Quick Takes

New Bruin Jack Bobo is a globally acclaimed food systems expert whose resume is literally out of this world.

Forty years ago, the Bruins prevailed and won the NCAA title in the longest match in the history of men’s college soccer.

A new app aims to bring the forgotten stories of Mexican-owned ranchos in Los Angeles to life — one digital map marker at a time.

How an offhand comment set off a CSI-worthy quest to find a lost piece of sartorial cinema history.

A new textbook exploring the rich — and largely untold — history of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders gets ready for its close-up.

A UCLA art historian is exploring what the color blue can tell us about the hidden history of Indigenous peoples.

How Bruin genetic scientists are reawakening hibernating follicles.

David Placek ’75 might be the best product-branding guru on the planet. His secret? Sound symbolism.

Tapping into her Hawaiian roots, Kalena McElroy ’14 took a deep dive into fashion — and reinvented the bathing suit.

For some students fleeing war and violence around the world, a safe harbor for their dreams has emerged in an unlikely place: the UCLA School of Dentistry.

An updated video game offers a novel research tool in the fight against breast cancer.

What Mali the bonobo is teaching us about the contagiousness of joy.

Tongva artist Mercedes Dorame ’03 has brought Catalina Island to the Getty, hoping to reaffirm her tribe’s presence — and meaning — in Los Angeles.

In a new book, a master of motion explains how he teaches Hollywood to move.

A Bruin scientist discovers a radically easy new way to diagnose stress — and do something about it.

UCLA alumna Carribean Fragoza wins the prestigious Whiting Award.

How a feisty student IG account turned into the style arbiter of campus.

Over the course of six weeks, Bruin standouts dominated in three distinct collegiate athletic arenas — and brought home the hardware to prove it.

How a UCLA computer scientist discovered a missing link in the long and tangled story of human evolution.

Bruin Jessie George’s research on ancient plant fossils at the La Brea Tar Pits may solve a vexing riddle: how to restore the habitat around the L.A. River.

For UCLA’s car-building engineers, the road — and ingenuity — beckons.

How a UCLA senior helped Bali farmers clean their crops.

Larry Farmer, who helped build UCLA basketball into a national powerhouse, finally tells his story.

The age of streaming rediscovers the works of Octavia Butler.

Two Bruins reconnect to help combat Alzheimer’s by marrying philanthropy and style.