COVER STORY

California’s Housing Crisis

UCLA minds across campus are seeking solutions to one problem: How to affordably house all the state’s residents.

JIM NEWTON | ILLUSTRATIONS  BY PETE RYAN

 

 


FEATURES

A Long Road to a Nobel Prize

When Ardem Patapoutian left Lebanon to study in the U.S., he had no idea that research science could be a career.

ANNE PAUTLER | PHOTOGRAPHY  BY JAI LENNARD 

 

 

Pockets of Paradise on Campus

Take a closer look at the oases of nature at UCLA where wild flora and fauna flourish.

CYNTHIA LEE | PHOTOGRAPHY BY PETER BOHLER 

 

 

Beyond Binary: Gender at UCLA

Bruins have long sought to make the university a more inclusive environment for people of all genders and sexual and romantic orientations. Now, those efforts are accelerating.

DELAN BRUCE | PHOTOGRAPHY BY CHLOE AFTEL

 


DEPARTMENTS

Cassidy Araiza
Peter Prengaman

CHANGE AGENT 

Telling the Stories of Climate Change

Although science is the basis of Peter Prengaman’s work as a climate and environmental news director, he always looks for the human angle.

MARY DAILY | PHOTOGRAPHY BY CASSIDY ARAIZA 


 FORWARD THINKER 

Terence Keel on the Christian Roots of ‘Race Science’

The professor examines the cultural and theological backgrounds of traditional thinking.

JOHN HARLOW | PHOTOGRAPHY BY JAI LENNARD


 LIFE SIGNS 

How to Understand Baby Sounds

The ChatterBaby app helps worried parents interpret cries.

DAN GORDON ’85 | ILLUSTRATIONS BY WHITNEY WONG


 HAIL TO THE HILLS 

A Bookman’s Impact on the Library System 

Lawrence Clark Powell, for whom UCLA’s iconic library is named, was the university’s chief librarian and a prolific writer.

LOUISE KIM


 BIG PICTURE 

Buzzworthy Bruins

A campus club seeks to attract and maintain a healthy bee population. 

NANCY GONDO ’92


 AT ISSUE 

Confronting the ‘Shadow Pandemic’ of Mental Health Disorders

UCLA is searching for ways to spot early signs of depression and anxiety.

UCLA CHANCELLOR GENE BLOCK


QUICK TAKES 

My Barbarian: 20 Years of Making Art Work and Theater Play Together

The art collective was founded in Los Angeles and traces its roots to UCLA.

DELAN BRUCE


An Alternative to Knee Replacement

Decreasing blood flow to the inflamed area can help relieve pain and restore function.

DAN GORDON ’85


Rap Lyrics as Literature

UCLA scholars teach hip-hop as the most popular form of American contemporary poetry.

CYNTHIA LEE