Labor activist Dolores Huerta fires up crowd at UCLA
“How did we get so upside down?” the activist and co-founder of the United Farm Workers asked an enthusiastic audience. Her talk, UCLA’s sixth annual Winston C. Doby Distinguished Lecture, was Feb. 28...
View ArticleMayim Bialik, actress, UCLA neuroscience alumna, to deliver 2018 UCLA College...
“Dr. Bialik embodies the values of a Bruin,” said Patricia Turner, senior dean of the UCLA College. “Throughout her career, she has shown how hard work, determination and civic duty can lead to...
View ArticleUCLA faculty voice: Separating children from parents at the border isn’t just...
Children arriving at the U.S. border in search of asylum are frequently a particularly vulnerable population. In many cases fleeing violence and persecution, they also encounter hunger, illness and...
View ArticleNative American siblings stop at nothing to graduate from UCLA and lift their...
Obstacles and adversity have never stopped these three first-generation college students. They’ve only served to make the siblings stronger and the family prouder.
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First-of-its kind crowdfunding campaign raises over $69,000 for undergraduate...
A first-of-its-kind crowdfunding campaign raised more than $69,000 for the UCLA Undergraduate Research Centers in the span of two weeks, providing critical funding for students to pursue mentorship and...
View ArticleUCLA-led center receives $9.75 million to improve rechargeable batteries
With the funding, the new UCLA-led Synthetic Control Across Length-scales for Advancing Rechargeables center, or SCALAR, will help accelerate research on new types of chemistry and materials for...
View ArticleUCLA professor plays key role in historic mission to the sun
In just a few days, UCLA space physicist Marco Velli will take a deep breath, look to the skies and take his place in history as part of the monumental Parker Solar Probe mission, billed as humanity’s...
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UCLA Honors Legacy of Arthur Ashe on 50th Anniversary of His Historic US Open...
Photo: Hoover Photographic Collection, UCLA Library The 2018 US Open Tennis Championships kicks off today, marking 50 years since UCLA alumnus Arthur Ashe ’66 won the tournament’s first men’s singles...
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UCLA Recognized for Commitment to Supporting Transfer Students
The American Talent Initiative (ATI) and the Campaign for College Opportunity have both recognized UCLA for its dedication to helping community college students transfer to and graduate from four-year...
View ArticleAlumnus Morton La Kretz awarded the UCLA Medal, campus’s highest honor
“Morton’s leadership and philanthropy are testaments to his belief that the true measure of a life is not what you get, but what you give,” said UCLA Chancellor Gene Block at the medal ceremony.
View ArticleUCLA student wins national award for environmental justice work
Her mission for the environment and social justice is just getting started, but she’s already built an impressive resume.
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UCLA receives grant from the Amgen Foundation to continue hosting Amgen...
Through a $74M, 16-year investment, Amgen Scholars Program will partner with 24 top educational and research institutions worldwide. Amgen Scholars Poster Session | Photo credit: Reed Hutchinson UCLA...
View Article40 UCLA scientists among world’s most influential scholars, based on citations
The researchers rank in the top 1 percent in their fields in producing widely cited studies, indicating that their work “has been repeatedly judged by their peers to be of notable significance and...
View ArticleSix UCLA professors named fellows of the American Association for the...
They are to be honored by the association for their scientifically or socially distinguished efforts to advance science or its applications. New fellows will be presented with an official certificate...
View ArticleUCLA students aim to help island nations balance economics with ocean...
Blue Prosperity aims to mitigate the threats of climate change and overfishing to marine ecosystems through strategic economic growth and management, working hand-in-hand with local governments,...
View ArticleSpace physicist wins Royal Astronomical Society 2019 Gold Medal
Margaret Kivelson, who discovered an ocean inside Jupiter’s moon Europa and a magnetic field generated by neighboring Ganymede, has been awarded the Royal Astronomical Society’s 2019 Gold Medal.
View ArticleChicano Studies Research Center wins diversity award
Throughout its 50-year history, the Chicano Studies Research Center has advanced diversity in the arts through scholarship, museum exhibitions, archival collections, public programs, community...
View ArticleUCLA leads development of first-of-its-kind telescope for gamma-ray astronomy
Researchers using the array will be able to study the gamma rays in the sky with the sensitivity 10 times better than currently achieved. This will help to address some of the most important and...
View ArticleAll-star panel examines race, politics and activism in sports
The one-hour discussion about athletes and activism was part of a series of events recognizing the 100th birthday of Jackie Robinson, the UCLA alumnus who broke the Major League Baseball color barrier...
View ArticleU.S. Rep. Ted Lieu says government can help make society more just for all
U.S. Rep. Ted Lieu came from Taiwan to the United States with his family when he was 3 years old. And since then, he has tried to champion the ideals that propelled him and his family to success.
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