
COVER STORY

Easy on the Ears: Bruins Find Their Voices in Podcasting
Through the virtual airwaves, they can tell deeper, more immersive stories than through conventional journalism.
HUGH HART | PHOTOGRAPHY BY KOURY ANGELO
FEATURES

Culture Club: The Brilliance of UCLA Gymnastics
In an era filled with challenges, Bruin gymnasts celebrate their individuality and evolve their sport ― as a big, multiethnic family.
WENDY SODERBERG ’82 | PHOTOGRAPHY BY KANYA IWANA

UCLA Anderson’s 25-year-old Student Investment Fund trains students to be skilled investors, while lending support to the school and charitable causes.
PAUL FEINBERG ’85 | ILLUSTRATIONS BY LIAM EISENBERG
DEPARTMENTS

CHANGE AGENT
How a COVID-19 Vaccine Arrived Quickly and Without Compromise
Bruin Carly Daniels, who leads the Pfizer scientists developing vaccines for pneumonia and the coronavirus, always remembers that patients are waiting.
DAN GORDON ’85
FORWARD THINKER
Marilyn Raphael on Climate and Justice
The geographer is exploring how work in her field can help vulnerable people all over the globe.
JOHN HARLOW | PHOTOGRAPHY BY MAGGIE SHANNON
LIFE SIGNS
Youth Focused On One Sport Risk Burnout
Young athletes who put repetitive stress on their bodies can develop overuse injuries.
DAN GORDON ’85 | ILLUSTRATION BY MICHELLE KONDRICH
HAIL TO THE HILLS
Staying Gold: Gold Shield, Alumnae of UCLA
An honorary support group celebrates 85 years of service to the Bruin community.
WENDY SODERBURG ’82
BIG PICTURE
A multigenerational mural lights up UCLA’s new Black Bruin Resource Center.
DELAN BRUCE
AT ISSUE
Growing Our Community of Scholars
UCLA must serve more students. The only question is how.
UCLA CHANCELLOR GENE BLOCK
QUICK TAKES
A Legacy in Plain Sight: The Murals of Judy Baca
In light of a retrospective at the Museum of Latin American Art, many are revisiting the professor’s striking public artwork.
STACEY RAVEL ABARBANEL
Children’s Clock Ticks Again at UCLA Stein Eye Institute
A Disney Imagineer created a mural — with the timepiece at its center — designed to cheer young patients.
JOHN HARLOW
The Inclusive Children’s Books of Oriel María Siu
The UCLA alumna couldn’t find the kinds of stories she wanted to read to her daughter, so she wrote her own.
PATTY PARK '91
These Bruin siblings, for whom service is a family affair, have fed hundreds through their year-old foundation.
MADELINE ADAMO
Supply Chain Shortages Hit Home
Professor Christopher Tang points out the causes of the crisis — and offers possible solutions.
JOHN HARLOW
Researchers Analyze the ‘True Cost’ of Car Congestion
Pricing roadways could reduce traffic on L.A.’s busiest freeways.
LOUISE KIM