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

In a faculty brimming with brilliant people, Terence Tao — the “Mozart of Math” — remains one of the sharpest minds at UCLA. A conversation.

Find out what UCLA archaeologist Jo Anne Van Tilburg has learned from studying Easter Island’s famed statuary for four decades.

Professor Jorja Leap is on a mission to make social science research more of a spectator sport.

The son of immigrants, Kwame Granderson came to UCLA and discovered his passion for the written word. Now he’s passing that on — in a most meaningful way.

UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television alumna Yvonne Caro Caro is now starring on a very different kind of stage, helping to shape the physicians of the future — one performance at a time.

From cultivating belonging to championing excellence and leading with integrity, three Bruins embody the renewed set of values at the heart of UCLA.

Rene Ong is looking for an invisible particle as old as time. If he can find even the traces it leaves behind, we would be one step closer to understanding how the universe really works.

The sudden shock of losing my eyesight sent me reeling. Until the UCLA community rallied around me to illuminate the path ahead.

They met as undergrads at UCLA. Bonded as budding entrepreneurs. Now, these young UCLA alumni are mining their dorm-room dreams to show they (literally) mean business.

Facing incredible hurdles, Bruin scholars are shining a light on the facts of the federal government’s crackdown on immigration.

Why investing now in a future we may not see fully realized is the only way to preserve an exemplary institution.

In his new book, Pulitzer Prize–winning UCLA geographer and physiologist Jared Diamond offers a timely, evidence-driven analysis of leaders throughout history. Who succeeds, who fails — and why?

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

The world-famous Globetrotters turn 100 this year. What you may not know? How Bruin basketball has intersected with the game’s greatest showmen over the past century.

New Bruins head football coach Bob Chesney talks about turning a team into a brood, why he loves reading a room and the coolest thing he’s done since moving to L.A.

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

Some walked away with a diploma; others merely passed through on their way to renown. Meet the Bruins you had no idea were ever Bruins.

UCLA social media influencers are everywhere, recording their lives and evangelizing their favorite things for millions of followers. Here, the top stars in a crowded digital galaxy.

Think you’re fit enough to be a Bruin lifeguard? You’d better be able to swim with the bricks.

Upon becoming chancellor, Julio Frenk scheduled intimate gatherings where students could express their thoughts, ideas and concerns. More than a year later, he’s still listening.

UCLA marine archaeologist Justin Dunnavant’s work unearths the stories of escaped slave townships in the Caribbean. Now, his innovative mapping methods are expanding Black cultural history.

Public universities like UCLA encourage the pursuit of discoveries that improve society, save lives and leave an indelible imprint on human history.

Four years after a record-setting Pacific crossing, two Bruin oarswomen are gearing up for a wild journey across the Atlantic.

How Cuban culture, some know-how acquired at UCLA, and a lot of sugar and flour are helping Betty Porto continue to build her family’s incredible L.A. legacy.