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Bruins prepare to quit or cut back as UCLA goes tobacco-free

More than 1,000 colleges and universities nationwide have gone smoke or tobacco-free. Next week on April 22, UCLA joins the crowd. UCLA will be the first UC campus to act, and smokers and tobacco-users on campus are preparing.

Mobilizing support for America's veterans

If you had told Alex Galicia when he graduated from UCLA in 1992 with a B.A. in linguistics that he would end up running the small plumbing business that his family has owned for three generations, he would have said, “No way!” After...

LGBT athletes, coaches have allies on campus

"If you can play, you can play."   That’s the simple, but strong message behind a growing movement on campus that fosters respect, inclusion and equality in the sports and recreation community.   Cyd Zeigler moderates...

It’s the latest fitness craze: a hippocampus workout

We know that regular exercise and conditioning help us combat disease and health risks, improve our mood and promote better sleep, but in our quest for fitness, some experts say we may be neglecting one key muscle: the brain.   The brain can be...

What makes lone-wolf terrorists so dangerous?

Jeffrey Simon is a visiting lecturer of political science at UCLA, an expert on terrorism and political violence, and author of a newly released book, “Lone Wolf Terrorism: Understanding the Growing Threat” (Prometheus, 2013). This...

From desk drawer to top shelf: Cotsen turns 40

The 1973 beginnings of UCLA’s Institute of Archaeology hardly signaled greatness. Its annual budget was a paltry $6,000. Founding director Giorgio Buccellati had a staff of one, a part-time assistant who worked a few hours a week. The institute didn’t even have a home.

UCLA scholars named Guggenheim Fellows

Four UCLA faculty members are among an esteemed group of 175 of scholars, artists and scientists from the United States and Canada to receive 2013 Guggenheim Fellowships. The new fellows were chosen from a pool of nearly 3,000 applicants.   The...

From desk drawer to top-drawer: the Cotsen turns 40

The 1973 beginnings of UCLA’s Institute of Archaeology hardly signaled greatness. Its annual budget was a paltry $6,000. Founding director Giorgio Buccellati had a staff of one, a part-time assistant who worked a few hours a week. The institute...

Quitting time: UCLA goes tobacco-free Monday

UCLA becomes a tobacco-free campus on Monday, April 22, and will celebrate the Earth-Day launch of the tobacco-free policy in Bruin Plaza from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.    Going tobacco-free is part of UCLA's Healthy Campus Initiative, and...

Does architecture matter in L.A.?

Great buildings can define a cityscape, but how much do the grand plans of architects influence daily life? Does architecture really matter?   Renowned architect and UCLA professor Thom Mayne, second from the left, talks about why...

Organized acts of kindness

Marjorie Faulstich Orellana is a professor of education at UCLA. Her essay appeared in the Huffington Post on April 15, 2012.   I chose to celebrate my fifth post-cancer birthday by inviting people to do acts of kindness, because during a...

Protecting the Earth from asteroid impacts

In this four-minute video, UCLA's Jean-Luc Margot describes the critical role radar astronomy plays in evaluating and mitigating the risks of asteroid impacts.
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