The Work Ahead
A look at the accomplishments of UCLA’s Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion it its first five years and what’s to come.
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Objects of Necessity
With generous and swift donations, the community responds to UCLA — and UCLA responds to the community — during the COVID-19 crisis.
Change Agent: Breaking Barriers
All-American gymnast Sadiqua Bynum ’16 may have fallen into Hollywood’s stunt world, but she landed on her feet and hit the ground running.
Forward Thinker: Progressive Problem Solver
Ananya Roy, director of the Institute on Inequality and Democracy, works with community organizations and social movements to address societal challenges.
Quick Take: Anxieties Over Automation
UCLA’s Ramesh Srinivasan has ideas for the future of work — and workers.
Quick Take: Notable Quotable
Youlonda Copeland-Morgan, vice provost of Enrollment Management at UCLA Student Affairs.
Quick Take: Look After Yourself, Mentally
With help from Beyoncé and the BeyGOOD initiative, UCLA tools are online.
At Issue: Strong UCLA Spirit
During the pandemic and the trauma of racist killings, Bruins have shown compassion, courage and resilience.
End Point: Tribute in Blue
Powell Library and Royce Hall were lit up in blue to show appreciation for health care workers.
Headaches From the Zoom Boom
Video meeting platforms have brought us together during COVID-19 — and are wearing us out.
Life Signs: How to Manage Home Work
Here are 7 tips on how you can achieve a better work-life balance.
Hidden Gems
UCLA Magazine spotlights some of our favorite treasures on campus and where to find them.
1,000 Shades of Blue
Depression has many faces, and — through its Grand Challenge — UCLA is learning to recognize them all.
No More Business as Usual
UCLA tackles 10 aspects of climate change, the existential crisis of our times, and comes up with smart solutions.
Forward Thinker: Keeping It Cool to Create Power
Aaswath Raman engineers new technologies to cool buildings and generate electricity using a little-studied natural phenomenon.
Life Signs: Wait! Wait! Don’t Rush Me!
Procrastination is not a character flaw, but it might be something quite revealing.
Change Agent: Politics, Explained
Ezra Klein ’05 discusses the challenges of journalism, writing his debut book, what he learned at UCLA and the Trump presidency.
Quick Take: Can We Eat Our Way Out of Climate Change?
Plant-based meat promises less strain on the environment, but there are questions.
Quick Take: The Mythology of Orlando
Playwright Sylvan Oswald on his response to Woolf’s trans hero.