UCLA establishes endowed chair in Alzheimer’s research with $1 million from French Foundation
The faculty position will focus on researching the disorder and pursuing new insights into its treatment.
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Ripples of impact from ‘Big Bang’ scholarship seen in student’s success
With financial assistance from the cast and crew of the TV show, Jonathan Shi is planning a career in medicine to give back to his community.
Art student shows how smaller scholarships make a crucial difference
Antonia Sanchez was able to enroll in the classes she needed because of the Ruth Anne Kenney Centennial Scholarship.
Professor pays it forward by promoting diversity and environmental justice
Aradhna Tripati, founder of the Center for Diverse Leadership in Science at UCLA, and her dedication to inclusion have inspired donors’ support.
$1 million gift builds support for UCLA summer research program at Peking University
The contribution expands a scholarship fund that Gene and Sharon Chang established in 2019.
UCLA raises $5.49 billion in one of most ambitious campaigns ever by a public university
About 81% of the gifts were less than $1,000, indicating the broad-based support for the campus’s mission.
How a UCLA Law fellowship helped one student live her dreams
Maria Nava Gutierrez came to Los Angeles as a child, earned honors as a UCLA undergrad and is poised to make her mark in the law.
Nursing student inspired to give back to her community
The Helen F. Shishino Centennial Scholarship has allowed Yuliana Estrada to spend her energies focusing on her work rather than worry about paying bills.
Q&A: How UCLA managed its most ambitious campaign ever
Vice Chancellor Rhea Turteltaub discusses the factors that ignited the campaign and why there is cause for even more optimism about the campus’s future.
UCLA receives Stradivarius, Seraphin violins from Twiford Foundation
“Any school in the world would dream of having these instruments in their possession,” said Movses Pogossian, professor of violin.
UCLA Law launches Center for Immigration Law and Policy with $5 million commitment
The gift, from alumna Alicia Miñana and her husband, Rob Lovelace, establishes a hub that will engage scholars, community organizations, practitioners and lawmakers.
$18 million gift will expand whole-person care for patients and families facing cancer
The funds will help the Simms/Mann–UCLA Center for Integrative Oncology expand its reach to community clinics.
UCLA psychology department receives $30 million from Anthony & Jeanne Pritzker Family Foundation
UCLA’s Psychology Tower has been renamed Pritzker Hall in recognition of the gift.
UCLA receives $25 million from Uniqlo founder for Japanese literature and culture studies
The gift is the largest from an individual donor in the history of the UCLA College’s humanities division.
UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music receives $3 million to renovate theater
The theater was renamed Lani Hall in honor of Alpert’s wife, the singer Lani Hall.
UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television receives $10 million commitment from Elizabeth and Kenneth Whitney
The revitalization of the Ralph Freud Playhouse is scheduled for completion in 2024.
David Geffen adds $46 million to landmark medical scholarships program
The reinvestment brings his total giving to UCLA to more than $450 million, including nearly $250 million during the Centennial Campaign.
UCLA to launch institute to advance scholarship on Armenia and its diaspora
The interdisciplinary institute is the first initiative of its size and scope. It is being created with a $20 million gift from the estate of philanthropist and entrepreneur Kirk Kerkorian.
$20 million fundraising initiative will support efforts to improve treatment for lung disease
The funds will support the work of Dr. John Belperio and Dr. Joseph Lynch III in the division of pulmonary and critical care medicine.
$10 million gift will provide scholarships to UCLA students from middle-income families
The contribution from philanthropist Steve Tisch will also create an endowed fund to challenge other donors to contribute.
UCLA receives $20 million to establish UCLA Bedari Kindness Institute
The gift, from Jennifer and Matthew C. Harris, will support research on building more humane societies.
$1 million gift establishes faculty chair in health care management at UCLA
The chair is named in honor of Dr. Paul Torrens, who has been on the school’s faculty since 1972.
UCLA Congo Basin Institute receives $1 million from Pritzker Family Foundation
Tony Pritzker said the gift is an investment in “research that will help sustain the future of our planet.”
UCLA receives $1 million to strengthen Taiwan Studies Program
The funds, from the J. Yang and Family Foundation, will provide scholarships and bolster research and curriculum development.