The Great AI Novel?
We challenged ChatGPT to write narratives about UCLA in the style of two iconic 20th-century authors. Here’s what it came up with.
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The Great Cartoon Caption Contest
After receiving almost 200 entries for our first cartoon caption contest, we present the winner!
A True Work of Art
At 98, Betye Saar is still telling bold, thought-provoking and groundbreaking stories through the power of sculpture.
That Championship Season
An oral history of John Wooden taking his 1975 Bruins basketball team all the way to the NCAA title — his 10th and final one.
A Whole New Ball Game
As UCLA plays its inaugural season in the Big Ten, new head football coach DeShaun Foster is bringing energy, vision and his own Bruin story.
Liberation
A first-of-its-kind program is transforming women’s lives — and forging a path to lasting freedom — by bringing passionate Bruin teaching inside prisons.
A Simple Equation
Inside the Olga Radko Endowed Math Circle, the next generation of great math minds is taking shape.
Where the Journey Takes You
Julio Frenk, and his partner, Felicia Marie Knaul, are driven by family histories of resilience, community and a belief in the power of possibility.
The Spirit of Korea
Bryan Do struck gold crafting premium alcoholic beverages on the peninsula — first with beer, and now with the country’s first single malt whiskey.
Get Your Bruin Body Art Here!
Ink pieces designed exclusively for UCLA Magazine or temporary tattoos. Either way, you can wear your Bruin pride directly on your skin.
30 Perfect Songs for Your Summer Road Trip
Hop in your ride, put the windows down, turn the volume up. We have the playlist you didn’t know you needed.
How Westwood Got Its Groove Back
“First Thursdays” — a UCLA event series that brings pedestrian-friendly Broxton Avenue alive — is rekindling the storied L.A. neighborhood’s old magic.
The Suffragent
How Victor Shi took up the crusade to get Gen Z out of apathy and into the voting booth — and became a social media star in the process.
Freedom Writer
As founding editor of the first Latino student magazine at UCLA, Félix J. Gutiérrez lifted the voice of a community. Today, his community is paying it forward.
Fountains of Youth
When it comes to sunny, enthusiastic evangelists for the UCLA experience, you can’t touch the Bruin tour guides. These are their stories.
Name Dropper
David Placek ’75 might be the best product-branding guru on the planet. His secret? Sound symbolism.
It’s All Going Swimmingly
Tapping into her Hawaiian roots, Kalena McElroy ’14 took a deep dive into fashion — and reinvented the bathing suit.
She’ll Give Your Regards to Broadway
About to celebrate a 50-year career on the Great White Way, Judy Kaye, the diva’s diva of New York theater, calls herself “the luckiest girl alive.”
Filling a Need
For some students fleeing war and violence around the world, a safe harbor for their dreams has emerged in an unlikely place: the UCLA School of Dentistry.