Students + Campus

Two former football players who are now studying at UCLA School of Nursing are part of a trend of more men pursuing nursing careers.

All eyes are on Paris as the 2015 UN Climate Conference begins. California is well-represented, with many from the state participating, including five UCLA faculty and seven students.

Hundreds of UCLA Bruins are spreading Thanksgiving happiness by helping international students, veterans and others enjoy the holiday.

UCLA’s Bruins will be going for a fourth straight win over crosstown rival USC in Saturday’s football showdown, with a title at stake.

Ten UCLA students completed the UCLA Labor Center’s “I Am a #YoungWorker” multimedia research project documenting the experiences of young people working in Los Angeles County.

Facilities Management workers began the annual ritual of boxing up the Bruin as the campus prepares for UCLA’s big rivalry football game against the Trojans Nov. 28.

UC Global Food Initiative researchers recently published a report highlighting ways UC research, including a study at UCLA, has been used to inform or affect policies in food and agriculture.

Starting next fall non-English majors will for the first time be able to enroll in a creative writing course. It will be taught by professor and acclaimed novelist Mona Simpson, and newly hired head of creative writing, Fred D’Aguiar.

More than 350 UCLA community members gathered in Wilson Plaza today for UCLA’s eighth annual Veterans Day ceremony to honor current military service members and veterans.

A sold-out crowd at UCLA’s IDEAS campus got a visionary glimpse into the future of space exploration Friday at the first of a series of events hosted by FuturizeX, a campuswide initiative being launched by UCLA and XPRIZE.

All are invited to attend Nov. 10 to hear remarks by two distinguished military servicemen and Chancellor Block that will be part of the UCLA’s Veterans Day ceremony.

Bike lanes on and off campus, repair stations, incentive programs and other creative ways of supporting and encouraging biking at UCLA.

Ely Guerra, an internationally acclaimed singer-songwriter from Mexico, came to UCLA to meet with students, discuss issues with a Spanish class studying Mexican cultures and perform in a free concert as a UC Regents Lecturer.

There is a growing number of UCLA graduates around the world who are revitalizing their UCLA links, thanks to the UCLA Alumni Association’s expanded opportunities and strategic outreach.

Twenty first-year students whose education is supported by the co-creator, cast and crew of “The Big Bang Theory” recently visited the set of the CBS hit comedy series.

The season will include performances of “Lainie’s Cabaret at UCLA: Celebrating Frank Sinatra … 100 Years,” “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” and Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “Carousel.”

A Ph.D. student in the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, Teni Adewumi is helping to raise awareness of the potential adverse health effects of certain products used at beauty salons.

Daniel Ybarra, a medical student and graduate student in public health, has become one of UCLA’s first Tillman Scholars, which assists student veterans and their spouses with their education.

A former White House chef, the host of a popular food-focused radio show and a Slow Food Los Angeles leader are gathering at UCLA on Oct. 21 for a free Food Day program that will emphasize the impact of edible food waste.

On Oct. 12 the former computer engineering student will be honored by the UCLA Venture Capital Fund and privately mentor current students and young alumni about entrepreneurship.

Christine Simmons, chief operating officer of the Los Angeles Sparks basketball team, welcomed new African-American students to UCLA at the 10th annual Black Convocation and urged them to tap into opportunities afforded by their enrollment and serve interests beyond their own.

From Oct. 6 and running through Dec. 10, staff, faculty and students can join the challenge to reduce their carbon footprints and earn points for UCLA.

For the past 60 years, a UCLA Extension program has been helping technical professionals develop the “people” skills they need to become excellent managers and team leaders.

Christian Dunbar is a man of many accomplishments in and out of the war zone.

A new global health minor explores the institutional, economic, logistic, legal and social challenges of global health, using a multidisciplinary lens to consider health in a global context.