UCLA Magazine

Louise Richardson ’80 shattered the glass ceiling at Oxford University.

When the U.S. entered World War II in December 1941, so did UCLA.

We must continually advance the quest for equal justice and a multiethnic democracy on our campus.

In the hangar where Howard Hughes built the “Spruce Goose,” UCLA architecture students are designing an almost unimaginable future.

Braving floods, fires and swarms of vampire mosquitoes, UCLA Professor Susan Perry has spent 25 years chasing capuchin monkeys through Costa Rica.

With a little help from your fellow Bruins, some truly unique experiences are just waiting to be yours.

UCLA physicists study big questions at the large Hadron Collider.

From Lithuania to Los Angeles and on into the jungles of Costa Rica, a fascination with primates has taken Kotrina Kajokaite around the world.

UCLA architecture and urban design chair Hitoshi Abe helped form ArchiAid, which will assist in the reconstruction of Sendai, Japan.

Most people in recovery got help because someone was honest with them. But how do you approach those sensitive conversations?

Craig Woods uses improv techniques to teach dental students how to read patients’ emotions.

Filipino fighter Manny Pacquiao chose to train at Drake Stadium for his bout with Floyd Mayweather Jr.

The new chancellor of UC Irvine is a three-time UCLA grad.

The legendary architect who defined much of the look of mid-20th-century Los Angeles carved his vision into the UCLA campus, too.

Leaders and scholars around the world look to UCLA for the next breakthroughs and new trends.

Since UCLA began as the “southern branch” of the University of California, it has evolved into a world-class research university in its own right.

Doing well by doing good is increasingly the go-to strategy for everything from marketing to entertainment. The phenomenon is being driven by millennials.

Men’s Water Polo defeated USC to win UCLA’s 112th NCAA title.

The Hollywood Diversity Report shows that the percentage of nonwhite and female talent and executives in the entertainment industry remains distressingly low.

Bruin Drew Greenberg loved storytelling more than anything, and he has written for some of the most iconic characters in recent TV history.

UCLA Dance Professor Janet O’Shea found a second love — an obsession, really — in martial arts.

Dr. Gary Small ’73 of the UCLA Longevity Center offers pointers for staying mentally fit.

These busy physicians really are rock stars.

The Stuart House provides a warm refuge for children who have suffered sexual abuse.

Take a different kind of campus tour by scoping out lesser-known landmarks you may never have noticed.