Man on the Street
Franklin Gilliam is leading UCLA’s effort to strengthen ties between the campus and the broader community around it.
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Great Expectations
Bruin Baseball Hall of Famer Dan Guerrero returns to Westwood as UCLA’s new director of athletics.
Fahrenheit 451 Revisited
With a bag of dimes and an idea, the author descended to the basement of Powell Library to write one of the most important science fiction stories of the age.
Beautiful Connections
The new director of UCLA’s Fowler Museum is out to offer visitors an experience that is both challenging and informative.
Who Owns the Music?
With the growing popularity of world music, UCLA’s role in safeguarding the cultural patrimony of indigenous peoples is more significant than ever before.
Tough Times, Tough Choices
As California and the UC prepare to tighten belts next year, Chancellor Albert Carnesale lays out UCLA’s strategy for dealing with difficult economic times.
The Contrarian
Thinker, writer, social critic, computer techie, Internet hotshot: Law Professor Eugene Volokh defies easy classification.
Confronting the Terror Within
Terrorism has come home. To meet the new threat of biological assault, UCLA has marshaled its best and brightest minds.
A Walk in the Garden
Art and environment fuse within the Franklin D. Murphy Sculpture Garden to create a Tranquil Haven in a chaotic world.
Why I Give
When people dig into their pockets to give to UCLA, it is about much more than the money. They are making a statement about what they believe is important.
Capital Steps
UCLA Students learn life lessons in the real world while studying for a quarter in Washington, D.C.
It’s Not Your Parents Dorm Anymore
With the integration of student life and academics on the Hill, living on campus today is a far cry from what most might remember from their college days.
Outside the Ivory Tower
UCLA extends beyond its campus boundaries to make a difference in people’s lives.
A Beautiful Mind
Right up until his death, UCLA philosopher Rogers Albritton wrestled with unfathomable questions.
The Long March
Traveling to a remote corner of China, a volunteer group of UCLA students help the region’s impoverished people to help themselves.
The New Scientists
With programs teaching graduate students to think beyond the boundaries that separate disciplines, UCLA nurtures the next generation of science explorers.
Critical Care
As the nationwide shortage of nurses reaches crisis proportions, UCLA prepares to intensify its efforts to attract more people to the profession.
Requiem for a Heavyweight
Donald Cram’s creativity and brilliance revolutionized chemistry, opening the doors to new worlds of discovery.
Monkey Business With Terry Notary
You wouldn’t recognize him up on the big screen, but Terry Notary was the man behind The Apes in the summer’s must-see flick.
The Reformer
Jeannie Oakes is on a crusade to ensure that every child has a fair shot at a first-class education.
AIDS and the Research Subject
Without the patient-volunteers who donate their bodies as living laboratories, the advances in our understanding and treatment of AIDS wouldn’t be possible.
Heaven on Earth
William Andrews Clark Memorial Library isn’t just a resource for scholars and academics. People with a love of learning have “a mental paradise” in its walls.
Getting a Grip on Globalization
Navigating the shoals of the 21st century will require a clear understanding of the forces that are driving globalization in the post-Cold War era.
Rock Star
Archaeologist Jo Anne Van Tilburg is trying to decipher the marks left by generations of California Indians on the ridges overlooking a Mojave Desert oasis.
The Digger
For more than three decades, Christopher Donnan has dug into Peru’s past to unlock the secrets of the Moche civilization.