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The Wizard & the Miracle Worker

John Wooden and Valorie Kondos Field — two extraordinary UCLA coaches — discuss life, love, faith and, of course, coaching.

Where Stem Cells Stand

UCLA is both a framer of the ethical debate and a primary player in the science of stem cell research.

The Education of a Mayor

What fuels the perpetual-motion machine that is Antonio Villaraigosa? One of the early sparks, says L.A.’s first Latino mayor in 133 years, was UCLA.

Screen Gems

The UCLA Film & Television Archive preserves — and presents — more than 100 years of moving-picture history.

No Drivers Wanted

The true tale of an intrepid team of robot-lovers, their quest to win a Pentagon-sponsored race through the desert and how UCLA backed their play.

4 to Watch

This quartet of stellar new athletes wants to burn and to learn. As they stretch their limbs and their minds, we expect the records to fall.

Old School

Filmmaker and Emmy winner Stanley Rubin expects to earn his degree this spring.

Living La Vida Lorca

Two decades in the making, composer Ian Krouse’s “Lorca, Child of the Moon” prepares for its world premiere.

Stress Fractures

The gulf that separates us from the happiness we crave is widening. Peter Whybrow and UCLA’s Neuropsychiatric Institute are trying to heal that rift.

What’s at Stake

A panel of community, academic and business leaders discuss UCLA’s vital role in California and the risks of a widening resource gap.

The Importance of Being Elma

The life Elma González knew as a child was one of poverty. Today she is a professor of biology at UCLA, and her story is an inspiration.

Through Women’s Eyes

The scholarship of women’s history does not stand apart. It must be integrated within the broader framework of U.S. history.

The Next Wave

A grand scientific revolution is redefining how humanity looks at itself.

How “Human” Are We?

What does it mean to be human? This question has undergone radical revision in each of the last two centuries because of modern science.

Fear Factor

Many of the public figures working to shape America’s science policy are troubled by recent advances in biotechnology.

From Distant Days

A UCLA scholar uses modern technology to understand and protect the remnants of an ancient civilization.

In Their Own Words

Once the poor stepchild of historical research, oral history has come into its own as a valuable tool for preserving the past.

ACT II

Unraveling the sequence of the human genome was the beginning. Now we have to figure out how to fit this knowledge within the context of our daily lives.

Why Art Matters

In our struggle to understand the complexities of an ever-changing world, the arts are more important than ever.

Wild Wilde West

Oscar Wilde never set foot in Los Angeles, but his presence looms large at UCLA’s William Andrews Clark Memorial Library.

Girl Power

With wins in 2003–’04, the Bruin women increased UCLA’s record number of NCAA team championships to 94.

Of God and Blue-Footed Boobies

Bruin travelers to the faraway Galápagos Islands seek adventure, beauty and clues to the origin of life.

The Providential Scholar

Sociology Professor Michael Mann studies the power structure of old empires. So why is his influential new book about U.S. policy today?

Good Fellows

An innovative program brings students in UCLA's policy school together with civic and business leaders to glean the lessons of their real-world experience.
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