To jumpstart UCLA South Bay, Steve Yu embraces ‘other duties as assigned’
The South Bay campus CFO and COO is leaning into a startup mentality to expand the university’s geographic footprint.
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How UCLA is helping disadvantaged students in L.A. prepare for college
An event at Downtown Magnets High School spotlights the university’s partnerships with local schools in building a college-going culture.
2024 reflections: A year of excellence, challenges and empathy
As we head into the holidays and prepare to usher in 2025, Newsroom takes a look back at the accomplishments of the Bruin community and the highlights of 2024.
UCLA and the Port of Los Angeles partner to advance sustainability, research and healthier communities
The two institutions have signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at creating new opportunities and a more sustainable future for the city.
UCLA evaluates L.A.’s plan to invest billions of dollars in wastewater recycling infrastructure
Pure Water LA/Operation Next would increase the resiliency of drinking water supplies to future costs, earthquakes and climate-induced drought.
UCLA stem cell research tour lights path to STEM for high school students
The outreach program connects Los Angeles-area students to scientists’ work in medicine and disease treatment.
UCLA Labor Center compiles a ‘mixtape’ to share 60 years of worker advocacy
Co-producer Veena Hampapur discusses the project presented by Re:Work, the center’s women-led podcast.
Grant of $2.2 million will sustain UCLA Law clinic’s impactful work with Native Nations
Students in the Tribal Legal Development Clinic work on behalf of Indian Country to advance tribal sovereignty and secure Indigenous rights.
New semiconductor pilot program at UCLA prepares community college students for jobs in growing industry
The program is co-led by the California NanoSystems Institute at UCLA, the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering and Pasadena City College.
UCLA and VA partner to revive West LA campus garden for veterans
They aim to provide agricultural therapy and create a space for veterans to find a sense of community and safety.
UCLA to lead project to help L.A. County cope with extreme heat
Practices to protect public health, including high-risk groups, are featured in an expansive program.
Brija Johnson leads new program that expands UCLA’s entrepreneurial ties in the region
Bruin Founders will advance goal 1 of UCLA’s Strategic Plan: to deepen the university’s engagement with Los Angeles.
4 UCLA grad students’ proposals to advance health equity in L.A. receive $50,000
Winning projects in the Health Equity Challenge support mental health and treating people experiencing homelessness.
UCLA plays a pivotal role in Getty PST ART, the nation’s largest art event
UCLA Arts and UCLA Film & Television Archive bring seven projects to “Art & Science Collide” from July through May 2025.
Ary Amaya is 27 acres into an Indigenous-led reforestation of L.A. She’s far from done
The UCLA graduate student is helping ensure that Native ecology drives the region’s land management for centuries to come.
UCLA infuses the arts into collaborative classes for Bruins and incarcerated students
The Prison Education Program recently hosted a special campus performance for participants in its innovative prison-based spoken-word course.
Can ‘urban humanism’ reverse L.A.’s housing crisis? In some ways, it already has
On March 7, Dana Cuff will discuss architecture’s ability to design more equitable futures at UCLA’s Faculty Research Lecture.
UCLA Labor Center’s Kent Wong honored by L.A. County with award for human relations advocacy
Wong was recognized for his work bringing people together “to stand up for social justice, fair wages, and humane working conditions.”
Challenge accepted: Graduate students answer call to help boost health equity
Finalists in the UCLA Health Equity Challenge proposed innovative measures to help those often underserved.
Watch: ‘L.A. Stories,’ UCLA Library’s new video series
The series, which highlights the city’s past through current library collections, kicks off with an episode on Los Angeles labor history.
L.A. asks how to equitably achieve 100% clean energy by 2035 – and UCLA answers
In a report released today, more than 20 researchers provide strategies that center equity and justice in LADWP’s transition.
12 feet of hope: ‘Little Amal’ the refugee has a big impact at UCLA Community School
Students welcomed the giant puppet and her message of empathy for refugees fleeing war, famine and persecution around the globe.
‘Creating the future’: UCLA launches its new strategic plan
The five-year project aims to deepen the university’s impact — on campus, in the broader community and around the globe.
Newly digitized Florentine Codex reveals Aztec culture, language
UCLA scholars contributed to Getty project, which makes 16th-century Indigenous Mexican knowledge and culture available online.
2,000 volunteers bring UCLA spirit of service to the L.A. community
The fall tradition marking the return to campus hosted 46 volunteer projects across greater Los Angeles.