UCLA for Life: Meyer Luskin
Now a centenarian, the esteemed philanthropist — who, with his wife, Renee, has donated close to $200 million to UCLA — remains as true a Bruin as ever.
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A Different Kind of Course Work
The UCLA Teaching Kitchen is part of a whole new campus ecosystem putting Bruin ingenuity to work in the world of food.
Food for Thought
Bruin Plate, where students enjoy some of the tastiest cuisine in L.A., proves the days of the old-time college cafeteria are over.
Dinner Is Served
Impress your guests with these three campus recipes — from Bruin Plate and Plateia — at your next soiree.
The Second Life of ‘We’re Alive’
Almost 50 years ago, three UCLA student filmmakers made a bold documentary about incarcerated women. Then it vanished.
An Idea to Dwell On
Exploring how to tame urban sprawl around the world, Vinit Mukhija finds an answer in our own backyard.
The Miracle Worker
For more than 35 years, Dr. Gary Parker has lived and worked aboard a Mercy Ship, helping the world’s poorest disfigured people.
Lost and Found
A lost mural design by La Kretz Botany Building architect Paul Revere Williams was finally brought to life in 2017.
A Bruin in the Forecast
UCLA’s Daniel Swain has become one of the nation’s most sought-after experts on the urgency of combating climate change.
A Call to Action, Answered
After the Supreme Court reversed Roe v. Wade, the state partnered with UCLA to help women secure their reproductive freedom.
Why Your New Year’s Diet Failed
Want to lose weight — and keep it off? A UCLA dietitian has some advice: Think small.
Sing a Song of Westwood
It’s UCLA’s biggest musical event of the year. But Spring Sing is so much more.
The Justice League
Armed with passion, intellect and vision, the crusaders of UCLA’s Activist-in-Residence Program are as trailblazing as the initiative.
The Greatest Bruin You Don’t Know
Larry Farmer, who helped build UCLA basketball into a national powerhouse, finally tells his story.
An Underappreciated Author Gets Her Due
The age of streaming rediscovers the works of Octavia Butler.
A Fashionable Cause
Two Bruins reconnect to help combat Alzheimer’s by marrying philanthropy and style.
The Starship Social Enterprise
An award-winning UCLA academy is training the next generation of impact investors and nonprofit leaders.
The Bruin World Tour
No matter where you go around the globe, chances are there’s someone there who knows the eight-clap.
12 Hungry Bruins
At Dinners for 12 Strangers, guests arrive as mutual unknowns but depart as friends, with a new appreciation for the ties that bind the UCLA family.
Where Is the Economy Really Headed? Ask Them.
The UCLA Anderson Forecast’s signature brand of analysis is proving more vital than ever.
In Living Color
Justina Blakeney ’01 turned a passion for all things bold, bright and beautiful into a home design empire. At UCLA, she found artful inspiration for her creative journey.