UCLA Assistant Professor of Epidemiology Anne Rimoin M.P.H. ’96 is a virus hunter and an American archetype: the brave, resourceful scientist-adventurer.

Because almost everyone remembers the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, we each carry part of the story. Bruins shared their memories of how they heard the news on Sept. 11, or in some cases, how they saw it happening.

"The time has come to teach one another and to learn from one another," said Chancellor Emeritus Albert Carnesale during a 9/11 campus memorial. This "teachable moment" became the impetus for a series of innovative seminars that continue...

When the enrollment of African American students at UCLA decreased to 100 students in 2006, Darnell Hunt, director of the Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies, knew he had his work cut out for him.

The Jazz Studies Program is a jewel in the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music’s crown. And now, the Thelonious Monk Institute is uniting with the university.

We took a trip around town to check out the best Bruin-owned and/or operated spots in L.A.’s neatest neighborhoods. Here are some of our favorites.

The world’s leading expert on cacti biology, UCLA plant physiological ecologist Park S. Nobel is an evangelist for the environmental benefits of succulents.

Joe Bruin’s current design, unveiled in 1996, marks its 15th anniversary this September.

Dozens of Bruins are thriving as designers, brand managers, fashion journalists and art directors.

Local Natives lead vocalist-guitarist Taylor Rice plans “to really push ourselves into new territory [and] try a lot of new ideas and concepts.”

Music industry executive and philanthropist Morris "Mo" Ostin has donated $10 million for a state-of-the-art campus music complex to be known as the Evelyn and Mo Ostin Music Center.

J.K. Rowling couldn’t have imagined that her fictitious, flying magic game would one day become the hottest club sport on campus.

Neuroscientists are opening a window into just why we do what we do. The implications for marketing to public health and politics are, well, mind-boggling.

Armed with a $100-million gift from alumni Meyer and Renee Luskin, the School of Public Affairs is building a powerful new resource for reshaping public life.

What will the workplace look like in 2030? The future workplace figures to look nothing like it does today.

As Ackerman Student Union celebrates its 50th birthday, we look at how it was a harbinger of big changes and a chronicle of student and societal tastes.

The Arroyo Bridge was the first completed structure on the Westwood campus.

Royce Hall audience of about 1,000 heard from MSNBC host Chris Matthews, Peace Corps Director Aaron S. Williams and prominent UCLA alumni who had served as Peace Corps volunteers.

Bruin actors, writers, directors, stage managers, and lighting, set and costume designers. “The show” is what they love. Westwood is where they learned it.

UCLA architectural historian Thomas S. Hines is an expert on the architecture of Richard Neutra, the king of mid-century modern design in Los Angeles.

In 2006, fewer than 100 African-American freshman chose to enroll at UCLA. The university came together to meet this challenge and enrollment has now doubled.

As the master detective of “good” cholesterol, UCLA’s Alan Fogelman has been tracking down the true nature of this elusive molecule his entire career.

In only a few short years, UCLA’s Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research can claim a long string of breakthroughs.

UCLA Volunteer Day is the university’s largest and most far-reaching outreach project.

Last spring, UCLA was planning a 100th birthday bash for Coach John Wooden. Sadly, we never got the chance. He passed away on June 4, 2010.