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Aomar Boum believes in the power of stories to unite

UCLA’s newly appointed Maurice Amado Professor of Sephardic…

Kal Penn to discuss life and diversity in Hollywood at virtual UCLA Dean’s Salon

By Jonathan Riggs Star returns to his alma mater upon…
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UCLA’s Congo Basin Institute receives $1 million from Bob and Cindy Taylor

By Jonathan Riggs In line with his long-standing commitment…
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‘I could be killed at any time’: The anguish of being wrongfully convicted of murder

By Stuart Wolpert Maurice Caldwell spent 20 years in prison…
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Reconstructing What Was

By Jonathan Riggs Founded early in the sixth century,…
Evangelina Vaccaro playing beneath pier at the beach

A decade after gene therapy, children born with deadly immune disorder remain healthy

By Sarah C.P. Williams Over a decade ago, UCLA physician-scientists…

TV shows with diverse writers rooms, casts resonated with pandemic audiences

By Jessica Wolf The latest UCLA Hollywood Diversity Report, published…

New scholarship supports undergraduate internships at community organizations

By Robin Migdol An unpaid summer internship is practically…
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Karen McKinnon receives Packard fellowship

UCLA climate statistician Karen McKinnon was selected to…
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Gift to UCLA’s Clark Library establishes fellowship to support research on Oscar Wilde

By Margaret MacDonald UCLA has received a generous gift…