culture

In “Air Jordan,” UCLA professor Adam Bradley explores the NBA legend’s life, legacy and enduring impact.

The gift will support the establishment of the Bhagawan Abhinandan Endowed Chair for Jain Studies and Religions of South Asia.

Learn about the Library’s ongoing work to describe and catalog rare Islamicate materials.

Sydney Richardson and Jorge Parra Jr. turn personal histories into powerful, creative statements.

Read about how Wilson’s path — and those of his bandmates and friends — intersected with UCLA over the years.

The repatriated items include ceremonial glass spearheads and a kangaroo tooth headband worn by a revered elder.

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

A new study sheds light on what the increasing use of distortion tells us about human evolution and the formation of new social groups.

The exhibition, which runs from May 4 through Jan. 11, 2026, invites visitors to reflect on how urban spaces can be reimagined through collective action.

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

Distinguished professor Raymond Knapp explains how music revives the past, using “Sondheim at 90” as an example.

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

Francesca Caccini’s “La liberazione di Ruggiero dall’Isola di Alcina,” which premiered in Florence, Italy, will come to life in Los Angeles.

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

Women see some gains on screen but are still held back behind the camera, according to new Hollywood Diversity Report.

Students receive passports free of charge and on the spot thanks to a donor-funded program.

All across campus, UCLA faculty and staff are preserving endangered pieces of cultural heritage, allowing us to better understand our world — and our place in it. 

The new podcast from UCLA and the Black Art Conservators group is a clarion call for inclusive cultural heritage preservation.

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

UCLA invited Indian Country experts and lawmakers to examine how their communities can best engage with a new administration.

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

In the face of a contracting industry, with streamers relying on old or long-running shows, researchers at UCLA sought to find where future success lies for the small screen.

In practice and in scholarship, magic continues to intrigue and inspire students, faculty and staff throughout UCLA. Here are a few quick glimpses behind the glamour.

Free public programs will run through April 13 at the Billy Wilder Theater at the Hammer Museum.

Indigenous perspectives are threaded throughout “PST ART: Art & Science Collide” at UCLA venues and across the regional art event.