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They are the Bruins in blue. And much of what they use on the job they learned on campus. We salute the proud UCLA alumni who protect and serve.
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Stunts and Circuses
An ever-growing group of former Bruin gymnasts finds fortune, if not fame, as Hollywood stuntwomen and as acrobats in live shows like Cirque du Soleil.
The Traffic Whisperer
Eric Morris M.A. ’06 was a child actor and a TV screenwriter. But he left the roar of the crowd for a career as an urban scholar.
The Kids Are All Right
UCLA’s Early Care and Education program provides child care for students, faculty and staff.
Be Mindful: ’Tis the Season to Be Mellow
Nine ways to help you stay jolly — or at least calm — this holiday season.
Bruins in Space
What makes Bruins such good astronaut material? Hard to tell, but eight have boldly gone — and more are likely to follow.
Good Medicine: Stopping Seizures
The pioneering UCLA Pediatric Epilepsy Program is pushing the boundaries of surgery and saving the lives of dozens of kids every year.
House of Champions
Pauley Pavilion is 44 years old and badly in need of a makeover. And it’s getting one — with a little help from a lot of Bruin friends.
A Target of Violence
More than at any other university, UCLA faculty have been the targets of violent animal rights extremists.
Playing for Posterity
Led by Woody Strode, Jackie Robinson and Kenny Washington — dubbed the “Gold Dust Trio” — the Bruins finished the 1939 season ranked No. 7 in the nation.
Mind Games
At UCLA, there is no shortage of fascinating opinions on how art and science combine in a world transformed by technology.
Future Jobs
At UCLA Extension, students are or soon will be signing up for courses and programs on a flock of new career opportunities.
A Bruin Guide to Great Summer Travel
Bruin experts share travel tips, tales of life on the road and favorite destinations.
Capitol Gains
Two Bruins — Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg and Senate Majority Leader Dean Florez — are teaming up to tackle a mountain of challenges.
Multimedia Man
Yule Caise M.F.A. ’07 has been a child actor, a film screenwriter, an acting coach for Snoop Dogg, an instructor at UCLA and a NAACP/NBC fellow.
Split on Sex: America’s Love Life and the Great Divide
U.S. society is dramatically polarized on the subject of sexuality. For many Americans stuck in the middle, that just doesn’t feel good.
Money Down: How to Rescue the Falling Economy
UCLA faculty and alumni experts have some suggestions for healing our ailing economy — but their cures are neither gentle nor expected.
Civil Union: Gary Orfield and Patricia Gándara
The co-directors of UCLA’s Civil Rights Project/Proyecto Derechos Civiles have been in the vanguard of academic inquiry into the America’s inequities.
How Green Is Your Campus?
The sustainability pipeline is bulging with new initiatives, from UCLA’s Climate Action Plan to weekly, student-run delivery of locally farmed produce.
Protect and Preserve
Robert Rosen’s passion for preserving original film work has become a legacy of our times.
Hoop Dreams
Men’s Basketball Head Coach Ben Howland has done it again. His 2008 freshman players includes elite guards, an explosive power forward and a standout center.
School of Rock
One of the places where music plays the loudest is UCLA, where Bruins — on campus and after graduation — made an indelible mark on rock history.