This Magic Moment
Relive the electric experience of “I got in!” through eight incoming Bruins’ inspiring stories. Plus: the extraordinary journeys of five first-gen students.
Latest Stories
Yes, It’s Their Business
The new “Bruin 100” showcases the ingenuity — and entrepreneurial spirit — of a wide swath of alumni.
Fostering Success
Demontea Thompson and his twin brother are both foster care success stories. Now, through his research at UCLA, Demontea hopes to raise graduation rates for foster youth.
The Impressionist
Karen Mack believes the solution to what ails Los Angeles can be found at the intersection of art and civics.
The Long and Winding Roads
Our students’ journeys to UCLA are as diverse, unique and special as they are.
High Anxiety
We are living through one of the most stressful periods in American history. The Semel Institute’s Margaret Distler offers ways to cope.
Good Sports
A rundown of heroes who once competed in the blue and gold — and are now letting their mouths do the running.
This Magic Moment
Relive the electric, enthralling experience of “I got in!” through eight incoming Bruins and their inspiring stories.
The Bruin Pioneers
For first-generation students, being admitted to UCLA is proof that if you can dream it, you can do it.
Love Among the Ruins
UCLA archaeologists Giorgio Buccellati and his wife, Marilyn, have traveled together on a 60-year journey that led them to the hidden treasures of a lost city in Syria.
To the Rescue
Since 2017, the Pritzker Emerging Environmental Genius Award has honored those who are bringing bold ideas and energy in the fight to save the planet.
The View From Above
UCLA houses one of the most comprehensive archives of aerial photography in the world. Now, a new website is bringing these majestic images to the masses.
By Any Other Name …
It just simply wouldn’t be the Rose Bowl. Here, a valentine to an icon as it turns 100.
World Warrior
Rethinking the frontiers of international criminal law, Kate Mackintosh is finding new ways to bring war criminals to justice.
Born In Boyle Heights
For decades, this East Los Angeles enclave has sent students to UCLA, while university scholars have added to the understanding of the community’s diverse history.
Here’s the Camera. Go!
The L.A. Rebellion film movement, born at UCLA in 1969, enabled minority student directors to tell the world about their communities.