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Bruins earn 4 Grammy Awards
UCLA faculty and alumni took home honors for jazz album, opera recording and improvised jazz solo and musical theater album.


Injustice remains: 48-year-old women’s prison documentary shows how little has changed
A restored version of ‘We’re Alive’ — made by 3 UCLA film students — premiered Jan. 28.

Serving California is easier than you might think
Interested UCLA alumni learn about how to join state commissions and boards.

Fowler Museum showcases work focused on cultural inheritance, identity
“Amir H. Fallah: The Fallacy of Borders,” which features more than 25 works from the UCLA alumnus, opens Jan 29.

The Bruin World Tour
No matter where you go around the globe, chances are there’s someone there who knows the eight-clap.

12 Hungry Bruins
At Dinners for 12 Strangers, guests arrive as mutual unknowns but depart as friends, with a new appreciation for the ties that bind the UCLA family.

In Living Color
Justina Blakeney ’01 turned a passion for all things bold, bright and beautiful into a home design empire. At UCLA, she found artful inspiration for her creative journey.


The Other Jackie Robinson
A new biography explores the forgotten legacy of Kenny Washington, the Bruin who broke the color barrier in the NFL.


Spinning a New Web
The federal government knows its web services are in desperate need of ingenuity. Is it any surprise it turned to three Bruins for help?

2022 reflections: Milestones and achievements that made a difference
The first UC to guarantee on-campus housing for all undergraduates. Studying hate. NCAA championship in women’s soccer. “Sweater weather” on the moon. What a year.

Ralph Bunche: ‘The Absolutely Indispensable Man’
Q&A with Professor Kal Raustiala, whose new book illuminates the life and legacy of the only UCLA alumnus to receive the Nobel Peace Prize.

From China to Cuba to L.A., UCLA alumnus Robert Carl Cohen has made films his own way
The globetrotting 92-year-old was recently honored with a retrospective by the UCLA Film & Television Archive.

8 films with UCLA ties named to National Film Registry for 2022
The selections are “a testament to the rich, diverse stories told by talented UCLA filmmakers,” said May Hong HaDuong, director of the UCLA Film & Television Archive.


An unconventional path to ‘genius’
Martha Gonzalez, who graduated from UCLA in 1999, reflects on her journey from Boyle Heights to 2022 MacArthur fellow.

Native American Heritage Month 2022: Read, watch, listen
UCLA staff members recommend works for education and entertainment to celebrate throughout November.

UCLA alumna seeks to preserve history of Black Boyle Heights
Shirlee Smith wants you to know about the Black community that used to live in the neighborhood: ‘We were there.’

Alumna Angel Joy Blue returns to UCLA to perform on Nov. 21
She is the featured artist of the inaugural Judith L. Smith Voice Recital Series.

Alumnus returns to UCLA to deliver Regents Lecture on the future of Indian country
Greg Sarris, tribal chairman of the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria, will speak at the law school on Indigenous People’s Day, Oct. 10.


Put the rivalry aside: Bruins and Trojans unite for UCLA’s annual volunteer day
Students and others from both schools banded together to help out for Serve LA Day.