
Alumnus and actor Randall Park, Chancellor Block and others encourage graduates to make meaningful change in the world.
She followed in her daughters’ footsteps, now her sights are set on a master’s degree
After transferring from Los Angeles Valley College, Kelly Kingman, 55, is graduating with honors from UCLA.
Johanna Carbajal’s journey from lockup to law studies at UCLA
After years of foster care and incarceration, the single mom found her calling — and a welcoming space on campus.
First-gen transfer student takes aim at liver cancer
Thien Nguyen has seen too many people, including members of her family, suffering.
Q&A: Why actor Randall Park is bringing sensory inclusion to UCLA graduation
Noise-canceling headphones, fidget toys and a calming room will be available to audience members for the first time.
This Bruin is headed for the Space Force
During her four years at UCLA, Sam Vi-Tang found her calling — and friends she will never forget.
After finding virtual community during the pandemic, she’s showing peers how to connect
“As my family members helped each other, I hope to do that with a professional lens on a broader scale,” says graduating senior Samantha Gallegos.
Finding a future in a shared adventure with his son
Eduardo Jacques Martinez, a former Marine reservist, will apply his UCLA geology degree to studying renewable energy.
UCLA’s new NCAA champions feted at White House
The title-winning women’s soccer and men’s volleyball teams were joined by Chancellor Block in Washington, D.C., for College Athlete Day.