Our faculty members excel in their professional fields. But sometimes what they do outside the classroom is even more revealing of who they are. 

Our chancellor’s signature mantra is, “We Are One UCLA.” As we display in the examples below, chances are you’re only a few connections away from every other Bruin you’ve ever heard of.

Why investing now in a future we may not see fully realized is the only way to preserve an exemplary institution.

In his new book, Pulitzer Prize–winning UCLA geographer and physiologist Jared Diamond offers a timely, evidence-driven analysis of leaders throughout history. Who succeeds, who fails — and why?

The latest California Latino GDP report shows that Latinos propelled the state’s economic growth in 2024.

The former chair of the UCLA Department of Architecture and Urban Design is remembered as a rigorous and generous teacher.

With some new faces — and familiar expectations — the Bruins and Coach Cori Close get down to work after their historic title season.

UCLA researchers show for the first time that human brain assembloids can reproduce the hallmark electrical changes seen during general anesthesia.

A fungus thought to infect amphibians in water has been found by UCLA biologists to proliferate in the threatened toad’s winter burrows.

From filmmaker retrospectives to Halloween ghost stories, the season brings more than a century of film and television to the big screen.

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

Check out Newsroom’s latest on the UCLA faculty and staff news — from breakthroughs, honors and milestones to memorable moments — that is shaping our campus and community.

The art professor, whose work explores history, power and American life, is one of 20 recipients of the prestigious award.

UCLA’s Amy Vandiver studies how age-related damage affects our cells’ behavior and what aging skin might reveal about the rest of the body.

California continues to outpace the nation in economic growth, but its unemployment rate remains the highest of any state.

Most infections are asymptomatic, but cases in Los Angeles County are reaching their highest levels in nearly a decade.

Mayor Karen Bass and Chancellor Julio Frenk kick off UCLA’s annual day of service, as students, faculty, staff and alumni help build community across LA.

UCLA’s Megan Mullin discusses the economic and political calculations surrounding AI growth and how communities can leverage their power.

California Jobs First funding will support regional coordination, workforce development and growth of Southern California’s quantum technology ecosystem.

The new center will advance clinical care, research and innovation aimed at helping people remain active, independent and engaged throughout life.

UCLA and University of Michigan roboticists found that the mechanism releases energy that enables the robot to hop, flip and swim.

In a once-in-a-century event, an impact left a crater the size of two football fields and churned the surface for over 3 km in every direction.

Supported by a $25 million federal grant, UCLA Health will lead a national effort to evaluate emerging tools and technologies.

The goal, Chancellor Julio Frenk said, "is to preserve what is essential, transform what needs improvement and build for what lies ahead."

A UCLA study of more than 14,000 patient-drug pairs finds insurers and patients paid less for biosimilars than for brand-name biologics.