COVER STORY
A New Chancellor, A New Era
His talents and passion for service have already brought him to the pinnacle of government and academia internationally. Now, Julio Frenk prepares to steer UCLA into the future.
MICHAEL CALLAHAN
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Living Her Values
A leader in global health, she brings to UCLA an impressive resume and a long list of accomplishments. Meet the chancellor’s partner, Felicia Marie Knaul.
AMY GUERRA
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The New Chancellor Asked; We Answered
On moving to L.A., Julio Frenk had some pressing questions about his new home. We turned to UCLA experts to fill in the blanks.
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Julio Frenk: The Books That Most Influenced My Life
Three works to put on your bedside table.
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Julio Frenk’s 4 Operas Everyone Should See
Our new chancellor is an opera buff extraordinaire. We asked him: What works should everyone make sure they experience?
FEATURES
Can UCLA Really Be America’s Healthiest Campus?
It was a bold and ambitious goal: to be a national model for healthy living, right in Westwood. With pioneering treatments, research and outreach, UCLA is meeting the moment.
JOHN HARLOW AND JONATHAN RIGGS | ILLUSTRATIONS BY LORIS LORA
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The Past Is Present
All across campus, UCLA faculty and staff are preserving endangered pieces of cultural heritage, allowing us to better understand our world — and our place in it.
MARY DAILY | PHOTOGRAPHY BY SPENCER LOWELL
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Where Art, Science — and Bruin Excellence — Collide
UCLA arts creators and institutions took center stage at the nation’s largest art event.
JESSICA WOLF | PHOTOGRAPHY BY YURI HASEGAWA
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The Quiet Warrior
When Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass made solving the city’s homelessness problem one of her administration’s top priorities, she turned to a Bruin to get it done. Now, Lourdes Castro Ramírez is tackling the task at an even higher level.
ROBERT ITO | PHOTOGRAPHY BY JESSICA PONS
DEPARTMENTS
FORWARD THINKER
Express Yourself
Newly elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, philosopher Paul Taylor has a unique story to tell — about comedy, Hallmark movies and Black aesthetics in the U.S.
JOSEPH EARL THOMAS | PHOTOGRAPHY BY GIONCARLO VALENTINE
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CHANGE AGENT
Performance Art
Actionplay, a pioneering New York theater company, is opening the stage door for neurodiverse kids. That’s due to the bold vision of Aaron Feinstein, who found his voice — and his calling — at UCLA.
AMY GOLDWASSER | PHOTOGRAPHY BY STEPHANIE MEI-LING
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MY VERY OWN UCLA
The Road Out
A double Bruin and current staffer talks about the twisting path out of his tumultuous childhood — and how coming to UCLA changed the trajectory of his life.
ANDREW J. JAMES McCLURE ’04, M.ED. ’06 | PHOTOGRAPHY BY MAGGIE SHANNON
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HAIL TO THE HILLS
History in Your Hands
A century of Bruin pride comes to life in the UCLA yearbook archive.
LUCY BERBEO ’06
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BIG PICTURE
The Mermaids of Westwood
The secret to the U.S. artistic swimming team’s success? Training at UCLA.
FIONA RUANE
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AT ISSUE
Staying Connected
When L.A.’s fire crisis was at its worst, Bruins were at their kind and empathetic best.
UCLA CHANCELLOR JULIO FRENK
QUICK TAKES
True Blue
A UCLA art historian is exploring what the color blue can tell us about the hidden history of Indigenous peoples.
SEAN BRENNER
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A Valuable Lesson
A new textbook exploring the rich — and largely untold — history of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders gets ready for its close-up.
EMILY WILSON
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Did UCLA Just Cure Baldness?
How UCLA genetic scientists are reawakening hibernating follicles.
JOHN HARLOW
