UCLA in the community

UCLA’s Semel Healthy Campus Initiative teamed up with chef Bill Yosses and the LAUSD to create an appetizing virtual summer school course.

Hundreds of Bruins answered the call to serve for the 12th annual day of service, which pivoted from in-person tasks to primarily online events and projects.

A team of volunteers gathered hundreds of pounds of supplies — including masks, gurneys and robotic surgical arms — to assist those in need, now two months after the explosion.

The group, whose 11 partners include seven UC campuses, will work to overcome challenges and barriers to prevention, treatment and vaccination.

This year’s adapted day of service includes eight different kinds of activities, and volunteers can join in as many as they have time for.

500 UCLA students volunteer to provide academic support to K-12 students across L.A. County through the UCLA Pritzker Center for Strengthening Children and Families.

The two-minute music video is the result of a partnership between a UCLA-led consortium called More LA Smiles and Sesame Street in Communities.

UCLA’s centennial initiative sparks an intergenerational conversation about issues close to home.

The Nicholas Endowment and Gluck Foundation provide opportunities for teens from underrepresented communities.

The contest invites student teams to identify a problem, dream up a nanotech-enabled solution and pitch their products to experts.

The case is among the initial successes for the UCLA Immigrant Family Legal Clinic, which opened last year on the RFK Community Schools campus.

Zach Rutland, who is on track to graduate in June with his master’s in library and information science, has interned at the Skid Row History Museum & Archive.

TranslateCovid.org is an effort by the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health and Asian American Studies Center to help vulnerable communities.

Thousands of individuals across the state will be trained in public health techniques and strategies, including contact tracing and case investigation.

Amy Bugwadia and Kaumron Eidgahy were inspired by a course taught by political science professor Natalie Masuoka.

The team proposed a redesign of certain elements of a Los Angeles elementary school to improve its environmental sustainability.

Report examines the number of homeless residents in Los Angeles, how this has changed over time, and how homelessness differs by race and ethnicity.

The online atlas supports efforts to better understand the region’s habitats, which could influence global conservation efforts.

Educating kids at home can seem overwhelming. Just remember to keep it simple, says UCLA's Center X.

UCLA's Quality of Life Index found that the young and economically stressed are far less optimistic about their opportunities.

The local union members lost their jobs in the hospitality and restaurant industries as a result of the COVID-19 crisis.

Buildings across campus were bathed in blue light as part of #LightItBlue, a campaign to honor the efforts of essential workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The legal victory is part of the UCLA Criminal Defense Clinic's broad efforts to protect prisoners from infection.

Among the projects is an online speaker series addressing urgent issues affecting children and families during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Even though Los Angeles has issued a safer at home order to prevent the spread of COVID-19, giving blood is permitted.