2024 reflections: The year in review
As we head into the holidays and prepare to usher in 2025, Newsroom takes a look back at the accomplishments of the Bruin community and the highlights of 2024.
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UCLA student Mohammed Alharthi is heading to Oxford as a 2025 Rhodes scholar
Alharthi is UCLA’s first international student to win the famed scholarship and the 13th recipient in the university’s history.
International Education Week reflects UCLA’s global reach
From Nov. 18–22, units across campus will host events highlighting global issues and international opportunities for students.
15 UCLA graduate students selected for Fulbright-Hays Fellowship
The program, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education, gives awardees the opportunity to study aspects of a society or societies.
Two epicenters led to Japan’s violent Noto earthquake on New Year’s Day
A rare “dual-initiation” mechanism ruptured a barrier on the fault during the Jan. 1 shaker.
Creating the global university: How Gene Block built bridges from Westwood to the world
A tireless traveler, Block has taken an in-person, hands-on approach to positioning the university as a major player on the world stage.
Fowler Museum at UCLA permanently returns cultural objects to Australia’s Warumungu community
The repatriated objects — including clubs, picks, knives, sheaths, adzes and a boomerang — will go back to their Aboriginal owners in the Northern Territory.
Filling a Need
For some students fleeing war and violence around the world, a safe harbor for their dreams has emerged in an unlikely place: the UCLA School of Dentistry.
The Promise of Cameroon
UCLA’s Congo Basin Institute is out to definitively map the African rainforests, a mission that could revolutionize climate science — and just maybe save the planet.
UCLA recognizes Armenian Genocide with week of public events
Student groups and UCLA’s Promise Armenian Institute are among those hosting free programs from April 17-29.
2024 International Women of Courage Award recipients share their experiences at UCLA event
Three honorees recognized for demonstrating leadership testify to their fight for positive change.
Q&A: Cindy Fan on the importance of global studies and perspectives
The UCLA professor and vice provost recently joined the National Academy of International Education, an honorary society and think tank.
2023 reflections: Stepping boldly into the future
It’s that time again — an opportunity to take stock of a year filled with awe-inspiring achievements and more than a few surprises, and to celebrate the accomplishments of our entire Bruin community.
