UCLA Magazine

From smart grids to public policy to immersive art, UCLA is building a new model of innovation — one rooted in collaboration across disciplines and the real world.

UCLA is on a hot streak when it comes to NCAA championships. It all started in the water.

Ten bucolic spots for enjoying the leafier side of UCLA.

How UCLA scientists are helping better understand and mitigate the dangers of increasing temperatures — and why shade may be more of a secret weapon than we thought.

Visit the archive of recent editions of UCLA Magazine.

A new, remastered recording preserves the legacy of a forgotten Bruin rock 'n' roll band.

Aboard the UCLA Zodiac, undergraduates chase ocean “fronts,” collect marine samples to put under the microscope — and sometimes discover a whole new direction of their own.

At UCLA, a 1980 camp musical has helped pave the way to integrating AI into the arts.

Editorial and art contributors to the Summer 2026 issue of UCLA Magazine.

UCLA soccer legend Cobi Jones is a veteran of three World Cups with team U.S.A. This year, he is again part of the sport's greatest spectacle, which is back on U.S. soil for the first time since 1994.

Five unique Bruin stories reveal what it really means to be a dad.

The official campus station has been broadcasting Bruin DJs since 1962. Come along on a tour of this Westwood treasure.

Alum and Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Sara Bareilles, talks about growing up in a musical family, the most valuable lessons she learned in Westwood, and the surprising reason why she can’t name her favorite UCLA professor.

In this installment of our “My Very Own UCLA” column, a current staffer recalls what it was like to literally have the campus as his playground — and the lifelong lesson he learned from it.

Long before he was a Cy Young–winning ace for the New York Yankees, Gerrit Cole was pitch-perfect at UCLA.

A revamped program helps first-gen students to find their footing via a menu of mentors looking to smooth their UCLA journeys.

Twelve people with only one thing in common — UCLA — randomly gather at your house for a meal. Witness the magic of Dinner for 12 Strangers, a beloved Bruin tradition.

At UCLA, every day is Veterans Day.

Meet the latest additions to the legion of UCLA recipients of a MacArthur “Genius” Fellowship — the most prestigious arts award in the nation.

The story of UCLA’s 2025 Veteran of the Year illustrates how the university changes lives.

Deciding to leave before earning a degree is never an easy decision. But for a growing number of students, the decision to return and finish is.

Celebrating four generations — and counting — of a family that truly represents “UCLA for Life.”

With democracy under attack here and abroad, dedicated professors at UCLA are instilling insight, reason and passion in students who are answering the call to save it.

UCLA Downtown is charting a new course as it reshapes how Angelenos connect with their city — and the university.

Reflections from one of UCLA’s greatest athletes — and legends.