UCLA continues its gold streak with national Bicycle Friendly University honor
The award recognizes campus efforts to support healthy, affordable, environmentally friendly transportation.
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International Education Week celebrates UCLA’s global vision
From Nov. 6–9, units across campus will host events highlighting global issues and international opportunities for students.
UCLA’s Shelley Taylor awarded National Medal of Science at the White House
The renowned psychologist was honored, in part, for her “groundbreaking research into mental health and the power of human connection.”
NBA’s Kevin Love and UCLA’s Michelle Craske: Teamed up for mental health
“By blending science and transformative awareness-raising, this collaboration is helping to save lives,” said life sciences dean Tracy Johnson.
Charles E. Young, former chancellor who led UCLA for nearly three decades, has died at 91
From 1968 to 1997, Young led UCLA’s transformation into a world-class research university.
‘To foster future generations of Native feminist leaders’
Shannon Speed, director of the UCLA American Indian Studies Center, was named UCLA’s inaugural Paula Gunn Allen Chair in Gender Studies.
Q&A: Charlene Villaseñor Black on Latino studies in the world — for the world
UCLA’s new chair of Chicana/o and Central American studies sees universal lessons in highlighting the omissions and silences surrounding the history of the Americas.
Event highlights how UCLA’s Latino community is ‘growing the future’
This year’s Latinx Welcome for students celebrated the campus’s progress toward becoming a Hispanic-Serving Institution.
UCLA’s Gerardo Moreno elected to National Academy of Medicine
The academy cited Moreno as “one of most influential young Latino academic leaders in family medicine and health care.”
Professors Sherie and Donald Morrison pledge $15.4 million to UCLA
Proceeds from the sale of real estate owned by the couple will benefit the life sciences division, the Anderson School of Management, UCLA Athletics and the Faculty Club.
Matching MacArthurs: 2 UCLA professors win prestigious ‘genius grants’
Law professor and human rights expert E. Tendayi Achiume and acclaimed hydroclimatologist Park Williams are UCLA’s latest MacArthur Fellowship recipients.
UCLA professor E. Tendayi Achiume awarded MacArthur Fellowship
The UCLA School of Law faculty member was recognized with the ‘genius grant’ for her impactful work on race, migration and international law.
UCLA geography professor Park Williams awarded MacArthur Fellowship
An acclaimed hydroclimatologist, Williams was recognized for his research on climate change and its connection to drought and fires.
2,000 volunteers bring UCLA spirit of service to the L.A. community
The fall tradition marking the return to campus hosted 46 volunteer projects across greater Los Angeles.
Q&A: Justin Torres on creating ‘sustained and deep engagement’ with literature
The bestselling author and UCLA professor discusses his new novel, ‘Blackouts,’ and the writers who inspire him today.
‘There is no institution more Los Angeles than UCLA’
Professor Eric Avila connects campus to community by exploring the city’s multilayered, multicultural past.
UCLA is nation’s No. 1 public university for 7th straight year
The campus also earned top marks in social mobility and educating military veterans in U.S. News & World Report’s annual “Best Colleges” rankings.
UCLA: La universidad pública número uno del país por séptimo año consecutivo
La universidad también fue nombrada el mejor centro de estudios público para veteranos en las listas anuales de clasificación en U.S. News & World Report.
Q&A: Jason De León sees full picture – and price – of unauthorized immigration
The UCLA professor hopes to open minds, change the conversation and help save lives.
UCLA Conversations to offer up-close, unscripted discussions with leading scholars
The events will be curated and hosted by Stuart Wolpert, a 40-year veteran of UCLA’s media relations office.
Q&A: New UCLA Law dean aims to build investment and excitement
Michael Waterstone was a Bruin long before he returned to campus in August.
In memoriam: Allen Parducci, 97, influential cognitive psychologist and early windsurfing pioneer
The professor emeritus was known for his key contribution to windsurfing as well as his predictive theory of happiness.
Bringing the history of L.A. workers’ movements into the present — and future
A course being developed by UCLA labor studies professor Tobias Higbie will aim to inspire a new generation of change-makers.
In memoriam: Amy Lohmann, 46, instructor at UCLA School of Nursing
Lohmann, a UCLA alumna, lecturer and clinical faculty member, helped prepare thousands of nursing students for careers in the profession.
UCLA’s workshop in Oaxaca immerses L.A. teachers in Indigenous Mexican culture
That Latin American Institute summer program prepares K–12 instructors to bring new knowledge into their classrooms.