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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Coach!
John Wooden was the most successful coach in college basketball history, but for him, winning never really was the name of the game.
25 Ways
UCLA is a place where innovation and ingenuity have led to groundbreaking achievements and life-changing discoveries.
@ucla.com: The Rush to Dot-Com
There’s an air of sunny optimism permeating The Anderson School as its newest M.B.A.s prepare to launch themselves into the uncharted territory of the dot-com world.
The Hot Zone
A bioterrorist attack or lethal disease run amuck is the stuff of shock fiction and bad TV movies, but to epidemiologist Scott Layne these scenarios are very real.
He Said, She Said
In Reconcilable Differences, UCLA psychologist Andrew Christensen offers a prescription for building better relationships.
Speed Demon
Jim Heath’s computers will be billions of times more efficient than anything we’ve ever imagined, holding the promise of benefits that will affect all our lives.
Nobel Men
Three UCLA Nobel laureates have gone on to achievements that deepen our understanding of human existence and perhaps even open the gateway to longer life.
Swinging the Hammer
Ann Philbin, the new doyenne of the L.A. art scene, is turning UCLA’s Hammer Museum into the city’s hottest cultural center.
Patent Pending
As the technological revolution turns inward on ourselves, the issue of whether we can license the very essence of life itself is taking center stage.
Mr. Stevens Goes to Washington
While a student at UCLA, Ted Stevens had no inkling of where his life might take him. Five decades later he’s the senior senator from Alaska.
Doctor Without Borders
To an outsider’s eye, Kosovo appears to be on the mend. But a UCLA family-practice resident learns firsthand that the scars of war are never far from the surface.
The View From Murphy Hall
Chancellor Albert Carnesale reflects on UCLA’s challenges and opportunities.
Take a Walk on the Wild Side
With his flair for artistic daring-do, David Sefton plans to elevate UCLA Performing Arts to new heights of creative innovation.
’Net Worth
In a study of the changes produced by the Internet, Jeff Cole chronicles our love-hate relationship with a technology that is altering the world as we know it.
Goldberg’s Variations
In the lab, Bob Goldberg’s research in genetic engineering may lead to new generations of superplants. But it is in the classroom where his influence perhaps is greatest.
Mission to Heal
Moved by a profound spirit of compassion and caring, UCLA doctors and nurses travel half a world away to render aid to Kosovo’s dispossessed.
Mr. Hunter’s Opus
For more than 20 years, Lew Hunter has been mentor emeritus to the budding screenwriters of Tinseltown.
That Human Touch
By drenching UCLA’s new medical center in light and wrapping it in greenery, I.M. Pei has designed a hospital that will become a partner in the process of healing.
Mothers, Babies and AIDS
The health crisis in Africa challenges the notion that breast-feeding is always best in developing countries.
Persian Delight
A striking exhibition at UCLA’s Hammer Museum reveals the roots of a vibrant immigrant community.
Gene Hunter
Leena Peltonen helped to put Finland on the map as a global powerhouse in genetic research. She hopes to do the same for UCLA.
Heal the World
By taking a multidisciplinary approach, researchers in UCLA’s Institute of the Environment are tackling the vexing issues of how to clean up our air, water and land.
All the World’s a Stage
Today’s World Arts and Cultures program has evolved into a unique cultural resource. An $18-million pledge will ensure its resources are world-class.