UCLA receives $1.5 million to further waterworks project at Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden September 28, 2022 The gift from Charlie and Peggy Norris will allow UCLA to bring sustainable practices to the garden and campus.
Dental school to deliver oral health care services at long-term care facilities September 7, 2022 A $1.67 million gift from the Delta Dental Community Care Foundation will establish the UCLA School of Dentistry’s MINDFUL program.
$1.6 million from UCLA professors Sherie and Donald Morrison will help revitalize Faculty Club September 6, 2022 The gift is the latest from the esteemed scholars, whose philanthropy has supported programs and initiatives across campus for decades.
Everyone belongs, everyone thrives: $1 million gift creates new UCLA center for students’ basic needs August 3, 2022 The funds from alumni Ann Daly and John Gustafson will help expand student resources, access and success.
In memoriam: Alumnus Mo Ostin, 95, music industry legend and philanthropist August 2, 2022 Ostin, who reshaped American popular music and later became a major supporter of his alma mater, died July 31 from natural causes.
$1.2 million from Kachigian family trust establishes UCLA lectureship in Armenian studies July 21, 2022 Armenian language scholar Hagop Kouloujian has been appointed to the position for a five-year term.
$1 million gift endows UCLA faculty chair in piano performance June 28, 2022 Alumni Ralph and Shirley Shapiro have now funded more than 20 endowed chairs across campus.
UCLA’s Clark Library receives centuries-old rare books from longtime donor June 27, 2022 The donation of 40 historical texts from Paul Chrzanowski further bolsters an already remarkable collection of early English texts.
$5 million from Boeing will support UCLA quantum science and technology research May 19, 2022 The funds will support faculty at the UCLA Center for Quantum Science and Engineering.
UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability receives $1.5 million pledge from founding director April 13, 2022 The gift from Richard Turco and his wife, Linda Turco, will support students engaged in environmental research.
With $5 million from Herb Alpert Foundation, UCLA to introduce state-of-the-art music practice rooms March 31, 2022 Construction is set to begin this summer for the 46 practice rooms, which have not been fully refurbished in nearly 70 years.
UCLA receives $5 million to help translate promising research from lab to clinic March 21, 2022 A gift from the Alfred E. Mann Family Foundation will support research at the Broad Stem Cell Research Center and California NanoSystems Institute.
$2 million from Pritzker Foundation establishes chair in sustainability at UCLA Engineering March 8, 2022 Gaurav Sant, director of the Institute for Carbon Management at UCLA, was appointed the inaugural chairholder.
UCLA Engineering receives $21 million pledge from Chan Zuckerberg Initiative February 10, 2022 The funds will support research by the Institute for Carbon Management on climate change solutions.
Former faculty member gives UCLA $10 million to advance ocular genetics research February 7, 2022 A gift from Dr. Bronwyn Bateman will establish a new center at the UCLA Stein Eye Institute.
UCLA food studies institute to tackle global food challenges January 24, 2022 The institute will collaborate with a community of chefs and scholars in pursuit of a healthier population and planet.
UCLA Athletics receives $1.3 million to focus on women student-athletes January 13, 2022 The gift establishes the Mark Kalmansohn UCLA Assistant Softball Coach Endowment and provides the seed gift to create the Women of Westwood Endowment.
$1 million grant from Delta Dental establishes scholarship at UCLA School of Dentistry January 12, 2022 The grant will fund awards to D.D.S. students with an interest in working in underserved communities.
UCLA Athletics receives $1 million to endow softball head coach position January 3, 2022 The gift is from Shelly Carlin, a member of the Bruins’ 1982 national championship team.
$1 million from Attanasio family will support UCLA geriatric research, education and care December 13, 2021 The gift will in part fund the research of Dr. Deena Goldwater, a UCLA geriatric cardiologist.
UCLA’s Congo Basin Institute receives $1 million from Bob and Cindy Taylor November 4, 2021 Gifts from the couple are supporting research on the ecology of ebony, a community-driven replanting program and rainforest restoration.
Barbra Streisand to fund forward-looking institute at UCLA focused on solving societal challenges October 18, 2021 The institute will conduct research into climate change, the dynamics of gender relationships and power, the arts and countering disinformation.
UCLA raises $611 million in 2020–21, supporting students and advancing critical research October 4, 2021 Donors during the past year hailed from all 50 states and 72 nations; nearly 95% of gifts were less than $10,000.
UCLA establishes endowed chair in honor of longtime faculty member Dr. Marjorie Fine August 5, 2021 Dr. Catherine Juillard was appointed to hold the chair in general clinical surgery.
UCLA receives $1 million challenge grant to expand teaching in Israel studies July 21, 2021 The grant is from the Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation, which has generously supported the program for more than 15 years.