UCLA Magazine Stories

Is technology good for our brains, or is it bad? Does it improve thinking, or imperil it? The debate rages, digitally or otherwise. The experts see it both ways.

Members of the UCLA family have left their mark on the contemporary metropolis that is the city of Los Angeles.

More and more, a visit to the doctor means a meeting with a nurse practitioner. These hybrid health-care providers are becoming increasingly common and critical.

UCLA Associate Professor of Electrical and Bioengineering Aydogan Ozcan is one of the world’s “Brilliant 10” scientists, as proclaimed by Popular Science magazine.

University of California Regent Edward A. Dickson decided upon Westwood for the new home of the Southern Branch of the University of California.

Pauley Pavilion reopened this fall after a 33-month, $136-million makeover with a jam-packed week of celebration for the entire Bruin family.

As Los Angeles looks to gain recognition as “Silicon Beach,” UCLA faculty and students are playing major roles in the transformation.

UCLA is home to approximately 50 club sports, ranging from the more traditional to the quirky to the downright crazy.

Policies that promote urban health is possible, say the experts whose job it is to ponder futures in public-health policy and practices in the City of Angels.

There is much in traditional societies that those of us in advanced cultures can adopt to live better as nations and individuals, says Jared Diamond.

A growing body of evidence links the ability to be resilient in the face of life’s stresses with success and happiness.

Malcolm Gladwell’s new book, David and Goliath, explores the art and science of underdogs.

UCLA and the American president go way back in all sorts of ways. Think you know about UCLA presidential history? Here’s your chance to prove it.

A look at how the October 31 holiday evolved from a colorful but relatively minor-league American celebration to an iconic autumnal festival.

UCLA’s most venerated venue is back in action after a two-and-a-half year, $130-million-plus renovation.

UCLA scientists and engineers are in the vanguard of the study of how to build “thinking” machines and their present and possible future impact on human society.

The groundbreaking fund that arose out of last year’s Lincy Foundation gift to UCLA will help organizations and people bring their ideas to life.

One of the nation’s most influential political scientists is breaking new ground in bringing academic insight into the American election as it’s happening.

Filmmaker, marketer and film distributor Ava DuVernay is the founder of entertainment marketing firm The DuVernay Agency and organizer of film company AFFRM.

It was only one sentence, but it changed everything in college sports.

UCLA experts in diverse disciplines are exploring how vegetarianism can boost human health and alleviate a host of environmental challenges.

UCLA’s vaunted health-care system has established itself as a national leader in the integration of Eastern ideas and approaches into Western medicine.

Female teams have won 14 of UCLA’s last 18 NCAA titles. Four of their coaches discuss the pressures and rewards of what they do.

UCLA’s Center on Everyday Lives of Families continues its fascinating study of contemporary suburban America.

Emmy Award–winner Nancy Cartwright ’81 has lived a double life — hers, and the role that made the accomplished voice actress world-famous: Bart Simpson.