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STORY ROUNDUP

Sierra Chen against a clear board with equations.

THE MATHEMATICS OF COMPASSION

Sierra Chen M.A. ’93, the UCLA Olga Radko Endowed Math Circle’s most ardent longtime supporter, bolstered her previous giving with a $1 million commitment to the program.

An underwater photo of canopy-forming kelp with rays of sunlight illuminating their translucent leaves. 

UNDERSTANDING HOW WILDFIRES AFFECT KELP

Studying wildfire-impacted kelp deepened UCLA doctoral student Lori Berberian’s commitment to environmental science.

The UCLA softball team visits the Luskin Conference Center bringing their Bruin spirit to those evacuated due to the fires.

ONE UCLA

How acts of kindness kept Bruins connected amid tragic L.A. fires.

A group of students and UCLA staff standing in front of foliage and a building

LATINX SUCCESS CENTER BLOSOMS ON CAMPUS

The new space will focus on student achievement and excellence.

The opening of the center, which took place March 31, marked the start of “a different kind of UCLA” for Latino Bruins.

Student Títílọpẹ́ Olotu stands with an oversized U.S. passport

HELPING STUDENTS START THEIR GLOBAL JOURNEYS

Fueled by donor support, UCLA students obtained passports, support at a Jan. event.

from left to right: Brendan Palomo, Opal, Roxanne Neal, Chris Palomo on campusPORTRAIT OF A TRUE BRUIN FAMILY

Meet some special people — and pups — who love UCLA so much they live its mission.

Alex Hall standing in a garden with his arms crossed.

TRANSFORMING CLIMATE SCIENCE AND SOCIETY 

Renowned climate scientist Alex Hall to lead UCLA’s Institute of the Environment and Sustainability.

A collage prominently featuring Anya Dani of the UCLA/Getty Interdepartmental Program in the Conservation of Cultural Heritage and smaller photos of members of Black Art Conservators at work.

‘PRESERVATION FOR THE PEOPLE’ 

A joint podcast from UCLA and the Black Art Conservators group uplifts Black history, stories and voices.

Alexander Hoffmann, in checkered suit, gestures as he sits at table in front of a whiteboardTHE BIODATA ‘REVOLUTION’

UCLA’s Institute for Quantitative and Computational Biosciences celebrates first decade with interdisciplinary panel.

La’Tonya Rease Miles, in colorful top and black-rimmed glasses, holds a copy of her memoir, “Smart Girl: A First-Gen Origin Story.”

A ‘FIRST GEN ORIGIN STORY’

Author and alumna La’Tonya Rease Miles shares her journey to becoming a champion for first-generation students.

Hand with blue pigment on fingertips

MUCH ADO ABOUT THE HUE, BLUE

UCLA art historian Thiago Puglieri on nature’s most precious color.

“Wicked” actors Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo look in a mirror in one of the film's scenes

HOLLYWOOD DIVERSITY REPORT

The UCLA report finds moviegoers worldwide call for increased Hollywood diversity despite decline in top films.

Colorful strands showing restoration of dystrophin (stained green) in Duchenne muscular dystrophy muscle cells

STRIDES FOR BETTER TREATMENT 

UCLA plays pivotal role in first gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

Papandreou (second from left) with Dean Alexandra Minna Stern, Professor Sharon Gerstel, Interim Dean Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris and Dean Abel Valenzuela.

INNOVATION, IMAGINATION IN DEMOCRACY  

Former Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou discusses his vision for modern democracy and governance during his a Jan. visit to UCLA.

A woman grocery shopping.

THE POWER OF ONE

An interdisciplinary team of UCLA researchers published an opinion piece in Newsweek arguing that ‘even one person’s food choices affect the whole planet.’

UCLA’s 2025 Sloan Fellows (clockwise from top left): Anton Bernshteyn, Hao Cao, Alvine Kamaha, Chuchu Zhang, Yotam Shem-Tov, Ernest Ryu.

2025 RESEARCH FELLOWS

Six UCLA faculty members were among the 126 scientists and scholars selected to receive 2025 Sloan Research Fellowships, five of which are UCLA College faculty.

An illustration representing high-resolution microscopic images derived from diffraction patterns by an algorithm

REVOLUTIONIZING MICROSCOPY

UCLA physicist John Miao has revolutionized microscopy over the past 25 years with his pioneering computational imaging techniques, achieving unprecedented precision and field of view.

BRUIN POETRY

Explore the Bruin Bookshelf to uncover the latest works from UCLA College authors, featuring poetry collections in honor of National Poetry Month.

Interested in discovering more Bruin poetry? Tune into the poetic prowess of some of the UCLA College’s finest bards and troubadours.

Central American Counterpoetics: Diaspora and Rememory book cover

Central American Counterpoetics: Diaspora and Rememory

by Karina Alma 

Cover for Each Luminous Thing

Each Luminous Thing

by Stacie Cassarino ’10, Ph.D ’14

Letters to America book cover

Letters to America

by Fred D’Aguiar

Cover of Faunalia

Faunalia

by Alice Fulmer ’20

Regaining Unconsciousness book cover

Regaining Unconsciousness

by Harryette Mullen

For Trapped Things book cover

For Trapped Things

by Brian Kim Stefans

COLLEGE PODCAST(S)

Tune into the latest episode of “Tell Us What You Know,” featuring a sizzling conversation with researchers from the UCLA Heat Lab.

This episode builds on our previous conversations with distinguished guests, including Pulitzer Prize winner and Professor Emeritus Jared Diamond, and Barney A. Schlinger, a UCLA professor of integrative biology and physiology.

We invite you to explore these episodes and more from the diverse array of podcasts produced across the UCLA College.

Hot takes, sizzling conversations and more

with researchers from the UCLA Heat Lab

Jared Diamond Tell Us What You Know background

On New Guinea and discovering the long-lost golden-fronted bowerbird

with Pulitzer Prize winner and Professor Emeritus Jared Diamond.

Cover art for Feathers and Flirtations Feathers & Flirtations

with Barney A. Schlinger, a UCLA professor of integrative biology and physiology

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