UCLA Magazine

How the UCLA Extension Writers’ Program changed my life (and maybe yours, too).

Our alumni are united by their gratitude and goodwill toward UCLA. In return, we want to strengthen their bonds with their alma mater.

Conservation students apply both science and art to preserve priceless artifacts.

The long-neglected L.A. River — dismissed by many as a concrete flood-control ditch — is quickly giving rise to Los Angeles’ version of Central Park.

Research at UCLA is automating objects that will change our lives, transforming complex tech into things that are both useful and intelligent.

These men faced the risk of losing the activities they love most … until UCLA surgeons came to the rescue.

California’s new way of selecting candidates may not work as intended.

Allison “Hueman” Torneros ’08 has made a colorful splash since graduating from UCLA. A lot of colorful splashes, in fact.

Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris, an urban planning professor, looks at urban design, including parklets and high-speed rail.

If you’ve struggled with your weight and can’t seem to stick to any workout plan, you’re not alone — and that’s exactly the point that most people miss.

Artist Lita Albuquerque created the first large-scale work ever installed in Antarctica.

UCLA has its own award-winning Quidditch team.

These recent grads won a $400,000 validation of their idea.

Kenneth Macgowan’s tenure at UCLA was his fourth career.

The Thirty Meter Telescope at the peak of Hawaii’s Mauna Kea volcano will allow us to see further and deeper into the universe than ever before.

Metro terminals across the city offer some of the best viewing of public art, much of it created by Bruins.

This past May, the women’s tennis team won its second and UCLA’s 111th NCAA national championship in a nail-biting, 4-3 slugfest.

Savvy business innovators are leveraging technology to transform the marketplace.

Alex Caputo-Pearl M.A. ’97 is the new president of the United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA), the second-largest teachers union local in the nation.

A groundbreaking, multidisciplinary effort aims to make UCLA the healthiest campus anywhere.

David Gere saw that artists could redirect how people think. That spawned “Make Art/Stop AIDS,” which connects artists intervening in the AIDS epidemic.

“Medal of Honor” and “Call of Duty” animation director Sunil Thankamushy M.F.A. ’01 turned to nature as a gaming subject to nurture creativity.

How many of these vanished campus landmarks do you remember?

Bruin Patrick Meighan wrote the episode where they did.

The Centennial Campaign for UCLA will create a higher education model for a new century.