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A diamond in the dugout: How one Bruin took his love of baseball to the big leagues
As JJ Svenson graduates with a degree in statistics and data science, he looks back on his time at UCLA.
Geopolitics and crazy-expensive tickets: As the World Cup kicks off, UCLA Law’s Steve Bank weighs the legal issues
For Bank, getting to see some historic World Cup matches in person won’t be all about cheering on the home team.
Kindred spirits: Embracing opportunity and resilience connects UCLA graduating seniors
Two graduates learning across generations share their UCLA experiences, motivation and advice.
From memory to medicine: A son’s journey toward a cure
Graduating senior Aidan Le’s personal history fuels his global scientific purpose.
From the lab to the runway to a Fulbright: UCLA senior is just getting started
Amadu Tadesse is saying goodbye to UCLA and heading to Ethiopia to establish the country's first national pediatric cancer registry.
Hunger gains: How an appetite for food studies unlocked a fruitful UCLA experience for Lumina Chan
The international student found her calling at the intersection of nutrition, research and food justice.
UCLA student and pickleball player aims to make the world more inclusive
Riley Joe will graduate this June with a double major in psychobiology and disability studies, as well as a minor in accounting.
It’s commencement at UCLA. Find out what’s cooking: Speakers, ceremonies and graduating Bruins
Graduation festivities, already underway, reach their height during the June 12–14 weekend.
Helping transfer students close the higher education gap for 25 years
The UCLA Center for Community College Partnerships celebrates a quarter-century of life-changing impact.
Abigail Saguy on teaching students how to talk about 'gender flashpoints'
Abigail Saguy addressed her area of expertise and her new book in a Q&A with UCLA Newsroom.
UCLA student masters balance beams, bar graphs and bedazzlers
Madisyn Anyimi nailed the landing in gymnastics — with career-best scores on the vault, bars and floor — and her applied math degree.
Graduating senior helped build community for her fellow international Bruins
Graduating senior Keya Tanna looks back on her UCLA legacy of advocacy and connection.
Creatine may supercharge immune cells that are key to fighting cancer
UCLA study finds creatine supplementation significantly slowed tumor growth in mice.
UCLA offers safety trainings for Bruin community
The Office of Campus and Community Safety's new online hub makes it easier than ever for students, faculty and staff to build skills and a culture of preparedness
How two UCLA engineering students built a self-playing piano that can do the impossible
“There’s no way this is going to work,” graduating senior Karina Bender and George Grigoryan thought. They started with Chopin, and the rest is history.
Over half of transgender parents surveyed say anti-LGBTQ climate a barrier to future parenting
Researchers collected data in 2025 from a community sample of 108 transgender and nonbinary parents.
UCLA joins semiconductor workforce consortium to expand hands-on microelectronics training
The regional node at UCLA will be co-led by the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering and the California NanoSystems Institute at UCLA.
New report finds sharply rising rates of unemployment for Black Californians
The latest State of Black California report shows the shift was especially pronounced for college-educated Black women
How misinformation about archaeology spreads online
A new UCLA course explores how social media fuels pseudoscientific theories — and how to discern fact from fiction.
UCLA study shows dangerous associations between drug and alcohol use and adolescent mental health
Substance-using adolescents were more likely to report psychological distress and think about or attempt suicide.
UCLA Anderson Forecast: Oil shock replaces tariffs as leading risk to U.S. economy
In addition, California continues to outpace the nation in output and income, but employment growth remains tepid, UCLA economists say.
Researchers find carcinogenic chromium-6 in Palisades, Altadena fire cleanup zones
A new study, co-authored by faculty from the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, suggests particles from 2025 fires settled far from burn zones.
UCLA Celebration of Iranian Cinema explores cultural identity, resilience and hope
Screenings are free at the Billy Wilder Theater at the Hammer Museum between June 5 and 21.
Julio Frenk with James B. Milliken: UCLA’s future and the promise of One UCLA
The chancellor reflected on the personal history that shaped his leadership, challenges facing higher education and his vision for UCLA at a moment of rapid changes — and opportunities.