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Quick Take: Look After Yourself, Mentally
With help from Beyoncé and the BeyGOOD initiative, UCLA tools are online.
Quick Take: Can We Eat Our Way Out of Climate Change?
Plant-based meat promises less strain on the environment, but there are questions.
Quick Take: The Mythology of Orlando
Playwright Sylvan Oswald on his response to Woolf’s trans hero.
Quick Take: A World of Music
A project showcasing 58 UCLA-held collections of field recordings opens a window to a multitude of global music traditions.
Quick Take: Notable Quotable
Thomas Rice of UCLA Fielding School of Public Health on health insurance systems around the world.
Quick Take: Modest Gains in Hollywood Diversity
Behind-the-camera positions, such as film directors, still lack minorities and women.
Quick Take: Revealed: The Rules of Polite Debate
We are weeks away from the California primary. Political temperatures may soar, but with these tips, you can keep it cool.
Quick Take: Postapocalyptic Parable Comes Home
How visionary storyteller Octavia Butler saw the future.
Quick Take: Pitch Perfect
With more wins on record than any coach in women’s soccer, former UCLA and USWNT head coach Jill Ellis made her mark on Westwood and the world.
Quick Take: Row the Right Way
CrossFit enthusiasts (and Frank Underwood), you are very likely to be erging incorrectly.
Quick Take: The Better Weekend
Research shows a staycation can be just as refreshing as time out of town.
Quick Take: A Patient’s Best Friend
Dogs visit local medical centers through UCLA’s People-Animal Connection.
Quick Take: Still Making History: Crest Theater
The venue is scheduled to reopen in 2021 as the UCLA Nimoy Theater.
Quick Take: Saving the Planet One RPM at a Time
UCLA’s Center for Climate Science embarks on a bicycle expedition.
Quick Take: Notable Quotable
Henry Samueli on his recent $100 million gift to UCLA Samueli School of Engineering.
Quick Take: Mr. Good Boy
A UCLA alum has created a mobile record store that puts a vinyl lover’s spin on L.A. cart culture.
Quick Take: Last Lap
After 38 years at UCLA, Cyndi Gallagher ’83 is stepping down as head coach of the women’s swimming and diving team.
Quick Take: Storytelling as Change Agent
Thanks to a seed grant from the UCLA Pritzker Center, the Center for Scholars & Storytellers is exploring how entertainment media can highlight issues in foster care.
The Gray Space of The Good Place
A UCLA philosophy professor has worked as a consultant in the writers room for NBC’s The Good Place.