face masks and election ballots

A new UCLA study shows COVID-related private funding had no substantial effect

A close-up view of a laboratory setting, showcasing a pipette dispensing a liquid into one of the many small, clear tubes arranged in a tray. The tray is dark blue, and the background is blurred, emphasizing the precision of the experiment in progress.

Scientific rigor and creativity on display at Undergraduate Research Week 2024

Meet some of this year’s more than 1,600 student researchers By…
Scrabble-like tiles spell out the word “please.”

Children are taught to say “please.” But a new UCLA study shows the word may be a tool to manage frictions, not a sign of politeness.

Chris Tausanovitch standing in a stone courtyard on a sunny day.

Political scientist Chris Tausanovitch named 2024 Carnegie Fellow

From left to right, a photograph of Michael Waterstone, Robin D. G. Kelley, Renee Luskin, Lonnie G. Bunch III, Meyer Luskin, Miguel García-Garibay and Abel Valenzuela.

Lonnie G. Bunch delivers UCLA’s Luskin Lecture for Thought Leadership

A portrait of Diego Sarmiento in a maroon dress shirt with a stained wood wall in the background.

Diego Sarmiento awarded prestigious Truman Scholarship and Strauss Scholarship

Sarmiento is the first UCLA undergraduate to receive the Truman…
A composite image of Sean Astin against an aerial photograph of UCLA's campus.

Sean Astin to deliver UCLA College commencement address

Group shot of U7+ Alliance members at Bocconi University in Milan, Italy

U7+ Alliance of World Universities urge G7 to increase access to higher education