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Mentorship enhances mental health research focused on the underserved

Psychology professor Lauren Ng and doctoral student Yesenia Aguilar…
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Doctoral student Kelsi Rutledge helped make “Jean Jacket”…
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Dean Tracy Johnson receives grant to launch undergraduate stem cell training program

UCLA Newsroom | August 30, 2022 Editor’s note:…
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With redesign, UCLA’s Washington, D.C. program welcomes students from all majors

The revamp is in line with UCLA’s broader commitment to…
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Finding himself at the intersection of communication and disability studies

Activist, advocate and artist Christopher Ikonomou looks ahead…
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The nature of innovation

Marine scientist Kelsi Rutledge explores new possibilities for…
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Music of the Heart

He won the Marshall Scholarship by honoring his Bolivian heritage…
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Seed to Harvest

This Black feminist futurist is working to create more equitable…
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Equity and Empowerment

They saw the change they wanted and created the organization…
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UCLA class of 2022 celebrates the unique joy of togetherness

Alumna Katelyn Ohashi delivered the keynote address at the…