UCLA in the Community

A new Latin American Institute workshop aims to help teachers inspire their students to think about how history gets written.

Seven days a week, UCLA volunteers staff a well-being call-in line, offering support, resources and a compassionate ear.

TranslateCovid.org is an effort by the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health and Asian American Studies Center to help vulnerable communities.

Researchers say crime declines and trust increases when officers work alongside residents to build relationships.

Educating kids at home can seem overwhelming. Just remember to keep it simple, says UCLA's Center X.

The local union members lost their jobs in the hospitality and restaurant industries as a result of the COVID-19 crisis.

The legal victory is part of the UCLA Criminal Defense Clinic's broad efforts to protect prisoners from infection.

Among the projects is an online speaker series addressing urgent issues affecting children and families during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Even though Los Angeles has issued a safer at home order to prevent the spread of COVID-19, giving blood is permitted.

A new survey shows that despite deep concern, most Angelenos trust the response of local officials to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The education arm of UCLA’s Center for the Art of Performance, the program has brought nearly half a million students to campus to experience the wonder of performing arts.

Anne Rimoin and Gilbert Gee, both of the Fielding School of Public Health, addressed the commission, which advises and makes recommendations to the Los Angeles City Council.

The program will be the only VA post-licensure residency program in the Los Angeles and Orange County area.

The Bunche Center for African American Studies was key in bringing the annual State of Black California meeting to campus.

Nano-related science and art were on display during the UCLA-MindshareLA event, which underscored UCLA’s commitment to share the knowledge it’s creating beyond Westwood.

The foundation of the collaboration has been to empower people in local communities to drive the solutions.

The first event, on Feb. 1, will feature presentations by three members of the California NanoSystems Institute.

UCLA junior Ahmad Elhaija used a Strauss Foundation scholarship to help provide access to affordable, quality medical care in low-income and refugee communities.

About 1,000 people were transported from homeless shelters to the clinic for physical, dental and vision care.

From Hong Kong to Kyrgyzstan, New York to Seattle, and dozens of locations across Los Angeles, there were more than 100 sites in honor of UCLA’s Centennial.

Jessica Chavez was introduced to UCLA School of Nursing while in middle school and 17 years later her life has come full circle, as she studies for her nursing degree.

UCLA students, staff, faculty, alumni and also community members have until Sept. 26 to sign up to participate.

UCLA graduate students spent months studying ways to make sure a pending major redevelopment effort does not displace people already living there.

Q&A with professor Jonathan Stewart about what the team he organized learned in the aftermath of the Ridgecrest earthquakes.

For 50 years, faculty and students have provided affordable oral health care for tens of thousands in Venice and beyond.