Some 200 UCLA medical students received their diplomas Friday, June 1, in Dickson Court at the 64th annual Hippocratic Oath Ceremony for the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.
Low-income and minority students are particularly affected, and the problem stands to worsen as global temperatures rise, according to public policy researcher Jisung Park.
The donation, which builds on a decade of support from the foundation led by Dan and Rae Emmett, includes $1.8 million and a challenge: The foundation will match one-to-one gifts made by other donors up to $2.5 million.
Social services professionals and scholars gather at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs to share best practices about working with Latinx people in California.
The Prison Education Program helps incarcerated students change their lives through education, and informs UCLA students about how prisons affect communities.
A gift from philanthropists Jane and Terry Semel will enable UCLA to expand research, teaching and activities connected to the campus’s Healthy Campus Initiative.
Since its inception in 2015, the program has provided 33 UCLA students with funding to complete research, projects or internships that focus on food issues.
UCLA senior Christine Peng-Peng Lee was named winner of this year's Honda Sport Award for gymnastics, which signifies "the best of the best in collegiate athletics."
Singer-songwriter Eva B. Ross, a UCLA alumna, will perform at the closing concert, as will the Thelonius Monk Institute of Jazz Performance Ensemble at UCLA and Superdevoiche, the UCLA Balkan Women’s Choir.
Mackenzie Clay had his neck broken during high school. The 29-year-old doctoral candidate is an inaugural member of a UCLA group honoring those who live with purpose.
A device that reduces the harmful environmental impact of bus emissions and an e-commerce platform for maternity clothes were the winners of UCLA Law contest.
The Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in collaboration with campus partners is presenting its first “Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment Awareness Week.”