ucla magazine

UCLA is taking the lead in training caregivers to first do no harm, making Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center one of the safest in the nation.

Are IM’ing, texting and blogging ruining our minds — and our relationships? We ask Bruin experts for their take.

Just in time for summer road-trip plans, here’s a handy guide to some of the very best alumni winemakers and their wines.

We explore the tantalizing — and maybe terrifying — frontier of synthetic biology and do-it-yourself life science.

Kahi Lee ’99, founder of design firm Kahi Lee Lifestyle, recently designed a luxury penthouse for the just-opened W Hollywood.

UCLA’s Inverted Fountain was installed March 18, 1968 — and led to several Bruin traditions.

Bruin blue and gold runs throughout the Tchekmedyian family.

Talent and innovation built the California Dream. But UCLA — one of the state’s most critical sources of both talent and innovation — is under siege.

Tom Wortham, former chairman of the UCLA English Department, is an expert on Mark Twain and his masterpiece, “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.”

A look at UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television’s performance of “The Housekeeper.”

We asked some prominent D.C. Bruins what political life is like and how their time in Westwood prepared them for their careers.

Dr. A. Eugene Washington, the new dean of the David Geffen School of Medicine, talks about his ideas on leadership and where medicine is headed.

Marty Sklar reveals the secrets of a career in theme park design — and what a certain Mr. Disney would say about making wishes come true.

UCLA’s renowned creative stars supercharge their efforts to create works of lasting beauty that also play a powerful role in human society.

UCLA marks the 40th anniversary of its four Ethnic Studies centers, which have helped create a new city and nation, diverse and multicultural.

The UCLA Community School is a unique experiment in K–12 education that’s bringing top-quality education to kids who might fall through the cracks.

They are the Bruins in blue. And much of what they use on the job they learned on campus. We salute the proud UCLA alumni who protect and serve.

An ever-growing group of former Bruin gymnasts finds fortune, if not fame, as Hollywood stuntwomen and as acrobats in live shows like Cirque du Soleil.

Eric Morris M.A. ’06 was a child actor and a TV screenwriter. But he left the roar of the crowd for a career as an urban scholar.

UCLA’s Early Care and Education program provides child care for students, faculty and staff.

Nine ways to help you stay jolly — or at least calm — this holiday season.

What makes Bruins such good astronaut material? Hard to tell, but eight have boldly gone — and more are likely to follow.

The pioneering UCLA Pediatric Epilepsy Program is pushing the boundaries of surgery and saving the lives of dozens of kids every year.

Pauley Pavilion is 44 years old and badly in need of a makeover. And it’s getting one — with a little help from a lot of Bruin friends.

More than at any other university, UCLA faculty have been the targets of violent animal rights extremists.