UCLA Magazine Stories

Research shows there are concrete ways to increase your happiness.

Angel Blue is reaching new heights in the world of opera, but the singer never forgets her roots.

Leslie Rith-Najarian’s anti-stress project is a home run in many ways.

David Leaf gives students an inside glimpse into the lives of songwriters.

Getting across the UCLA campus just got a whole lot smoother, thanks to a new bike-share program.

At UCLA, teaching isn’t confined to classrooms — even the buildings offer a lesson or two.

Like the city in which it was born, UCLA is a beacon of innovation and invention. In the past 10 years, we have laid the groundwork for a second century of progress and transformative change.

UCLA professors and alumni share approaches to innovation at business magazine’s annual festival.

A look at the articles in UCLA Magazine’s 2017 summer issue.

UCLA’s beach volleyball program is already among the best. With a ranking as high as No. 2, the Bruins are ready to spike their way to the top.

UCLA is reviving and enriching a previously declining school in the heart of the inner city. Meet the Horace Mann UCLA Community School.

Looking for some water fun? Check out our Bruin guide to campus pools.

UCLA has been a leader in solving complex transportation problems, applying multidisciplinary excellence in the heart of a congested city.

Rachel Sumekh loves to feed people — especially those who are truly hungry.

Professor José Luis Valenzuela stood up for multicultural theater, even when it meant living as a hostage for 11 days.

Kids spend an average of seven hours a day staring at electronic screens just for entertainment. What is the effect on their developing brains?

With NASA, Professor Christopher Russell is exploring what the science of the future can tell us about the past.

Barbie’s connections to UCLA go way back.

From UCLA’s Clark Library, an Oscar Wilde portrait traveled to London and is on display in the Tate Britain’s Queer British Art 1861–1967 exhibition.

From Rhinopolis to Sophie-Topia, kids at a Hammer Museum workshop created their own countries.

Take a look at some of the inscriptions on campus that you may have missed before.

Over the past 100 years, we have reached out to members of our community — and they have responded in kind.

Where can you get the best burger in Los Angeles? Bruins take to Facebook to decide on the top five places.

Club sports offer students the chance to compete in everything from archery to Quidditch to wushu.

Can we choose our gender, or is it innate? The answer may lie somewhere in between.