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UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music to receive $5 million gift to establish Berry Gordy Music Industry Center

May 21, 2024

The center will enrich the school’s music industry bachelor’s program with initiatives designed to support students as they pursue their careers.

UCLA storytellers use Grand Theft Auto as basis for films imagining L.A. in 2050

May 16, 2024

“Grand Theft Eco” considers the city’s environmental future, along with economic and social justice issues.

Film commissioned by UCLA professor earns spot at Directors’ Fortnight in Cannes

May 7, 2024

The animated short was conceived and brought to fruition by Michael Emmerich, director of the Yanai Initiative.

Happenings for May

April 30, 2024

A Bruin guide to this month’s most intriguing events at UCLA.

Building a Portfolio of Hope

April 2, 2024

Mining her own life for inspiration, Erika Hirugami is turning a spotlight on the beautiful art of undocumented creatives. She’s also changing their lives.

Diving In

April 2, 2024

Tongva artist Mercedes Dorame ’03 has brought Catalina Island to the Getty, hoping to reaffirm her tribe’s presence — and meaning — in Los Angeles.

Living Between Worlds

April 2, 2024

Wu Tsang M.F.A. ’10 is one of our most fascinating and talented provocateurs, challenging the very notion of what art is — and what it can be.

Report lays out a path for theaters’ sustainability in post-pandemic world

April 1, 2024

Could practices adopted during the COVID-19 pandemic point the way to new audiences and more reliable funding?

Happenings for April

March 29, 2024

A Bruin guide to this month’s most intriguing events at UCLA.

The power of more inclusive preservation

March 19, 2024

The Mellon Foundation invests $1 million in a UCLA cultural conservation program that’s helped increase diversity in the field.

Bringing Bella Baxter to life: Oscar–nominated costume designers discuss joys and challenges

March 11, 2024

‘Poor Things’ winner Holly Waddington, 5 other nominees joined annual ‘Sketch to Screen’ panel.

Newsroom’s top videos: Wooden’s stamp on history, Bruinettes pride and more

March 11, 2024

In addition, how doctoral student AJ Addae is opening doors for people of color in cosmetics research, and the impact of AI on the academy.

Diversity in demand: People of color, women – in audience and on the big screen – hold keys to industry survival

March 7, 2024

People of color also hit historic highs while women drop in key jobs, according to UCLA Hollywood Diversity Report.

Women on history, today’s realities and visions for the future

March 1, 2024

From conferences to art making, explore events across campus that represent the diverse experiences, leadership and research of women.

Happenings for March

February 28, 2024

A Bruin guide to this month’s most intriguing events at UCLA.

UCLA Festival of Preservation celebrates moving image history on April 5–7

February 22, 2024

The 21st edition of the biennial event, at the Hammer Museum’s Billy Wilder Theater, is free.

UCLA honored as a top producer of Fulbright U.S. Scholars for 2023–24

February 13, 2024

Six faculty members and researchers are conducting projects from Botswana to Japan, expanding and deepening the university’s global engagement.

Fowler Museum at UCLA permanently returns objects to Asante kingdom in Ghana

February 5, 2024

The items from the museum’s collections were personally handed over to Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, the Asante king, in Ghana on Feb. 5.

Bringing Black history, lives into focus at UCLA

February 1, 2024

Join Bruins across campus for public performances, art and discussions happening this month.

‘Art of the Benshi’ tour will showcase century-old Japanese film tradition

February 1, 2024

The UCLA-presented series will include stops in Chicago, L.A., New York, Tokyo and Washington, D.C.

Happenings for February

February 1, 2024

A Bruin guide to this month’s most intriguing events at UCLA.

Oscar Wilde’s final hours: UCLA’s Joseph Bristow to correct the record in lecture at Clark Library

January 30, 2024

Could the common story that the Irish writer and bon vivant died of syphilis be wrong?

In memoriam: David Kunzle, 87, a founder of comics scholarship with wide-ranging interests

January 18, 2024

Kunzle’s academic scholarship covered a variety of subjects, from cartoons, political art and Latin America to fashion history.

The Provocative, Enduring Power of Amir H. Fallah

January 18, 2024

The internationally acclaimed Iranian American artist and UCLA alum strives to illuminate human nature.

NSF invests in UCLA-led project to connect culture, creativity and technological innovation

January 16, 2024

UCLA has launched a hub supported by the foundation’s new directorate for Technology, Innovation and Partnerships.