COVER STORY
A Search for Knowledge That Led Andrea Ghez to a Nobel Prize
How the fourth woman to win the prize in physics found the answer to a mystery in the stars.
WAYNE LEWIS | PHOTOS BY SPENCER LOWELL
FEATURES
Remote and Resolute: How UCLA Re-imagined Instruction in Response to COVID-19
During the quiet of the pandemic, UCLA evaluated ever-shifting realities and forged a new path forward that may change education forever.
JIM NEWTON | ILLUSTRATIONS BY EDMON DE HARO
How UCLA data researchers are revealing the true toll of the pandemic in overlooked Pacific Islander communities.
JOHN HARLOW AND MIKE FRICANO | PHOTOS BY RYAN YOUNG
Job Hunting in the COVID Economy
Despite the tough labor market, the Bruin community has come together to help one another navigate today’s unique challenges.
CHERYL CHENG ’02 | PHOTOS BY MEIKO ARQUILLOS
DEPARTMENTS
FORWARD THINKER
The Intersection of Technology, Power and Society
Safiya Umoja Noble, co-director of the UCLA Center for Critical Internet Inquiry, is committed to re-imagining technology and championing racial and economic justice.
CHERYL CHENG ’02 | PHOTOS BY MARTHA GALVAN
CHANGE AGENT
Alumna Kaiya McCullough Carries On the Legacy of Bruin Activist Athletes
The former UCLA women’s soccer stalwart has advanced to the pros while simultaneously speaking out on issues of social justice.
DELAN BRUCE | PHOTOS BY SAMAN ASSEFI
LIFE SIGNS
Slow Your Scroll: Taking a Tech Break
5 tips on how to unplug without losing your connection.
DAN GORDON ’85 | ILLUSTRATIONS BY PETER RYAN
BIG PICTURE
Conversation Piece: The Art of Meleko Mokgosi
Ten years ago, an M.F.A. student — now a major artist — drew a portrait on a wall inside the Broad Art Center.
JOHN HARLOW | PHOTOS BY MATT HARBICHT
HAIL TO THE HILLS
The Asian American Studies Center’s Enduring Legacy
UCLA’s center is the largest of its kind in the country. But at the start of 1969, there were no plans for its formation.
CHERYL CHENG ’02 | PHOTOS COURTESY OF UCLA AASC, GIDRA PHOTO COLLECTION
AT ISSUE
UCLA’s research enterprise illustrates the incredible reach and continued impact of our scholarship.
UCLA CHANCELLOR GENE BLOCK | PHOTO BY TED CATANZARO ’84
IMPACT
An Elevated Mission: The Arthur Ashe Student Health & Wellness Center
Overnight, the center shifted its focus, helping to keep UCLA safe from COVID-19.
DELAN BRUCE | PHOTOS BY ALYSON ALIANO
Quick Question: The Next Pandemic
Dr. Robert Kim-Farley of the Fielding School of Public Health explains how to avoid another “viral tsunami.”
PEG MOLINE | ILLUSTRATION BY PIXABAY
UCLA Library’s Modern Endangered Archives Program Is Saving the Past
At-risk cultural artifacts find a digital home.
BEKAH WRIGHT | IMAGES COURTESY OF THE MODERN ENDANGERED ARCHIVES PROGRAM
The Great Bruin Quiz of Spring ’21
Do you think you know UCLA? It’s time to put your knowledge to the test!
JOHN HARLOW | PHOTO BY UCLA
AI Helps Break Down Conspiracy Theories
Computer engineers’ artificial intelligence tool helps users decide whether a narrative is true or false.
LOUISE KIM | PHOTO BY ISTOCK PHOTO
