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

 

Double Dividends

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


Maggie Shannon
Marilyn Raphael

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

If This Wall Could Talk

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


Sister Act

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