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Moment in the Sun
With the help of a UCLA space physicist professor, we are going closer to the sun than ever before.
Hail to the Hills: A Fine Figure
UCLA’s North Campus is home to a number of works by renowned sculptor Robert Graham.
State Medicaid expansions from 1996 to 2011 led to more prenatal care for low-income mothers
UCLA’s Laura Wherry found that there was a 7.9 percent decrease in the number of mothers who didn’t have insurance while they were pregnant.
In memoriam: Elwin ‘Sven’ Svenson, 91, alumnus, longtime vice chancellor
As a vice chancellor from 1975 to 1991, he coordinated UCLA’s international programs, which led to a wide range of affiliation agreements with universities in Africa, South America, Europe and Asia.
Exhibition of La Raza photos documents Chicano life in L.A. during the 60s and 70s
The UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center is home to the publication’s archives, selections of which are on display at the Autry Museum as part of Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA.
‘Winking’ star 550 light-years away may be devouring wrecked planets
“I’ve been studying young stars near Earth for 20 years and I’ve never seen anything like this one,” said UCLA astronomer Benjamin Zuckerman.
UCLA campus closes for winter break Dec. 23–Jan. 1, 2018
Some operations, like the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center and police and fire departments, remain open. Normal operations will resume Jan. 2.
New scholarship endowment at UCLA Law will honor Soundgarden leader Chris Cornell
The influential singer and songwriter died in May, but his commitment to justice, human rights and advocacy for those in need lives on.
Thousands of citizen-scientists help researchers map kelp forests
Volunteers analyze photos from NASA’s Landsat program to locate the coastal ecosystems in oceans around the world.
Lost ancient texts recovered and published online through international partnership
UCLA Library scholars worked with partners at St. Catherine’s Monastery and the Early Manuscripts Electronic Library on the five-year Sinai Palimpsests Project.
UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music announces Winter–Spring 2018 Distinguished Lecture Series
The annual series includes talks on intersectionality, as well as magical and occult styles of thought, and a mini-symposium on Jamaican popular music and dance.
Art exhibits from UCLA professors, alums that can be visited during winter break
There are several in Southern California and more around the country and the world.
Just 4,000 steps a day can lead to better brain health
A UCLA study has found that moderate daily walks improve attention and mental skills for adults ages 60 and older.
UCLA grant program funds interdisciplinary brain cancer research
Team includes neurosurgeons, neuro-oncologists and pharmacologists, all studying how metabolism traits in glioblastomas may represent a weak spot in the cancer.
Ancient fossil microorganisms indicate that life in the universe is common
The study, by UCLA and the University of Wisconsin, was based on analysis of specimens more than 3 billion years old.
UCLA senior delivers digital health monitoring to fight disease in Cameroon
Vikash Singh was selected for the 2017 UCLA Global Citizens Fellowship and is using the $5,000 award and his medical technology background to turn an idea into action.
UCLA researchers create skeletal muscle from stem cells
The process could help restore dystrophin, the protein missing in the muscles of boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
More students pass California physical fitness test after 8 weeks in exercise program
Twelve Los Angeles schools that adopted the program recently saw a significant difference in students’ ability to pass a state-mandated exam.
Fowler Museum exhibition to feature UCLA alumnus’s work highlighting daily life in southern Africa
“Meleko Mokgosi: Bread, Butter and Power” opens Feb. 11, 2018 and runs through July 1.
Cheers to 50 years of UCLA’s Dinner for 12 Strangers
The proud university tradition of UCLA’s Student Alumni Association is celebrating five decades of creating lifelong Bruin friendships and connections.
Launch of Latino Policy and Politics Initiative is true to its mission
The newest research center at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs aims to bring together scholars and policymakers to make better decisions on issues of interest to Latinos.
UCLA breaks applications record, sees steep surge in California applicants
The 113,000 applications for fall 2018 freshman admission make this the most economically, ethnically and geographically diverse pool of talent ever to apply.