UCLA honors Laurie and Steven Gordon with Fiat Lux Award
The couple’s philanthropic support and volunteer leadership have enriched UCLA for more than two decades.
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UCLA Library receives $4.2 million political cartoon collection spanning centuries
The gift from Michael and Susan Kahn will include additional funding for classes and workshops.
UCLA receives $4.1 million commitment to atmospheric and oceanic sciences department
The gift, from adjunct professor Larry Harding, honors his late father, UCLA alumnus Wayne Harding.
Personal archive of composer James Horner donated to UCLA Library
The James Horner Collection includes thousands of personal notes, scores, and orchestrations from over a hundred films.
UCLA Affordability Initiative aims to reduce need for student loans, with donors’ support
A $15 million commitment for undergraduate scholarships from alumnus Peter Merlone serves as the lead gift.
UCLA Anderson receives $3 million from Riordan Foundation for namesake outreach programs
The Riordan Programs, founded in 1987, provide mentorship and support for high school and college students and recent college graduates.
$5 million gift from Nancy and Howard Marks endows chair in women’s health research at UCLA
The inaugural chair holder is Dr. Beth Karlan, a UCLA professor of obstetrics and gynecology.
UCLA Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital board of advisors funds endowed chair
Dr. Artha Gillis, who studies the long-term effects of early-life adversity on children, will be the inaugural chair holder.
UCLA receives $20 million to establish Goodman–Luskin Microbiome Center
The gift from Andrea and Donald Goodman and Renee and Meyer Luskin will fuel research in one of the most promising areas of scientific inquiry.
Vital philanthropic contributions strengthened UCLA in 2021-22
Support, in the form of more than 74,000 gifts totaling $658 million, came from donors throughout the U.S. and around the world.
UCLA receives $1.5 million to further waterworks project at Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden
The gift from Charlie and Peggy Norris will allow UCLA to bring sustainable practices to the garden and campus.
Dental school to deliver oral health care services at long-term care facilities
A $1.67 million gift from the Delta Dental Community Care Foundation will establish the UCLA School of Dentistry’s MINDFUL program.
$1.6 million from UCLA professors Sherie and Donald Morrison will help revitalize Faculty Club
The gift is the latest from the esteemed scholars, whose philanthropy has supported programs and initiatives across campus for decades.
Everyone belongs, everyone thrives: $1 million gift creates new UCLA center for students’ basic needs
The funds from alumni Ann Daly and John Gustafson will help expand student resources, access and success.
$1.2 million from Kachigian family trust establishes UCLA lectureship in Armenian studies
Armenian language scholar Hagop Kouloujian has been appointed to the position for a five-year term.
$1 million gift endows UCLA faculty chair in piano performance
Alumni Ralph and Shirley Shapiro have now funded more than 20 endowed chairs across campus.
UCLA’s Clark Library receives centuries-old rare books from longtime donor
The donation of 40 historical texts from Paul Chrzanowski further bolsters an already remarkable collection of early English texts.
$5 million from Boeing will support UCLA quantum science and technology research
The funds will support faculty at the UCLA Center for Quantum Science and Engineering.
With $5 million from Herb Alpert Foundation, UCLA to introduce state-of-the-art music practice rooms
Construction is set to begin this summer for the 46 practice rooms, which have not been fully refurbished in nearly 70 years.
UCLA receives $5 million to help translate promising research from lab to clinic
A gift from the Alfred E. Mann Family Foundation will support research at the Broad Stem Cell Research Center and California NanoSystems Institute.
$2 million from Pritzker Foundation establishes chair in sustainability at UCLA Engineering
Gaurav Sant, director of the Institute for Carbon Management at UCLA, was appointed the inaugural chairholder.
UCLA Engineering receives $21 million pledge from Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
The funds will support research by the Institute for Carbon Management on climate change solutions.
Former faculty member gives UCLA $10 million to advance ocular genetics research
A gift from Dr. Bronwyn Bateman will establish a new center at the UCLA Stein Eye Institute.
The UCLA Foundation names Alicia Miñana de Lovelace new chair-elect
Miñana de Lovelace, who earned her law degree from UCLA School of Law in 1987, has been on the board of directors since 2015.
UCLA food studies institute to tackle global food challenges
The institute will collaborate with a community of chefs and scholars in pursuit of a healthier population and planet.