A Bruin guide to this month’s most intriguing events at UCLA.

Giving during the weeklong campaign totaled nearly $2.87 million, a more than 50% increase over last year, and included over 7,000 gifts.

Six faculty members tell us what they see transpiring in their fields over the next 12 months.

The funding provides new opportunities to expand and strengthen UCLA’s partnerships with communities throughout Los Angeles.

Take a look back at our top stories of the year.

On view Jan. 12–July 13, the show centers on the expertise of Tongva, Cahuilla, Luiseño and Kumeyaay communities through objects, images and new works.

While managing access to resources and new technologies, librarians have emerged as research partners.

Kite, currently the dean of the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television, is expected to start in the new role on or before Feb. 1, 2025.

“New Deal politics is not what we’re fighting over anymore. We’re fighting over a new dimension ... and it’s this identity-inflected dimension,” said Professor Lynn Vavreck.

An interdisciplinary panel highlighted research developments in the booming field of computational biosciences at a Dec. 10 event.

UCLA physicists have developed a new film that requires much less of the rare thorium-229 and is significantly less radioactive.

Faculty, scholars and special guests unpacked the election results and the future of LGBTQ+ rights.

Many units and facilities across campus will be closed or will operate with significantly reduced hours from Dec 21–Jan. 1.

A tribute program honored the late California Assemblywoman’s strong legacy of community activism and work on social justice.

The UCLA Luskin alum and master of public policy graduate won a Culver City Council seat after knocking on lots of doors.

In the face of a contracting industry, with streamers relying on old or long-running shows, researchers at UCLA sought to find where future success lies for the small screen.

Fred Kass is the region’s medical association’s physician of the year, and recipient of an inaugural compassion award.

The South Bay campus CFO and COO is leaning into a startup mentality to expand the university’s geographic footprint.

The funding will help the professor’s team discover molecules that regulate cell membrane shape stability and mechanical resilience.

The professor of medicine and cardiology will offer expertise on improving the health of racial and ethnic minority populations.

The jet is tens of millions of times larger than the supermassive black hole’s event horizon.

An event at Downtown Magnets High School spotlights the university’s partnerships with local schools in building a college-going culture.

The Bösendorfer was originally a gift to the family from longtime Frank Sinatra songwriter Jimmy Van Heusen.

In practice and in scholarship, magic continues to intrigue and inspire students, faculty and staff throughout UCLA. Here are a few quick glimpses behind the glamour.

Free public programs will run through April 13 at the Billy Wilder Theater at the Hammer Museum.