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Leading the Japan-America Innovators of Medicine

UCLA student Kanon Mori works to improve health care while bridging…
Miguel García-Garibay in the Royce Hall portico

Leading the College: A conversation with new senior dean Miguel García-Garibay

By Jonathan Riggs A UCLA chemistry and biochemistry…
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Recent UCLA grad helped Wikipedia set the record straight on ‘Rain Man’ and autism

Lucy Berbeo | December 21, 2022 The 1988 film “Rain…
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UCLA’s Jim Varney Scholarship pays the actor’s generous legacy forward

Jonathan Riggs | December 20, 2022 The Kentucky-born…
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Making a difference through the power of storytelling

UCLA undergraduate student Arushi Avachat on writing and publishing…
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3 UCLA undergrads receive prestigious NIH scholarships

Jonathan Riggs | November 3, 2022 Only 16 students…
Alex Stern

Humanities for the 21st century: A conversation with incoming dean Alex Stern

Jonathan Riggs | October 11, 2022 Alexandra Minna Stern…
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Engaging with the world: Q&A with Abel Valenzuela, interim dean of social sciences

Jonathan Riggs | October 5, 2022 Abel Valenzuela Jr.…
Lynn Vavreck and Chris Tausanovitch

Q&A: UCLA political scientists on how the 2020 presidential campaign continues to reverberate

Lynn Vavreck and Chris Tausanovitch discuss their new book, ‘The…
Yesenia Aguilar Silvan (left) and Lauren Ng

Mentorship enhances mental health research focused on the underserved

Psychology professor Lauren Ng and doctoral student Yesenia Aguilar…