UCLA Magazine Stories

Alex Caputo-Pearl M.A. ’97 is the new president of the United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA), the second-largest teachers union local in the nation.

A groundbreaking, multidisciplinary effort aims to make UCLA the healthiest campus anywhere.

David Gere saw that artists could redirect how people think. That spawned “Make Art/Stop AIDS,” which connects artists intervening in the AIDS epidemic.

“Medal of Honor” and “Call of Duty” animation director Sunil Thankamushy M.F.A. ’01 turned to nature as a gaming subject to nurture creativity.

How many of these vanished campus landmarks do you remember?

Bruin Patrick Meighan wrote the episode where they did.

The Centennial Campaign for UCLA will create a higher education model for a new century.

Endowed chairs give top scholars the resources to more fully pursue their fields of study.

The Ronald A. Katz Center for Collaborative Military Medicine at UCLA is the first university-based military medicine center on the West Coast.

In 1994, UCLA fundraisers couldn’t understand why more women didn’t give to the university. Turns out, all they had to do was ask.

The Herb Alpert School of Music’s global perspective and industry savvy have placed it solidly among the nation’s top music programs.

Jonathan Fielding is an acclaimed UCLA professor and the top public health official for the County of Los Angeles.

From “Love & Basketball” to “The Secret Life of Bees,” director Gina Prince-Bythewood ’91 specializes in personal stories she’s passionate to share.

From the beginning, the people of Los Angeles have lent their support to UCLA and rallied to its needs.

Art and science may seem like polar opposites, but a closer look reveals an ancient, symbiotic relationship between the two.

The UCLA women’s soccer team is one of the top teams in the country. But the Bruins had never won a national championship — until now.

Enjoy this look at L.A. with insiders, exploring three lesser-known gems in the city.

Three-dimensional printing is an increasingly important tool for industry and research, and the terminology as well as the technology is creeping into the consumer market.

Professor Neil Garg is finding new ways to reach the next generation of scientists.

Misa Chien ’08 is a serial entrepreneur who co-founded the popular Nom Nom banh mi truck.

For seven seasons, UCLA professor David Saltzberg has made sure “The Big Bang Theory” gets the science right.

Some say it was the full-court press. Others say it was the snowstorm.

The actor-writer-director brings his screenwriting students’ work to life by placing their scenes in the eye of the camera.

The ’03 grad performed at this year’s Grammys, where she was a double nominee. She’s also writing a book and a musical.

Women’s Swimming and Diving may be one of UCLA’s lesser-known sports, but it springs into the new season with plenty of promise.