UCLA’s 2021 commencement celebrates returning to and redefining normal
Alumnus D’Artagnan Scorza, who delivered the UCLA College’s address, told the ‘class of justice’ to work toward building a more equitable post-pandemic world.
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First senior class graduates from Mann UCLA Community School
All 38 students are planning to attend college this fall.
‘You clipped your wings to let us fly’
UCLA medical school graduate Gabriela López pays tribute to the sacrifices made by her parents and others.
Unexpected path took graduate from Brazil to his master’s degree
Pedro Borges had teachers tell him that he would never “graduate from anything” and now he’s getting his master’s at UCLA in Latin American studies.
LGBTQ students celebrate community, accomplishments at Lavender Graduation
Now in its 24th year at UCLA, the event has flourished and spread to other universities.
Drug commonly used as antidepressant helps fight cancer in mice
UCLA researchers discover that MAOIs could activate immune system to shrink various types of tumors.
‘Queens at Heart’: Rediscovering a pre-Stonewall portrait of trans lives
The UCLA Film & Television Archive led the restoration of the film, which is available to stream.
Kara Jenelle Wade honors her heritage in dance
The graduating dancer and choreographer will speak at UCLA Arts’ virtual commencement on June 12.
Q&A: Head of UCLA Career Services on finding your ‘career and life vision’
Hassan Akmal says the best way to predict the future is to create it.
Royce goes rainbow for Pride Month
To celebrate and honor LGBTQ Bruins the iconic building became a stunning kaleidoscope of colors.
In memoriam: Leland Burns, 87, professor emeritus of urban planning
Scholar of housing economics and policy, both domestic and international, often focused on low-income housing.
Veronica Terriquez named director of UCLA’s Chicano Studies Research Center
Alumna will hold appointments in urban planning and the department of Chicana and Chicano and Central American Studies.
Graduating senior forged new connections to Vietnamese heritage through UCLA class
Anne Nguyen saw how work in the classroom can help communities in need.
UCLA Luskin’s ‘Trailblazers’ are in a class of their own
Members of the school’s first cohort to earn the bachelor’s degree in public affairs documented the joys and challenges of their unpredictable senior year.
‘Surfing’ particles: Physicists solve a mystery surrounding aurora borealis
Scientists confirm that electrons responsible for the northern lights hitch a ride on electromagnetic waves streaming toward Earth at up to 45 million mph.
Oprah Winfrey delivers address for inaugural Geffen Academy at UCLA commencement
Global media leader appeared on video to congratulate the first high school graduates from the innovative school, which launched in 2017.
Undergraduates publish paper about remote learning disparities
As the pandemic set in, the students pivoted their research focus from food security in Los Angeles to their fellow UCLA students.
Neuroscientist Adriana Galván named 2021 Gold Shield Faculty Prize winner
Galván was selected based on her record of research and her contributions to teaching, mentoring and promoting diversity, equity and inclusion.
Private land conservation could be key to meeting Biden’s 2030 environmental goals
A UCLA-led study found that voluntary legal agreements protect at-risk species more efficiently than public lands.
Law students’ research helps shape California wildfires bill
The work was part of a legal clinic in the UCLA School of Law’s Emmett Institute on Climate Change and the Environment.
Charley Andrews graduates with lessons of building community
She will speak at the UCLA Arts 2021 virtual commencement ceremony on June 12.
Trilingual Zoom class inspires next generation of migrant justice leaders at UCLA
Online-only class allows organizers to welcome students from the United States, Mexico and Guatemala.
UCLA Anderson Forecast: Pent-up demand for leisure and hospitality, recreation, health care will fuel recovery
The impact of California’s comparatively stringent pandemic mitigation measures will be key to the state’s economic growth.
UCLA donors combine efforts to honor esteemed orthopaedic surgeon
Dr. Nicholas Bernthal was named the inaugural Jeffrey J. Eckardt, M.D., Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery.
UCLA commencement speakers include alumnus D’Artagnan Scorza, Black Lives Matter’s Patrisse Cullors, astronaut Megan McArthur
Graduation season shifts from virtual to hybrid celebrations.