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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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UCLA for Life: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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UCLA for Life: Janet Reilly

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UCLA for Life: Scott Galloway

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Watch: Inside Student-Run UCLA Radio

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UCLA Downtown: Connection to the Community

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The First Supper: Dinner for 12 Strangers

An extraordinary portrait on the UCLA campus of 11 members of the Wallis family, representing UCLA alumni from across four generations: Marilyn Heinmiller, the matriarch, sits in a wheelchair in front.

Bruinology

1 Family, 4 Generations of Bruins

100 Years of Collecting

April 1, 2020

Mapping connections among lost art, migrating birds and Star Trek.

Forward Thinker: Keeping It Cool to Create Power

April 1, 2020

Aaswath Raman engineers new technologies to cool buildings and generate electricity using a little-studied natural phenomenon.

Life Signs: Wait! Wait! Don’t Rush Me!

April 1, 2020

Procrastination is not a character flaw, but it might be something quite revealing.

Change Agent: Politics, Explained

April 1, 2020

Ezra Klein ’05 discusses the challenges of journalism, writing his debut book, what he learned at UCLA and the Trump presidency.

Quick Take: Can We Eat Our Way Out of Climate Change?

April 1, 2020

Plant-based meat promises less strain on the environment, but there are questions.

Quick Take: The Mythology of Orlando

April 1, 2020

Playwright Sylvan Oswald on his response to Woolf’s trans hero.

Quick Take: A World of Music

April 1, 2020

A project showcasing 58 UCLA-held collections of field recordings opens a window to a multitude of global music traditions.

Quick Take: Notable Quotable

April 1, 2020

Thomas Rice of UCLA Fielding School of Public Health on health insurance systems around the world.

Quick Take: The Power of Pie

April 1, 2020

Evan Kleiman’s Good Food contest shares the joy of baking.

Quick Take: Modest Gains in Hollywood Diversity

April 1, 2020

Behind-the-camera positions, such as film directors, still lack minorities and women.

At Issue: Above and Beyond

April 1, 2020

People around the world have a deep affinity for UCLA, and this is evident in the tremendous success of the Centennial Campaign.

Lighting the Way: History Was Not on Their Side

April 1, 2020

Few Bruins faced more fateful choices than Iva Toguri ’40 and Hitoshi Yonemura.

End Point: Bronze Age

April 1, 2020

The Bruin turned 35 in September.

January 2020 | Table of Contents

January 1, 2020

A look at the articles in UCLA Magazine’s winter issue.

The Problem Solvers

January 1, 2020

From Westwood to the Texas-Mexico border and Haiti, UCLA people are tackling global inequities, one heartfelt step at a time.

A Healthier New Year

January 1, 2020

Think of UCLA’s Semel Healthy Campus Initiative as your personal coach.

Up in Fumes

January 1, 2020

The latest nicotine delivery system seemed like the answer to a smoker’s prayer. Then UCLA scientists started asking questions about vaping.

Larger Than Life

January 1, 2020

The activists featured in Our Stories, Our Impact — a UCLA centennial initiative — help shape important social movements.

Forward Thinker: Move Along

January 1, 2020

Through UCLA’s Dancing Disability Lab, choreographer Victoria Marks brings international artists to campus to study and help shape the future of disability in dance.