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UCLA Extension program boosts access and opportunity for Native youth
The Tribal Leadership and Community Development Certificate began with 23 students and now has more than 200 enrollees.
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UCLA awarded $9.3 million to help provide prostate cancer treatment in the community
The state-funded IMPACT program provides access to free treatment for uninsured and underinsured men in California.
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Free sunscreen offered at Santa Monica and Malibu beaches this summer
UCLA Health joins a campaign to promote sun safety with dozens of sunscreen dispenser kiosks at Los Angeles-area beaches.
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New initiatives expand community benefits of L.A. County Parks’ innovative nighttime programs
A UCLA report found that the new services saved the county money, and provided residents with easier access to mental health and gang intervention programs.
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UCLA global health program aims to boost neurological care in South Africa
Through a partnership, South African doctors shadow UCLA physicians in Los Angeles and then return to their home country to put into practice what they’ve learned.
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Their future is our business
UCLA Magazine: For more than 30 years, the Riordan Programs in UCLA's Anderson School of Management have helped low-income high school students envision a brighter tomorrow.
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Helping senior citizens connect with tech
UCLA student volunteers create a program in which those interested in learning more about technology and social media can flourish.
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UCLA Health and Lakers host CPR Palooza
Instructors from the American Heart Association taught more than 700 guests how to perform hands-only lifesaving techniques.
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Q&A with Barbara Drucker: Celebrating five decades at UCLA Arts
In her esteemed career, Barbara Drucker has left an indelible mark not just on UCLA and the art world, but in Los Angeles schools where she reshaped arts education.
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Graduate students mentor high schoolers at CNSI Nanovation
For three months leading up to the competition, more than 20 UCLA students advised teams from several Los Angeles-area high schools.
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Latest grant from Arnold Foundation advances UCLA, UC Berkeley research on pressing social issues
An earlier $2 million grant from the foundation established the California Policy Lab in 2017.
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UCLA students and faculty learn while teaching classes behind bars
The Prison Education Program helps incarcerated students change their lives through education, and informs UCLA students about how prisons affect communities.
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Heroes of fiery 405 truck crash included rescuers from UCLA
Six leaders of the Army ROTC program at UCLA jumped out on the freeway to save a driver from burning wreckage.
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UCLA students host working-class families to forge connections to campus
Visit was a part of the UCLA Labor Center’s Parent Worker Project, which trains parents to be advocates for their children’s education.
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UCLA celebrates MLK with a week of screenings and activities
A week of activities commemorating civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr.’s 1965 UCLA visit will kick off on April 17.
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L.A.’s rising housing costs cause serious concerns, especially for young people
Fifty-five percent of respondents said they, a close friend or family member had considered moving from their neighborhood because of rising housing costs.
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UCLA partners with tech leaders to launch free summer coding bootcamp
Bruin Code Summer Academy will offer 30 students from Mann UCLA Community School an opportunity to learn programming.
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Lakers’ coach Luke Walton and UCLA Health team up to help students live healthy, balanced lives
El Sereno Middle School celebrates grand opening of UCLA Health Sound Body Sound Mind fitness center.
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High school students get introduced to urban planning at UCLA
Event at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs served as a way to one day help diversify the ranks of urban planners.
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A lesson on homelessness for UCLA Luskin students
Students and city leaders weigh policy options regarding homelessness during annual UCLA Luskin Day at Los Angeles City Hall.
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New UCLA center aims to build paths to success for foster youth, families
The UCLA Pritzker Center for Strengthening Children and Families will address the complex needs of youth in foster care by bringing together resources and expertise from numerous units on campus.
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UCLA helps high school students and parents get ready to apply to college
More than 600 people attended the “Get College Ready” workshops, which aimed to demystify the financial aid and college application processes.
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UCLA study presents L.A. with a path to independence from imported water
“It will take a lot of work, but 100 percent local water is possible by 2050,” said Mark Gold, one of the authors of the report.
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Los Angeles Lakers visit patients at UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital
Players, coaches and the Laker Girls put a little fun in the hospital experience by shooting hoops, playing games and working on arts and crafts projects with patients.
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Bridges not barriers
UCLA students helping teach former gang members how to resolve their conflicts peacefully find themselves transformed by the experience.
- Tuesday, August 21, 2018