UCLA Law in The Hague program offers students hands-on international law experience
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A duty to help others: UCLA’s Eric Esrailian receives the Ellis Island Medal of Honor
The annual awards, presented on Ellis Island in New York, celebrate immigrants and their progeny who are dedicating their lives to the betterment of society.
City leaders see improving public transportation for LA28 Games as pathway to transit legacy
From bus lanes to better sidewalks, improvements could fuel transit ridership beyond Olympics and Paralympics.
S&P 500 companies make meaningful progress in corporate sustainability disclosures
Climate transition planning and Scope 3 reporting gaps are identified in the annual report from the UCLA Anderson School of Management's Center for Impact.
UCLA institute hosts Latino Policy Day with students, alumni, and policy leaders
The Latino Policy and Politics Institute’s half-day program highlighted UCLA research that addresses critical challenges facing Latino communities.
Human rights advocates from around the world gather at UCLA to chart the future
The 2025 Human Rights and Humanitarian Forum featured activists, scholars and policymakers from 30 countries.
Federal programs like Head Start reduce poverty and increase upward mobility, UCLA study shows
Participants in social safety net programs had higher rates of employment and were less reliant on public assistance.
Rare Japanese poetry translation offers first-generation account of WWII incarceration
Uprooted from Los Angeles, a husband and wife chronicled 17 years through tanka poems.
Fowler Museum at UCLA presents ‘Construction, Occupation,’ exploring art, activism and housing justice
The exhibition, which runs from May 4 through Jan. 11, 2026, invites visitors to reflect on how urban spaces can be reimagined through collective action.
Journalist Elizabeth Dias shares lessons from the fall of Roe at campus event
The UCLA Center for Reproductive Science, Health and Education recently hosted the New York Times’ national religion correspondent.
Russell Lehmann, autism advocate and new Bruin, champions neurodiversity and disability rights
‘Those who are different make the difference,’ the disability studies course co-facilitator says.
Conclave begins: Everything you need to know about the Catholic ritual for choosing the new pope
Cardinals of the Catholic Church have convened in Vatican City for the papal conclave, during which they will choose the new pope.
4 UCLA faculty members have been elected to the National Academy of Sciences
Heather Maynard, Sorin Popa, Marilyn Raphael and Edward Leamer were selected for their achievements in original research.
Regular child care remains out of reach for nearly half of young children in California
New report finds that Latino and lower-income families are more likely to have difficulties accessing child care.
International Women of Courage: Award winners share their stories at UCLA
The visitors were recently honored by the U.S. government for advancing justice and human rights across the globe.
High cost of living a growing concern for L.A. County residents in year 10 of UCLA survey
This year’s overall Quality of Life Index rating matches last year’s lowest ever in the now 10 years of the survey's existence.
Q&A: Patrick Heuveline on the Khmer Rouge’s long-term impact on Cambodia
The UCLA demographer reflects on the 50th anniversary of the regime’s rise to power.
The mathematics of compassion: ’93 M.A. grad Sierra Chen gives back
The UCLA Olga Radko Endowed Math Circle has greatly benefitted from her philanthropy.
U.S. Latino GDP hits high of $4.1 trillion, marking ‘growth spot’ for the nation
Report shows Latinos’ economic consumption reached $2.7 trillion as they account for 30.6% of the GDP growth of the country.
The 360: Tariffs and presidential power
UCLA political science professor Chris Tausanovitch discusses the viability of any effort by Congress to take back power over tariffs.
UCLA experts are monitoring wildlife recovery in Eaton fire burn scar
UCLA researchers are taking part in the effort to monitor plant and wildlife recovery in the Chaney Trail Corridor, located Northwest of Eaton Canyon.
IN FOCUS: Arab American History Month
A curated selection of stories from across the UCLA campus spotlighting Arab American voices, histories and research.
UCLA researchers team up with L.A. County Fire Department to investigate possible source of cancer risk
Firefighters have a 9% higher risk of a cancer diagnosis and a 14% higher risk of dying from cancer compared with the general population.
As Colorado River shrinks, states fail to tap an accessible water source
A new UCLA-NRDC report reveals basin-wide gaps in wastewater reuse despite worsening water shortages.
UCLA med student, once a Syrian refugee, helps reduce language, cultural barriers to medical care
Second-year medical student Frank Makhlouf is helping families navigate the health care system.